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Sports science researcher shortlisted for University Alliance award

Coventry University is proud to announce that Professor Mike Duncan, Centre Director at the Centre for Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Sciences, has been shortlisted for the Star Award at the fifth annual Alliance Awards.


Coventry University joins £11m power electronics consortium to drive sustainable electrification

Coventry University will play a key role in a project designed to revolutionise the UK’s ability to manufacture power electronics to enable the shift to sustainable electrification.


6-0! Recreational Football for Health in older adults

A webinar for researchers, coaches, leisure service and physical activity providers.


Research Enriched Learning – How do we ensure that student voices are heard?

Research Enriched Learning (REL) is a key strategy at Coventry University Group, striving to ensure research feeds into teaching and learning across all areas of the group.


Funding boost to improve manufacturing of viral vaccines

OVO Biomanufacturing, a spin-out company from Coventry University and the University of Warwick, has successfully secured £100,000 of funding from the Greater Manchester and Chester Life Sciences Fund (managed by Catapult Ventures).


Making Waves: RIPPLE 2

Respiratory Innovation: Promoting a Positive Life Experience


The Effectiveness of a Primary School Based Badminton Intervention on Children’s Fundamental Movement Skills

This project examined if a badminton based intervention is effective in enhancing fundamental movement skills, physical activity, motivation to undertake physical activity, fitness and health in children aged 7-9 years.


Review of Evidence on the Physiological and Psychological Development of Children

In 2015 the UK Government gave Sport England a new remit to support children aged 5-14 years. SE commissioned Duncan, Eyre and colleagues to undertake a review (completed in March 2017) to inform the body’s response to this.


Understanding barriers to Electric Vehicle adoption amongst mass market car drivers

Within the context of government policy regulating against the sales of new internal combustion engine vehicles within the next two decades, the project sought to understand how ready the mass market is to transition to electric vehicles (EVs).


Scarborough Atlas (Design the Green transition with Scarborough Museum and Art Gallery – Knowledge Transfer Partnership)

Scarborough Atlas (SA) is the development of an online mapping platform which links digital twins of artefacts at Scarborough Museum & Galleries to trails and stories about the places and artefacts that originate in the town and across the Jurassic coastline.


Tackling Financial Exclusion: data disclosure and area-based lending

In 2013, the UK launch of the voluntary framework for disclosure of bank lending data was a significant step forward in creating transparency about the provision of banking services at a geographic level. This project assessed the first three quarterly releases of this major new development in data disclosure.


Unravelling the Mediterranean Migration Crisis (MEDMIG)

In 2015 over a million people crossed the Mediterranean to Europe in search of protection and a better life. Thousands died along the way. The MEDMIG project set out to better understand these migration dynamics as part of the Mediterranean Migration Research Programme.


Sustainable Practices make Sustainable Businesses

Dr David Bek led a project exploring how the implementation of sustainable practices helps businesses to be more resilient, productive and profitable. The project focused upon the horticultural sector in South Africa.


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.


Understanding the hidden engine of mega events: exploring the expectations, experiences and benefits of mega events for volunteers and temporary workers

The overall aim of this project is to develop an in-depth understanding of two key groups within the workforce that are crucial to the successful delivery of mega events: volunteers and temporary workers. In particular it seeks to address a number of research objectives.


John Devane: Paintings at 60 Threadneedle St. London

John Devane: Paintings is a solo exhibition of fourteen paintings on canvas, which resulted from practice research into ‘imagination’ as a synthesis of iconography and the material in painting. The exhibition, at 60 Threadneedle St, London ran from 12th January 2018 until mid-May 2018 and was selected and curated by VJB ARTS.


Somatic Performance Practices: Sandra Reeve and Ecological Movement

Developing a UK case study on somatic practices in performance, whilst drawing out information on ‘context’ as an aspect of somatic practices in performance.


Your money, your life: Experiences of young people’s borrowing

At this seminar, we will share young people’s (aged 18-24) personal experiences of borrowing and their use of unsecured credit.


Don't Dis my Ability: Marginalised voices from sport

This CBiS event will discuss the outcomes of a recently completed Heritage Lottery Fund pilot project.


Festival of Social Science 2024: Our Digital Lives - Gaming for Wellbeing and Learning

Join us to explore the world of digital wellbeing and health through game play.