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.

Trust in healthcare undermined by "bad apples", new research reveals
03
Nov

Trust in healthcare undermined by "bad apples", new...

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,...

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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.

New autism study a "shocking wake-up call" for society, say academics
23
Oct

New autism study a "shocking wake-up call" for...

People who show characteristics of autism are more at risk of attempting suicide, according to a Coventry University study whose results are being presented to a United...

HORIBA MIRA and Coventry University Secure Grant Funding for the Creation of World Class Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Testing Facilities
23
Oct

HORIBA MIRA and Coventry University Secure Grant...

The new project is one of four announced today to create a global Connected Autonomous Vehicle test and validation ecosystem in the UK. Government to co-invest with...

White working-class Americans feel in nation’s “slow lane”, new study shows
19
Oct

White working-class Americans feel in nation’s “slow...

America’s white working-class communities feel they are being kept in the “slow lane” of social mobility while other groups speed past, according to a year-long study by...

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09
Oct

Gratitude wall tour aims to help boost people’s...

A mobile gratitude wall inspired by Coventry University research, which showed how encouraging people to write down what they were grateful for helped boost their...

Screen children with reading difficulties more thoroughly for hearing problems, says new report
05
Oct

Screen children with reading difficulties more...

Children with reading difficulties should be more thoroughly screened for hearing problems, a new report by Coventry University academics has said.

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.