Agroecology for Europe (AE4EU)
Building a European network on agroecology to accelerate the transition towards sustainable agriculture and food systems.
Midlands Centre for Data Driven Metrology (MCDDM)
The Midlands Centre for Data-Driven Metrology (MCDDM) is a multi-site collaboration between the University of Nottingham, Loughborough University, and Coventry University.
CoDa | Cultures of Dance. European Research Network for Dance Studies
This Scientific Research Network (WOG) aims to advance the emerging field of dance studies both in a Flemish and European context through the creation of an interuniversity platform that facilitates the interaction between dance scholars.
Pavilion
A collection of 14 paintings were included in the Pavilion exhibition.
Maths Meets Myths: research from the statistical physics group at Coventry University
Maths Meets Myths is a new way of using statistical physics in connection with humanities. It helps us to trace commonalities and differences between characters in myths and legends across cultures, and visualise networks to see nuances in social systems.
PostUraL tachycardia Syndrome Exercise (PulSE) study
A lifestyle intervention designed by people with POTS, for people with POTS.
Contemporary Dance and Whiteness
Contemporary dance is anecdotally described as a white field of practice. Although there is a growing body of arts research that examines whiteness as racial privilege, there is little that investigates the phenomenon of whiteness in contemporary dance.
Knowledgeable, comprehensive and fully integrated smart solution for resilient, sustainable and optimised transport operations (KEYSTONE)
The overall goal of KEYSTONE is to support the development of a sustainable, efficient, and safe transport system, allowing enforcement authorities to access data for the purpose of compliance with rules applied in the transport of goods and passengers.
Dance after Lockdown
Dance and Lockdown is a small-scale qualitative study designed to generate richly detailed experiential data from two key layers of the dance industry’s ecology: artists and organisations.
Visualising early warning and preparedness in civilian protection: Investigating local vernaculars of community adaptations to insecurity
The overall aim is to investigate the under-studied topic of community signs, symbols and culturally specific communications for gathering, sharing, and responding, in the face of threats of violence.
Women leadership and the UK dance sector
We are dedicated to the leadership development of girls aged 12-18 years old and women 19+ by using the transformative capability of dance as a tool to empower their voices.
GAP-E: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Researching Key Industry Gaps in AI and Ethics
Coventry University lead on 'GAP-E: transdisciplinary approaches to researching key industry gaps in AI and Ethics.'
Hidden hardship: everyday experiences, coping strategies, and barriers to wellbeing in rural Britain
To understand lived experiences of people in hardship in the rural North Cotswolds
Boaters and Showmen Influencing policy and the GRTSB schools and HE Pledge through their Cultural Heritage
The Pledge for Schools is a commitment schools sign up to, to work towards creating a welcoming environment and conditions in which Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater (GTRSB) pupils can stay resilient and thrive academically.
Celebrate and Recalibrate Flamenco Project
Flamenco singing, guitar playing and dancing are the three main pillars of the artform. Yet, its history has a complex and often debated past.
Performing AI
Young people will be most affected by artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, according to UNICEF (2018). They therefore require knowledge and agency regarding Al systems.
Enacting solidarity, ritual and collective emotions in a Black Lives Matter protest: An affective practices and virtual reality analysis
Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd spread quickly in 2020 to include many cities and towns outside the United States. Indepth investigation of these protests will provide insights into how and why it is important for people to enact complex shared emotions as part of a physical and psychological group.
WiCET: Wireless Charging of Electric Taxis
Researchers from Coventry University have played a pivotal role in the UK’s first trial of wirelessly charged electric taxis through making the charging process effective and easy to use.
‘Strictly’ Inclusive: Co-creating the past, present and future
The BBC, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), are celebrating their centenary year with a series of new public engagement research projects, recently announced. This programme of activities seeks to connect the public with the BBC’s past, present and future. Coventry University are pleased to have been awarded funding to explore the BBC’s work in televising dance, looking at the impact of Strictly Come Dancing on public audiences and its recent focus on inclusion through dance.
Your money, your life: Lived experiences of young people’s borrowing
This research will explore young people’s (aged 18-24) lived experience of borrowing, their use of credit and perceptions of their current (and of their future) financial vulnerability. Young people will actively participate in designing solutions to reduce their financial vulnerability.
