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UK-Indonesian research consortium unite to address global challenges

On 25 February 2021, the members of the UK-Indonesian Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences (UKICIS) met to participate in the formal signing of the consortium’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), following the establishment of UKICIS on 20 August 2020.


New report calls attention to the range and contribution of creative freelancers in the UK

Creative United, a support organisation for the cultural sector, has published a report ‘Mind the Understanding Gap: The Value of Creative Freelancers’ based on timely research led by Coventry University.


Coventry University hosts Indonesian students on international business programme

More than 40 Indonesian students are aiming to gain valuable experience with high-profile UK companies during a four-month stay with Coventry University.


Coventry University researcher wins Lifetime Achievement Award for extraordinary services to Marketing

A Coventry University researcher has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her extraordinary and distinguished services to marketing.


From undergraduate to Coventry University’s Postgraduate Researcher of the Year for 2022

Shannen Gibbons, a PhD candidate from the Centre for Business in Society (CBiS), has been named Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) of the Year 2022.


Research shows that more can be done to feed rural communities during the cost-of-living crisis

Coventry University researchers are calling for action to encourage more businesses to redistribute food that would otherwise go to waste.


Pesticides and the Great Barrier Reef. How bad is it and can we do something about it?

Professor Michael Warne works at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience at the University of Coventry and the University of Queensland, Australia. He conducts research on the transport, fate and effects of pollutants on aquatic ecosystems.


The Emerging Ethical Profile of Mega-Events

The emerging ethical profile of mega-events: exploring the governance, standards and sustainability issues that contribute to corporate social responsibility legacies.


Coventry University part of groundbreaking initiative to install world’s first pop-up airport in heart of the city

Researchers from Coventry University are working with a consortium headed by Urban Air Port Ltd to design and implement the world’s smallest airport with no runway.


CBiS Seminar Series: Innovations for tackling the plastics crisis

The panel will discuss how the curse of plastic pollution is being tackled using circular economy principles.


Nourishing Life. Territories of Life and Food Sovereignty – a new policy brief

Drawing on practical examples from eight countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, the Policy Brief Nourishing Life. Territories of Life and Food Sovereignty is the outcome of a long term collaboration between the ICCA Consortium.


Exploring underutilised high-protein crops for small-scale growers and gardeners

Food systems contribute one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, prompting urgent calls for a radical transformation of diets to include a greater proportion of plant proteins.


Festival of Social Science 2024: Strictly in Motion! An Inclusive Dance Workshop

An inclusive dance workshop for d/Deaf communities.


Supporting Inclusive Growth through the Third Sector

Third sector business model change and its impact – two case studies of third sector organisations delivering ‘inclusive economies initiatives’ in the East and West Midlands.


Concrete Cinema: Everyday Brutalism

Focussing on the unique architecture of Coventry and the potentiality of the moving image to redesign and enliven our built environment, as well as on our interaction with it.


Research study discovers that face masks release microplastics and chemicals that could harm people and the environment

The global use of face masks surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many have since been discarded as waste, contributing to land and water pollution.


An ethical case against 'responsible' gambling advertising: A UK context-based, semiotic perspective

Using an approach that combines semiotics with ethical theory, the research presentation will provide a moral case against gambling advertisement.


Youth for a Peaceful Society

The overall aim of the project is to reduce and prevent violence and crime among Palestinian youth in Israel. The project focus on two Arab schools in the city of Umm al-Fahim in Israel through a comprehensive preventative programme that aims to intervene at the individual, school, and community levels of youth engagement. Youth are the most affected group by violence, whether as victims or perpetrators.


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.


Beautiful places as contested spaces

Examining the potential effect of Welsh Governments new landscape management schemes on the economic, environmental and cultural activities and values of Cambrian Mountain Range residents and stakeholders.