The transformative power of electric mobility technology in Kenya: Understanding and empowering women entrepreneurs

Electric mobility technology is one transformative technology not only for its environmental but also socio-economic effects on individuals and the society in low-income countries (LICs). 


Transforming Staff Doctoral Research: University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP)

Funded through UCDP - University Capacity Development Programme - South Africa, ‘Transforming Staff Doctoral Research’ is a collaboration of Coventry University with the Walter Sisulu University and the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.


Partnership on University Plagiarism Prevention

The advent of technologies, word processing software and the web has transformed the writing process for 21st-century university students. They now have access to a wide range of new technologies to write their assignments.


BRAID: Responsible use of AI in the creation, archiving, reactivation and conservation of artworks and their archives

This project is part of the new BRAID programme, which generates key new knowledge on responsible innovation and creativity when AI is used to create, document, reactivate and conserve artworks and their archives.


PACE-AI: The Pedestrian Collision Forensics Evaluator from Coventry University

Our PACE-AI method is only using vehicle shape and pedestrian anthropometry. It can extract, in seconds, not only the vehicle impact speed (which takes the Police days), but also the pedestrian crossing speed, gait and crossing direction (impossible using Searle).


DanceMap: Innovation Pathways and Policies to Promote European Dance Heritage at Home and Abroad

DanceMap is a pioneering heritage initiative funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s funding programme for research and innovation.


Empowering Disaster-Affected Scholars through Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration and Capacity Building

This project supports early career researchers (ECRs) in Türkiye affected by the 2023 earthquake. It aims to rebuild academic capacity through interdisciplinary knowledge exchange, professional development, and networking. The project includes 15 online and 3 in-person workshops, researcher exchange visits, and a virtual academic community. By enhancing research skills, mentoring, and collaboration, it fosters resilience in higher education. A key outcome is laying the groundwork for a joint PhD programme, ensuring long-term impact and sustainable academic partnerships between UK and Turkish institutions.


TASHREE ” تشريع”: Towards Advancing and Securing Higher education legislation for the Representation of females in Executive leadership in Egypt

The TASHREE project, which translates to "proposing legislation" in Arabic, is a transformative initiative designed to build on the foundational successes of its predecessors: TAMKEEN (empowering) and TASHBEEK (networking).


Fashion and Ageing

The ageing population has become a significant topic in the contemporary research agenda. The post-industrial economy of improved health care, leisure and bio-medical technologies has affected both the biological and social spheres of ageing, producing new challenges for individuals, policy makers and associated industries, including fashion. The need to better cater to older individuals’ needs and expectations is the focus of Ania Sadkowska’s research.


Midlands Future Mobility

IFTC’s role in MFM supports future CAV testbed trials by developing guidance and case studies to assist users with test definition and planning.


Climate change and firm value: The impact of severe weather warnings

This project investigates the effect of climate change on financial stability and economic growth by examining how severe weather warning alerts in the UK affect firms’ market value.


Making voices heard: Exploring opportunities and challenges of technology use for people with disabilities to engage in politics

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.


Playful Co-Creation: Building the Indonesia Higher Education Disability Union (I-HEDU)

The I-HEDU project, supported by the UK-Indonesia Disability Inclusion Partnerships Grants, is dedicated to enhancing disability-inclusive education in Indonesian higher education institutions.


Addressing GPCR conformational flexibility

The large G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) family is a highly interesting target for drug design because a large proportion of current drugs bind to its members, and because the family offers much potential to exploit new targets.


Evaluation of the Coventry GP Alliance: Best Care, Anywhere: Integrating Primary Care in Coventry Programme

The aim of this project is to use a mixed method approach incorporating patient and public engagement to comprehensively evaluate across the three intervention sites.


AGROECOLOGY PARTNERSHIP

AGROECOLOGY PARTNERSHIP is an ambitious, large scale European research and innovation initiative between the European Commission and 26 member states, with a total of 111 university and multi-actor partners from 31 countries.


F.R.A.M.E. (facial remote activity monitoring eyewear) An inconspicuous, non-invasive, mobile sensor device for real-time control of assistive technologies through facial expression.

Facial paralysis results in weakness of the facial muscles, typically on one side of the face, affecting the facial function, appearance and communication of emotions. The objective of the project is to develop a working prototype and trial (through proof-of concept clinical studies) an inconspicuous, non-invasive wearable device (indistinguishable from normal spectacles) that provides discreet feedback on facial muscle movement and helps patients to continuously practise facial muscle exercises.