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RISING Global Peace Forum attracts stellar line-up

Coventry's RISING Global Peace Forum is attracting a stellar line-up of speakers to explore this year’s theme the ‘Culture of Peace’ highlighting the combining roles of Coventry as the UK’s City of Culture with its iconic status as the UK’s City of ‘Peace and Reconciliation.’


CFCI Seminar Series: Incentives and Whitelist in the Area of Anticorruption

CFCI Seminar Series: Incentives and Whitelist in the Area of Anticorruption


Collaborative research project launched to advance Women’s Communal Land Rights in Africa

Coventry University academics have received funding to advance Women’s Communal Land Rights (WCLR) in East and West Africa as they aim to address the research gap in relation to gender and communal land rights on the continent.


Reconstructing education through a global lens

A showcase of work from the Centre for Global Learning: Education and Attainment.


Anthony Luvera: Taking Place

Homelessness in the United Kingdom is on the rise. At the start of 2020 at least one out of every 200 people in England is living without permanent or safe accommodation. Homeless deaths have increased by 20% in England and Wales over the last year. Sustained campaigning from Crisis resulted in the Homelessness Reduction Act coming into force in 2018. Despite this, 91% of local authorities in the UK did not respond to basic questions about homelessness in their communities when contacted. Clearly, with such staggering figures, we face a major national crisis.


Breathing test: A Dying Melody

This autoethnographic work explored the transmission of trauma memory, loss and mourning; the liminal spaces of breathing and dying; grief and healing, which have become prevalent themes in Saxon’s work.


Capturing Stillness: Visualisations of Dance Through Motion Capture

The Capturing Stillness project places a microscope on the dance practice Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT), in combination with motion capture and game engine technologies.


The Automotive R&D Infrastructure in the UK

Mapping UK automotive R&D infrastructure and capability against future technology roadmaps to support strategic investment.


Harnessing Growth Sectors for Poverty Reduction: What Works to Reduce Poverty through Sustainable Employment with Opportunities for Progression

Employment has been seen as a key route out of poverty, however there are also increasing concerns about the prevalence of in-work poverty in the UK. The proposed research seeks to fill a gap in evidence about 'what works' in harnessing growth sectors for poverty reduction.


Young People’s Understanding of Sexual Consent and Sexual Exploitation

Research seeking to explore young people’s understanding of sexual consent, using qualitative research methods. 


Stockholm International Partnership

Collaboration with Stockholm University (2010-2015) Coventry University internal funding has allowed for the development of a long-term relationship between Coventry and Stockholm Universities. The collaboration between Dr Brady (CCSJ, Coventry University) and Prof Olin Lauritzen (Department of Education, Stockholm University) is a useful example of a proactively sought research relationship that is international, cross-disciplinary, and has benefits for both academics and both universities. 


Work Buddy: Supporting people with learning difficulties learn and recall new tasks

Work Buddy is an android-based app that seeks to support people with learning disabilities to learn and recall new, or infrequently performed tasks, at home, when travelling and in the workplace.


ERGO WORK

ERGO WORK is a collaboration of academic and business organisations in 6 countries, to understand the barriers that disabled people face in the EU workplace and to tackle some of these through improved workplace Ergonomics.


Early Cancer Detection Consortium

Early Cancer Detection Consortium - Systematic Reviews to Underpin the Development of a Generic Blood Test for Cancer 


Gyrodrive Original Equipment Development

In this project, Coventry University has joined with GKN Hybrid Power, GKN AutoStructures, S&S Windings and Alexander Dennis Limited, to develop a Gyrodrive system solution that will be optimised for fitment to buses as original equipment.


Making Waves: RIPPLE 2

Respiratory Innovation: Promoting a Positive Life Experience


An Evaluation of Bringing Hope's Second Chance Damascus Programme

The Damascus Road Second Chance Programme (DRSP) is a Personal Social Development programme delivered by Bringing Hope, a Christian organisation based in Birmingham.


Preventing digital gender-based violence in the UK and Spain: Cross-cultural collaboration through widening education and literacy

Digital forms of gender-based violence reflect wider socio-cultural and structural inequities, and the use of technology in gender-based violence is growing in Europe and internationally.


What has research done for us?

Gabriela Matouskova and Professor Andy Turner will discuss how the use of research and evidence can lead to positive outcomes for the community and organisations.


YOUROPE - Visionary roadmaps: crafting an inclusive and participatory european democracy with youth and communities (Youth for Europe / YOUROPE)

YOUROPE is dedicated to reinvigorating European democracy by enhancing inclusivity and participation, particularly focusing on underrepresented youth and their communities.