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VIRTEU Roundtable Discussion: Whistleblowing, Reporting, and Auditing in the area of taxation 26 Feb 2021
This is the third event in the VIRTUE project's roundtable discussion series, which will explore the interconnections between whistleblowing, reporting, and auditing in the area of taxation.
COACH - Collaborative Agri-food Chains: Driving Innovation in Territorial Food Systems and Improving Outcomes for Producers and Consumers
COACH will help coordinate strategies and disseminate good practices on how to strengthen territorial food systems and collaborative agri-food chains based on three building blocks: short food supply chains, civic food networks and sustainable public sector food procurement.
Transforming policy and practice towards agroecological transitions for resilient and just food and farming systems in a changing climate
The purpose of our Challenge Workshops is to develop an interdisciplinary network of ECRs in South Africa (SA) and UK specialising in food and farming systems transformation in an era of acute climate uncertainty.
SHAPES (Sheffield Adaptive Patterned Electrical Stimulation)
The SHAPES project has been funded for three years to design, manufacture and trial a self, or carer-managed intervention that could be deployed early after stroke to treat post-stroke elbow spasticity.
Understanding what makes leaders effective: the importance of personal development and support 17 Feb 2021
Professor Peter Earley (UCL Institute of Education) will be presenting a seminar as part of the Centre for Global Learning’s seminar series on the importance of personal development and support for effective leaders.
Use of digital self-management technology by older people with long-term health conditions
The provision of digital technology to older people may not be effective for a range of reasons for example, low motivation; digital literacy; insufficient support; language and communication skills; age-related mobility or cognitive restrictions. We are interested in understanding these reasons in order to improve the process of matching self-management technology to individual needs.
Using novel computational modelling approaches to address biased agonism at the Adenosine A1 receptor
We seek to apply cutting-edge advanced sampling molecular dynamics simulations to address the complex biological issue of how G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) transition between multiple active states.
Helping established companies to become data-led: from comfy slippers to running shoes 17 Feb 2021
This event is part of the CBiS public seminar series.
The AIR Network - Action for Interdisciplinary air pollution Research
The AIR (Air Pollution Interdisciplinary Research) Network is an interdisciplinary research partnership of African and European researchers and African community members, with the long-term aim of creating innovative, participatory solutions to air pollution and its effects on human health in low-resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Is organic food diversity the answer? 12 Feb 2021
Researchers from the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR), have been awarded £100,000 by Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs) as part of a project to analyse diversity in food supply chains, governance and cultures.
Behind the bouquet: building resilience in the flower supply chains 11 Feb 2021
A team of researchers from Coventry University’s Centre for Business in Society (CBiS) are providing research insights for a project supporting flower industry workers in Kenya who have been affected by the coronavirus crisis.
The Legal Route from the (De)Responsibilisation of Corporations to Systemic Corruption 05 Feb 2021
This event is part of the Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity's public seminar series.
Creating resilience and sustainability in flower supply chains
The project is undertaking various forms of research to better understand the impacts of the pandemic on the floriculture sector so that longer lasting support can be provided and to better understand the factors which help supply chains to be resilient during times of crisis.
STARTIN Developing inclusive and innovative entrepreneurship education in Europe
The aim of START IN project is to stimulate the “social entrepreneurial mindset”, developing capacities and abilities from early ages, laying the foundations for young social entrepreneurs to transform ideas into action in different social, cultural or economic contexts.
ViRAL - Virtual Reality Archive Learning
The aim of the ViRAL project is to upskill less advantaged community groups through engagement with local cultural heritage and the use of archives.
The dynamics of sustainability risks in the global coffee supply chain: a case of Indonesia-UK 18 Jan 2021
This event is part of the CBiS Seminar Series
Encounters
Encounters addresses and explores the liminal experience of walking through the built environment, where part of that experience is observing planted trees, and wild planting, where vegetation had sprouted of its own accord, particularly in the suburban setting.,
Suburb
This body of paintings continues Graham Chorlton’s research into the possibilities of representational painting within contemporary art practice.
New PhD Studentships with Coventry University beginning in 2021 18 Dec 2020
Coventry University is inviting applications for a number of funded and self-funded PhD opportunities for prospective candidates, beginning in 2021.
CULTRISK
The idea of the CULT_Risk project comes from the fact that there is currently a huge migration taking place into Europe. People from the Middle East and Africa come to Europe for a better and easier life.
