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MiFriendly Cities initiative ranks in the European top ten for its political innovation impacts in human rights 30 Oct 2020

The MiFriendly Cities programme being delivered across Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton has been selected as an outstanding example of political innovation in Europe.

CFCI Seminar Series - Corruption in the Oil and Gas Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa 06 Nov 2020

CFCI Seminar Series - Corruption in the Oil and Gas Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

SOIL NEXUS - Building policy tools for water- and waste-based urban soil remediation

This project aims to address the gap between practice and policy in the virtuous use of urban wastes for the remediation of urban soils.

Addressing household food waste through a focus on planning 22 Oct 2020

Food waste resulting from households continues to be an abhorrent problem. Researchers have called for greater attention on how food behaviours are situated in the prevailing organisation of everyday life to give explanation to why food comes to be wasted.

Identification and quantification of trace organic contaminants discharged from waste water treatment plants

The main purpose of this project is to generate pump priming data for novel applications of high resolution mass spectrometry methods for identification and quantification of organic pollutants discharged from waste water treatment plants.

Nobel Peace Prize recognises food security as an instrument of peace 13 Oct 2020

We asked Mike Hardy, founding Director of the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) for his views on this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

CyberOwl granted US Patent for cutting-edge network security monitoring technology 08 Oct 2020

CyberOwl, a Coventry University spinout cybersecurity company, has today announced the issuance of a new U.S. patent for the invention of its groundbreaking network security technology.

Building Partnerships for Indonesian Maritime Security 29 Sep 2015

The Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) convened a two-day workshop in Jakarta (Sep. 9-10) entitled ‘Building partnerships for Indonesian maritime security’, with a diverse range of high profile participants.

A new kind of doctoral programme for the 21st Century 09 Oct 2015

We've joined forces with twelve other University Alliance universities to launch a new kind of doctoral training programme.

Ankara bombs: Turkey is being torn apart by bad leaders and bad neighbours 12 Oct 2015

Turkey: torn apart by bad leaders and bad neighbours. Professor Alpaslan Ozerdem investigates.

Researcher helps preserve local newspaper records for future generations through community network 03 Apr 2025

Coventry University is bringing together experts, archivists and community groups to create a network to preserve the historical archives of local newspapers.

Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive Town Hall 01 May 2025

Coventry University is leading a pilot project to help secure the future of these unique records and are urging anyone with an interest in the area to get involved.

Clean Futures - Managing Supply Chain Risk Sustainably 17 Dec 2024

Clean Futures offers this masterclass in collaboration with Sustainability West Midlands.

Solar-powered cookers improving the daily lives of communities in Rwanda thanks to Coventry University researchers 02 Dec 2024

Coventry University researchers are easing access to cooked food in Rwanda by introducing solar-powered cookers to households with limited energy access.

Co-creating Alternative and Sustainable Futures of UK-East Asia Partnerships 10 Oct 2022

The PEER project has been investigating policies, underlining principles, institutional arrangements, contexts and actors that foster or weaken UK-East Asia partnerships in Transnational Education (TNE), Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Research and Innovation (R&I). Please join the PEER concluding Conference and Roundtable Dialogue to know the key research findings about different trajectories and alternative futures of regional and bilateral UK-East Asia partnerships. Discover the newly launched interactive maps We have recently published two sets of interactive maps on TNE and SDGs research partnerships. The maps visualise a large volume of quantitative data at regional and national levels and present the findings in a user-friendly manner. Please help to disseminate the webpages below to our HE networks. Interactive Maps of the SDG Research Partnerships Interactive Maps of UK TNE in East Asia

WiCET: Wireless Charging of Electric Taxis

Researchers from Coventry University have played a pivotal role in the UK’s first trial of wirelessly charged electric taxis through making the charging process effective and easy to use.

Consuming the Body: Food, Selfies and Adverts 31 Oct 2022

Dawn Woolley critically examines gender stereotypes in advertising and on social media. Drawing on the key findings in her book, she will discuss different types of selfies, including #fitspiration, #thinspiration and #bodypositivity.

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

Coventry University Group launches research institute in Europe as part of global growth plans 18 Oct 2022

Coventry University Group is launching the new Coventry University Research Institute Europe (CURIE), with the ambition of broadening the scope of its campus in Poland to undertake challenge-led research.

Researchers contribute to key report to tackle challenges for research in engineering, shaping a more positive future for the sector 17 Oct 2022

Top research experts from Coventry University have been involved in shaping an industry report that looks to address key research challenges faced by the engineering sector.