The university, formerly the Lanchester Polytechnic, has started a campaign to honour engineer Frederick Lanchester by having him as the face of the £50.

Education: Master s degree in design from the Royal College of Art, London; bachelor of science degree from Lanchester Polytechnic (now known as Coventry University) in Coventry, England.

The rock legend was invited to play at Coventry's Lanchester Arts Festival in 1972, organised by Lanchester Polytechnic, now Coventry University, where he performed to 2,000 fans.

While in London, Dr Eastop completed his own research on heat transfer from rotating spheres and was awarded his PhD. He subsequently moved to Wolverhampton Polytechnic (now the University of ...

But now Horace Panter is finally returning to those artistic roots with a debut exhibition of his paintings - 36 years after he graduated in fine art from Coventry's Lanchester Polytechnic.

Lindsey Leeks, who lives in Harwood, has always had a love for art and studied at Rochdale Art College before doing a degree at Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry. But 14 years ago, she was ...