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Consuming the Body: Food, Selfies and Adverts

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

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

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.


Fire risk management through asset protection routing; optimisation enhanced with machine learning

This event will discuss about a wildfire risk management by asset protection strategy through operations research with a focus on the Australia bush fire event.


Hidden hardship: everyday experiences, coping strategies, and barriers to wellbeing in rural Britain

To understand lived experiences of people in hardship in the rural North Cotswolds


Visualising early warning and preparedness in civilian protection: Investigating local vernaculars of community adaptations to insecurity

The overall aim is to investigate the under-studied topic of community signs, symbols and culturally specific communications for gathering, sharing, and responding, in the face of threats of violence.


Reflections on the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

In this webinar, Professor Jinghan Zeng will discuss the key themes arising from the Congress, and what it means for China’s place in the world.


Extremist Islam: Recognition and Response in Southeast Asia

The book shines a light on specific beliefs, behaviours, and policies that impact these challenges, ultimately offering cutting-edge, effective tools for response.


Talk Money: How to make meaningful change for those struggling to access credit

This discussion will explore how we make meaningful change to help support financially vulnerable people who are unable to access affordable credit.


The STEAM Stars Project: Supporting gifted pupils using STEAM

Want to find out more about research into supporting teachers’ understanding and use of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education?


Identity and Governance of Bodily Extensions: The case of Prosthetics and Avatars

Prosthetics and avatars can both be defined as forms of bodily extension – one mechanical, the other digital. The project investigated what we can learn about bodily extensions by examining these two different forms alongside each other.


The Centre for Postdigital Cultures welcomes Angela McRobbie to the team

Coventry University’s Centre for Postdigital Cultures (CPC) has appointed acclaimed media theorist Angela McRobbie as its new Visiting Professor.


Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition: An introduction to the GODAN initiative

Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), launched following a G8 Summit in 2012, supports global efforts to make agricultural and nutritionally relevant data available, accessible, and usable for unrestricted use worldwide.


A Community-Centred Educational Model for developing Social Resilience (ACES): Playfulness towards an inclusive, safe and resilient society

In the ACES project, we are investigating the impact of transformative education through playful approaches and experiences towards developing social resilience, targeting young people in Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia.


Intelligent Variable Message Systems (iVMS)

The aim of the project was to develop, demonstrate and test new traffic management systems, based on innovative iVMS technology, on three main road arterial routes into Coventry; and to demonstrate the potential for a reduction in congestion in one sector of the city.


PGR and ECR Forum: Welcome to the Cities of Culture Research Network

PGR event prior to the AHRC Cities of Culture Network: The Coventry Cultural Policy & Evaluation Summit


Upon Reflection: Responses to the Coventry Cultural Policy & Evaluation Summit

Post event following the AHRC Cities of Culture Network: The Coventry Cultural Policy & Evaluation Summit


Co-designing Digital Strategies for the Museum and Education Sectors

The objective is to investigate the challenges and ‘good digital practice’ activities undertaken by museums, primarily with schools, during the pandemic.


Coventry University designs the customer experience at a first-of-its-kind urban airport

Coventry University has spearheaded and crafted the customer experience design of a world-first urban air transport hub.


Understanding disparities in degree awarding

The Centre for Global Learning are delighted to invite you to this event entitled 'Understanding disparities in degree awarding: Introducing a novel Difference Index (DI) to measure relationships between module characteristics, module marks, and student ethnicity', taking place virtually on 11 May 2022.