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AgroecologyNow! Agroecological Transitions-Transformations for A more Just and Sustainable Food System 07 Mar 2019

In this Seminar, the AgroecologyNow! group at CAWR will present a framework they have developed for understanding and enabling agroecology transitions-transformations. This material is being developed into a book that will be published in the coming year.

Partnerships and Exchanges baselinE Research (UK-SEA PEER) 28 Jun 2022

At this special event we will present our initial research findings from the PEER Project and hold a Roundtable Policy Dialogue.

Every Loser Wins: Leveraging Unsuccessful Olympic Bids 26 Apr 2022

This event will discuss the ways in which cities can utilise Olympic bids for long-term benefits.

We are dry as the trees: the challenges of conducting participatory work when the drought strikes 12 Sep 2019

Lecture hosted by Carla Sarrouy Kay who is studying climate change and the pathways adopted to reinforce social and environmental resilience. Carla shares the challenges and joys of participatory work and research in Senegal and will reflect on the meaning and reality of resilience, agroecology and knowledge sharing.

Securing UK Subsea Infrastructure: Information-sharing in times of crisis

This project explores the importance of, and barriers to, multi-actor crisis information sharing in UK subsea infrastructure security, developing a prototype crisis information sharing framework in times of significant stress.

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.

Coventry University to play five-year host to UN academic council 01 Jan 1753

Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) has been selected to host the headquarters of the prestigious Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) for five years starting in 2018. The university’s research centre, which is based on its Technology Park and which specialises in trust, peacebuilding and human security, will assume the role of secretariat to ACUNS from next year. 

Innovative Approaches to Evaluating Impact: Testing The ‘Evaluative Performance’ Method and Approach in Transdisciplinary Environments

This project will run ‘Evaluative Performance’ investigations in different research settings: Contemporary art, engineering and computer science, equality and diversity initiatives and anti-social behavioural interventions at live events.

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.

What the Prevent duty means for schools and colleges in England: An analysis of educationalists’ experiences 04 Jul 2017

New report from CTPSR seeks to get beyond the polarised public debate about the Prevent duty to explore the experiences of ‘front line’ education professionals.

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.

Professor Heaven Crawley joins the Overseas Development Institute 30 Jan 2017

Professor Heaven Crawley has joined the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) as a Senior Research Associate to develop and strengthen links with the newly established migration research programme.

Rukshanda Naz Alumnus Reflection 01 Jan 2018

I am an activist in the Pakistani women’s movement since the early 1990s. A lawyer by profession, I also worked with a number of NGOs on issues of violence against women and children and on women’s empowerment programs.

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. 

Coventry researcher discusses the importance of representation at festival for entrepreneurs 26 Aug 2022

Coventry University researcher Dr Huma Shah spoke with entrepreneurs and business leaders on the importance of representation in the workplace at Ideas Fest 2022.

Leading Locally: Sustainable Food Tourism in St Ives – Event summary 01 Jan 2016

Read our research findings report and a brief event summary on our ESRC funded event: 'Leading Locally: Sustainable food tourism in St Ives' hosted by Jordon Lazell in the Centre for Business in Society. 

Showcasing latest transport innovations at the UK’s largest Low Carbon Vehicle event 11 Oct 2022

Showcasing latest transport innovations at the UK’s largest Low Carbon Vehicle event

Research shows all underweight babies may be at higher risk of childhood developmental complications – not just those with extremely low birthweights 30 Nov 2022

Babies with mild to moderately small birthweight may face an increased likelihood of childhood developmental complications – and may need the same monitoring and support currently reserved for babies with low and high birthweights.

The ‘SMART’ way of assessing the sustainability of English and Welsh farms. 02 Jan 2017

Holistic sustainability assessment of farms in the UK managed according to Permaculture principles and compared to certified organic and conventional farms using the Swiss SMART indicator system (Sustainability Monitoring Assessement RouTine).

CTEHR Innovative Project Features in BBC's Terrific Scientific Campaign 23 Nov 2016

The Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research (CTEHR) have been involved in an innovative project launched by BBC Learning and the Wellcome Trust which is designed to get primary school children excited about science.