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Grassroots to Global: Development from Below Event
The Global Development Research Group at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) at Coventry University is pleased to announce a call for papers for their forthcoming academic conference entitled “Grassroots to Global: Development from Below”. This one-day conference will bring together academics, practitioners and policy-makers from across disciplines, focusing on development practice at grassroots level and implications for global development discourse.
Direct Democracy Event
In recent years there has been a marked increase in the number of referendums and public votes. Here in Britain, we have held some of the most headline-grabbing ones; the Brexit vote and the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence. More recently, there have been votes on immigration in Hungary, gay marriage in Australia and abortion in Ireland. Why have governments turned this form of public involvement? Is it a sign of populism? And what does it mean for representative democracy? Professor Matt Qvortrup will presents his findings based on more than 30 years of research in the field and his new publication Government by Referendum.
Crisis, what crisis? Assessing international responses to refugees from 2010 to 2020 Event
With around 22.5 million people are currently displaced across international borders by armed conflict, persecution or human rights violations and two thirds living in long-term, protracted displacement, there have been repeated political and media claims of an unprecedented ‘global refugee crisis’. But how useful is it to think of this as a global crisis? How have states and international organisations sought to address the issue? And what lies ahead for international politics and policy making?
A Coventry University PhD student hopes her research into suicide among autistic people will help save lives after her study was included in the Government’s new strategy for suicide prevention in England.
Everyday Resistance of Kurds And Palestinians: Countering Domination via Nonviolent Means Event
This conference will explore the power of everyday resistance among Kurds and Palestinians and the different shapes and forms this takes locally and transnationally. People of Kurdistan and Palestine have a long history of resistance and they have shown many examples of what James Scott called “weapons of the weak”. In all three contexts, it is possible to find examples of nonviolent collective and individual actions which have deep symbolic and ideological underpinnings. Often everyday resistance practices intersect with organised political collectives that are much more visible than the typically subtle repertoires of everyday resistance.
Ghana Technology University College
View information on Coventry University's partnership with Ghana Technology University College in Ghana.
Equity and Attainment seminar with Dr Wendy Green and Professor Stephen Small Event
We are pleased to announce the next event in our research seminar series hosted as part of the Equity and Attainment Theme of Coventry University’s Research Centre, Global Learning: Education and Attainment (GLEA) on 25th May 2018 14:00 – 17:00 in room JAG28 in the Jaguar Building Professor Christine Broughan and Dr Caroline Wilson from GLEA will be delivering the seminar ‘What works? A framework to enable effective design of student engagement intervention activities aimed at increasing equity of attainment opportunity.’
TAAS Technology Conference 2018 Event
Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) Technology Conference is a new two-day global conference and exhibition dedicated to covering the key topics of the Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) and TaaS industry and it will take place on July 9th and 10th 2018, The Slate, Coventry, UK. The TaaS Technology Conference will bring together international experts for two days of in-depth discussions and exhibits focused on the opportunities and challenges of a mobility future that leverages CAVs and TaaS technologies.
Data, Organisations and Society Conference 2018 Event
Data availability has increased exponentially in the last decade, paving the way for a new business environment. As such growth accelerates, a better understanding is needed of the opportunities this new phenomenon provides and of the innovation, ethical, social, privacy and security challenges it poses. This one day conference aims to bring together academic, practitioner and public policy researchers to present and discuss current research relevant to these issues.
BERA seminar open to staff: ‘Dutch courage in internationalisation’ Event
We are pleased to announce the first of our research seminars hosted as part of the Intercultural Engagement and Global Learning Theme of Coventry University’s Research Centre, Global Learning: Education and Attainment (GLEA).
Launch of the Centre for Postdigital Cultures Event
The Centre for Postdigital Cultures brings together media theorists, practitioners, activists and artists. It draws on cross-disciplinary ideas associated with open and disruptive media, the posthuman, the posthumanities, the Anthropocene and the Capitalocene to explore how innovations in postdigital cultures can enable 21st century society to respond to the challenges it faces at a global, national and local level.
The economic cost of Hurricane Harvey could spiral out of control without proper and speedy contingency planning warns an expert in crisis management at Coventry University.
Coventry University and German-based international engineering service provider FEV have signed a £30 million deal to build a clean transport lab in Coventry to spearhead research into advanced powertrain development over the next decade.
New app is the bee's knees in national drive to understand bumblebees' needs News
Members of the public are being urged to play a part in helping scientists understand the needs of the UK's dwindling bumblebee populations with a new app launched by Coventry University ahead of Bees' Needs Week (July 17–23).
University tackles nursing gender gap with first bursary for men News
Coventry University is addressing the growing gender imbalance on nursing and healthcare courses with a new bursary aimed at encouraging men into the field.
University takes on divides with fully-accessible Film and TV degree News
Coventry University will help transform access to higher education within the film and TV industry with the introduction of a new and fully online postgraduate degree.
Trust in healthcare undermined by "bad apples", new research reveals News
Research by Coventry University based on analysis of 6,714 cases of professional misconduct by health and care professionals has identified three types of perpetrator, including the self-serving 'bad apple'.
University plugs regional skills gap with 125 new apprenticeships in health and construction News
Coventry University will tackle shortages in healthcare, construction and engineering across the West Midlands with 125 new degree apprenticeships.
New books address important issues surrounding global food crisis News
A selection of books which address important issues surrounding the world food crisis are to be launched by Coventry University academics this month.
Screen children with reading difficulties more thoroughly for hearing problems, says new report News
Children with reading difficulties should be more thoroughly screened for hearing problems, a new report by Coventry University academics has said.