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.


PRiFin - Perception of Risk in the Financial System: The Impact of Financial Innovation on the Perception-Belief-Behaviour Nexus – Preliminary Findings

It has become more crucial than ever to improve our understanding of perceptions in risk-taking and risk-seeking in the financial operator’s decision-making process. 


Does Physical Inactivity Influence Productivity in the Workplace and Labour Market Outcomes?

This work project aims to place value on the importance of physical activity in policy solutions in the medium - long term, as well as develop and validate short-term interventions in delivering health and economic outcomes to individuals and the Midlands economy.


Exploring the glass-cliff phenomenon in the appointments of female Chairpersons on FTSE350 boards

The study will help develop insights into the impact of recent regulatory initiatives on female leaders and any changes that may be warranted in policy & praxis for the sustainable growth of female leaders and organisations.


Don’t Dis my Ability: Marginalised voices from sport (Pilot)

This project investigates how technological tools, such as social media, may support or constrain people with disabilities in the development of their political interests and careers.


Interfaith learning in Christian and Muslim higher education colleges

This project meets an urgent need to understand how students at UK Christian and Muslim HE colleges make sense of religious diversity.


An agent-based modelling simulation on nudging recycling behaviour for novel materials: A case study for bioplastics

This project examines in what ways a nudge recycling campaign influences the disposal behaviour of bioplastics in higher education (HE) students.


Datamining medieval medical texts for modern medicines

Combinations of natural compounds could be the result of empirical work by premodern physicians to produce efficacious remedies. However, quantitative analyses of how medieval physicians used the materials available to them to create remedies.


Information geometric theory of neural information processing and disorder

This project aims to develop a new model-free information geometric theory of neural information processing for the practical purpose of improved disorder diagnosis by overcoming various current challenges.


Research Capacity Building Programme in Pakistan

A capacity building programme for researchers, reviewers and the institutional research management of Offices of Research, Innovation, & Commercialization (ORICs) in Pakistan.


CLEAN: Clean Logistics for Emerging African Nations

This project accelerates development of technologies that deliver zero tailpipe emissions, saving 43million tonnes of CO2, while also unlocking £53m of UK investment (6x ROI) and creating 114 jobs.


Empowering Women Leadership in Higher Education Towards Digitalisation and Globalisation Ages

The project aims at providing knowledge and skills for women leaders in HE in Vietnam for empowering women leadership in the context of Digitalisation and Globalisation.


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.


Tackling loneliness and social isolation: An evaluation of the Chatty Café Scheme services

This research project is designed to explore the impact of the Chatty Café Services. To explore how people perceive these services, the difference they make in people’s lives and to understand if there are ways in which these services can be improved.


Co-designing Digital Strategies for the Museum and Education Sectors

The objective is to investigate the challenges and ‘good digital practice’ activities undertaken by museums, primarily with schools, during the pandemic.


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. 


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


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.


Energy Revolution Research Consortium: EnergyREV

EnergyREV is focused on delivering (by 2022) investable and scalable local business models which use integrated approaches to deliver cleaner, cheaper, energy services for more prosperous and resilient communities.