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digital echoes
20
Dec

Digital Echoes Symposium 2018 - Reflections Off the...

As an acoustic phenomenon, an echo is a reflection of sound off a surface. The time it takes to reach this surface and return is proportional to the distance between the...

Crowded street
28
Nov

First responders in war-torn Syria feel ‘abandoned’...

First responders providing emergency aid to civilians in horrific conditions in Syria’s war-torn cities feel ‘abandoned’ by the international community, a survey found.

Coffee shop customers dislike using reusable cups that would help reduce plastic waste as they believe they are ‘inconvenient’
23
Nov

Coffee shop customers dislike using reusable cups...

Too many coffee shop customers are put off using recyclable cups because they feel it reduces the convenience of having takeaway coffee, a Coventry University industry...

“Muscles and money”: What photos of men taken covertly on the London Underground say about modern day attraction
14
Nov

“Muscles and money”: What photos of men taken...

People still desire the traditional masculine values of muscles and money in the men they find attractive and have not moved on from long-established gender roles,...

Why do we believe in gods? Religious belief not linked to intuition or rational thinking, new research suggests
08
Nov

Why do we believe in gods? Religious belief not...

Religious beliefs are not linked to intuition or rational thinking, according to new research by the universities of Coventry and Oxford.

Coding on screen
01
Nov

ITS Market Watch: Valuable insights from 4 case...

The market for ‘Intelligent Transport Systems’ (ITS) is changing rapidly: topics like urbanisation, sustainability and digitalisation are changing the environment as...

Watching a scary movie this Hallowe’en? This is what happens to our brain and bodies when we view a frightening film
27
Oct

Watching a scary movie this Hallowe’en? This is what...

Coventry University academic also explains why we want to be scared by films – and why psychological thrillers are sometimes more scary than gory horror-fests.

€4m funding win for West Midlands cities’ migration-friendly plan
11
Oct

€4m funding win for West Midlands cities’...

Three West Midlands cities have won over four million euros to help the region's communities get the maximum benefit from migration and improve migrants’ and refugees’...

Red hat with the words "the other America"
02
Oct

The Other America: White working class views on...

This report presents an analysis of white working-class communities’ perspectives on belonging, change, identity, and immigration.

Group of dancers sitting on floor
03
Aug

Dance and Somatic Practices Conference Summary

The fourth Dance and Somatic Practices Conference, which took place in July 2017, was another great success with over 100 delegates joining for talks.

Exterior of building
26
Jul

VIA Conference 2017 Summary

The 2017 VIA conference ‘Integrating Research and Practice to Combat Violence and Interpersonal Aggression’, was one of the year’s successes for us at VIA.

Cricket star secures sporting dreams five years after giving up hope
17
Jul

Cricket star secures sporting dreams five years after...

A Coventry University sports scholar who gave up his dreams to focus on his studies has completed his degree and made the move to professional county cricket five years...