University of Warwick has announced ambitious plans to invest £700 million into its campus.
The institute said it represented the largest single investment in its home in Coventry since it was founded in 1965.
Called the 'Connect Programme', its aim is to support innovative research, learning and collaboration in order to address global challenges.
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It will focus on social sciences and STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and support an expansion in interdisciplinary education and research opportunities and new courses in both areas.
The investment will also support expansion of the university's collaboration and partnerships regionally, nationally and internationally.
Proposals for the first phase of investment, called the STEM Connect Programme, have been revealed today and will see new spaces built for research and education programmes.
These will include teaching rooms and laboratories and it is hoped construction work will start within the next 12 months.
The university said it believed around 1,500 jobs would be created in connection to the construction programme over the lifetime of the overall project.
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Further announcements on the Social Sciences Connect Programme will be released later this year.
Vice-chancellor Stuart Croft said: "The Connect Programme demonstrates how we are fostering curiosity and creativity and creating a lasting impact for years to come.
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"We will equip our students, researchers and partners to tackle the urgent global challenges of today and tomorrow.
"As we enter the first phase of the STEM Connect programme, The University of Warwick is leading the way in advancing STEM education and research, to inspire the next generation of innovators.
"2025 marks 60 years of the university and this investment reaffirms our commitment to making a better world together through our research, education and innovation.
"We are looking forward to further announcements about our Social Sciences Connect Programme later this year."