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GP referral to weight loss programme is effective, acceptable and takes 30 seconds News

Tackling obesity by offering the opportunity to attend a weight loss programme during a routine consultation is effective, welcomed by patients and takes 30 seconds of physicians’ time.


Ozi Akerele: Inquest on Tuesday 1 November News

An inquest into the death of Ozi Akerele, the Coventry University student who went missing in January last year, took place at Coventry Crown Court on Tuesday 1 November. 


AME boss named as ‘Manufacturing Exemplar’ for boosting industry skills News

Helping develop the UK’s first ‘Faculty on the Factory Floor’ has seen a Coventry-based engineering specialist named as one of the ‘Top 20’ manufacturing professionals in the country.


Pioneering performance takes centre stage in Coventry News

Performance training to fit an internet age will come into the spotlight when Coventry welcomes its latest visiting professor to help explore the future of arts and media.  


Jane Sutton congratulates first teenage cancer care grads News

Jane Sutton, mother of inspirational teenager Stephen Sutton MBE and Teenage Cancer Trust ambassador joined the first graduands from Coventry University's teenage and young cancer care course.


Designer tackles women’s rights for catwalk success News

A creative Coventry fashion student has wowed judges to be named Young Designer of the Year after taking women’s rights with a cultural twist onto the catwalk.  


Shakespeare meets Stargate in global partnership News

When Coventry University drama lecturers teamed up with Finnish actors to bring English language Shakespeare experts to the global stage they came up with a collaborative sci-fi solution to bridge a 1,600 mile gap.


Heart disease threatens to wipe out Bangalore’s millennials News

More than two million years of working life have been wiped from Bangalore’s population in three years thanks to heart disease.


Texting and driving: A conscious choice that can never be justified News

Professor Andrew Parkes from the university's Centre for Mobility and Transport explains why you're probably wrong if you think you can multi-task behind the wheel of a car.


Coventry University secures contract to deliver Highways England leadership training News

The Coventry University Group is set to deliver leadership training on behalf of the government company that oversees the operation, maintenance and improvement of England’s motorways and major A roads.


Thousands of pounds up for grabs for locals looking to solve a social challenge News

Coventry University is offering up to £10,000 to help would-be entrepreneurs in the city turn public-spirited business ideas into reality.  


Uni’s cyber security spin-out given GCHQ boost News

A spin-out spawned from a link-up between Coventry University and tech transfer firm Crossword Cybersecurity has been selected to join a GCHQ-backed initiative to tackle online threats.


Illegal downloading isn't a moral issue according to researchers News

Pirate downloaders don’t think of their activities as a moral issue, according to new research.


Education Secretary visits Coventry’s Scarborough campus News

Coventry University’s campus by the sea welcomed Justine Greening, Secretary of State for Education, today (19 January) during her visit to the Yorkshire seaside town.


Law students tackle advice black hole with free legal partnership News

Coventry’s law students are tackling an “advice black hole” left by cuts to legal aid by offering free advice to hundreds of city residents in a pioneering partnership. 


Polish students ‘more welcome than ever at UK universities’, says Coventry University chief, as numbers studying in the UK rise by 147% News

Record numbers of young people from Poland chose to study in the UK last year, with numbers rising from 850 in 2012 to 2,100 last year (+147%), according to new figures from the admissions service, UCAS.


School children invited to take part in sports research at fun half-term event News

School children will take part in sports science research as part of a fun two-day educational event at Coventry University.


Shakespeare performed live by actors 1,600 miles apart in world first through university’s ‘Stargate’-style cyber stage News

An act of Shakespeare has been performed live by drama students in Finland and the West Midlands thanks to a life-sized digital portal.


Coventry University VC responds to MPs' concerns over industrial strategy News

Coventry University’s Vice-Chancellor and Chair of the University Alliance mission group, has responded to concerns that MPs have expressed about the government’s proposed industrial strategy.


Universities could benefit from being more ‘faith-friendly’, say experts News

Universities around the world should not treat religion as a threat or minority interest but as an essential part of teaching and debate on campus, according to academics at the universities of Coventry and Sheffield Hallam.