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Getting ‘surplus food’ to those in need during a cost-of-living crisis: The scaling-up of social eating in the East Midlands

This event will discuss the factors shaping the success of social eating projects as a means of tackling food insecurity.


The Future of Food Symposium 2023

The 4th Future of Food Symposium focuses on the food insecure position of households across the UK and the organisations supporting them.


HOPE-MOVE: Help Overcome Problems Effectively – MOVement and hEalthy lifestyle

The HOPE-MOVE project will support 2,000 people with hip or knee osteoarthritis to stay active, eat well, and manage pain and mental health while awaiting NHS care.


Voices from Ground Zero Report Launch

This event will highlight the voices of those most-affected civilians, inclusive of internally displaced persons and those who remain in the conflict zones, known locally as ‘ground zero’.


How we can help Coventry and the West Midlands in the race to electrification and Net Zero

With the announcement that Coventry University will join the £11m Project Pulse to help drive sustainable electrification, Professor Marcos Kauffman says collaboration is key to unlocking the potential of the region’s manufacturing sector.


Researchers using radar technology for early detection and remote monitoring of cardiovascular health conditions

Researchers from Coventry University, in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, have used radar technology to develop a contactless heart sound detection system that could help the early detection and ongoing monitoring of cardiovascular health conditions.


Fashion and Ageing

The ageing population has become a significant topic in the contemporary research agenda. The post-industrial economy of improved health care, leisure and bio-medical technologies has affected both the biological and social spheres of ageing, producing new challenges for individuals, policy makers and associated industries, including fashion. The need to better cater to older individuals’ needs and expectations is the focus of Ania Sadkowska’s research.


Making voices heard: Exploring opportunities and challenges of technology use for people with disabilities to engage in politics

This project investigates how technological tools, such as social media, may support or constrain people with disabilities in the development of their political interests and careers.


Playful Co-Creation: Building the Indonesia Higher Education Disability Union (I-HEDU)

The I-HEDU project, supported by the UK-Indonesia Disability Inclusion Partnerships Grants, is dedicated to enhancing disability-inclusive education in Indonesian higher education institutions.


Struggles for Organic Sovereignties: Networking and Conventionalizing Diversity in Latvia and Costa Rica

Struggles for Organic Sovereignties: Networking and Conventionalizing Diversity in Latvia and Costa Rica.


AGROECOLOGY PARTNERSHIP

AGROECOLOGY PARTNERSHIP is an ambitious, large scale European research and innovation initiative between the European Commission and 26 member states, with a total of 111 university and multi-actor partners from 31 countries.


Datamining medieval medical texts for modern medicines

Combinations of natural compounds could be the result of empirical work by premodern physicians to produce efficacious remedies. However, quantitative analyses of how medieval physicians used the materials available to them to create remedies.


F.R.A.M.E. (facial remote activity monitoring eyewear) An inconspicuous, non-invasive, mobile sensor device for real-time control of assistive technologies through facial expression.

Facial paralysis results in weakness of the facial muscles, typically on one side of the face, affecting the facial function, appearance and communication of emotions. The objective of the project is to develop a working prototype and trial (through proof-of concept clinical studies) an inconspicuous, non-invasive wearable device (indistinguishable from normal spectacles) that provides discreet feedback on facial muscle movement and helps patients to continuously practise facial muscle exercises.


Sport science professor elected as Fellow of the International Motor Development Research Consortium

Professor Michael Duncan, Director of Coventry University’s Research Centre for Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC).


Scale model of Earth reveals clues about the planet’s magnetic field

Researchers at the Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems at Coventry University used a scale model of the Earth’s liquid core to learn more about the formation of the planet’s magnetic field.


Clean Futures - "How to Reduce your Carbon Footprint" Workshop

Clean Futures masterclass teaching small businesses about how to reduce their carbon footprint.


Clean Futures - Unlocking Venture Capital Opportunities

Clean Futures masterclass teaching small businesses about unlocking venture capital opportunities.


Separating Quality Signals from Noise in ICO Whitepapers for Financing of Entrepreneurial Projects

How can a prospective investor separate whitepaper quality signals from noise to make a well-informed investment decision?


PACE-AI: The Pedestrian Collision Forensics Evaluator from Coventry University

Our PACE-AI method is only using vehicle shape and pedestrian anthropometry. It can extract, in seconds, not only the vehicle impact speed (which takes the Police days), but also the pedestrian crossing speed, gait and crossing direction (impossible using Searle).


Major international gothic exhibition unveiling the dark roots of modern art guest curated by university professor

Professor Juliet Simpson from Coventry University has led the international research concept and guest curated the major international exhibition, Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light, now open at the Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki.