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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.


Coventry University researchers at the forefront of new standard for autonomous vehicle operations

​Researchers at Coventry University have contributed their expertise acting as technical authors for a new guide for operating autonomous vehicles.


Coventry University researchers working to make air travel greener and cleaner

Coventry University is working on an industrial project aimed at developing zero-emission propulsion technology for commercial passenger aircraft.


Managing Ash Dieback Disease

This project aims to identify whether factors associated with soil health influence ash tree susceptibility to ash dieback disease.


Water quality performance of permeable pavements

Permeable pavements (PPS) are often the most appropriate sustainable drainage (SuDS) device for highly urbanised areas and can be used for parking areas, low speed roads and landscaped areas.


TERRA Project: Advancing Health-Based Solutions for Agroecological Wheat Production

The objective of the TERRA Project is to develop agronomical trials to test the effects of DHDs as an agroecological method to support wheat plants subjected to hydric stress.


Disabled and neurodivergent people display art that reflects their lived experiences at augmented reality exhibition

Disabled and neurodivergent people are sharing artworks that reflect their lived experiences in a new augmented reality (AR) exhibition at Coventry Broadgate Square.


Embedding care for people and planet? Designing sustainable floristry

This project focuses upon ways of integrating technology into flower bouquet design. Traditional bouquet design is based upon human skills and instincts, however the advent of technology opens up a new array of possibilities for designing bouquets that speak to consumer desires and wider societal goals.


SE Recycling (SER) Bioleaching KTP project for metal recovery from EV batteries

This partnership with SE-Recycling is developing sustainable bioleaching-based processes to recycle metals from Lithium-based batteries. This sustainable technology delivers a solution that retains precious metals in UK industry, with wider economic benefits including skills development and job creation.


Waste Food-Energy-Water Urban Living Labs - mapping and reducing waste in the food-energy-water nexus

We aim to map and substantially reduce waste in the urban food-energy-water (FEW) nexus in city-regions across three continents: Europe, Africa and South America. We will establish four Urban Living Labs (ULL) of key stakeholders who will undertake participatory research to: a) map resource flows; b) identify critical dysfunctional linear pathways; c) agree the response most appropriate to the local context (e.g. policy intervention, technology diffusion); d) model the market and non-market economic value of each intervention; and e) engage with decision makers to close each loop.


Investigating environmental pollution in India by Contaminants of Emerging Concern transported in floodwaters and the potential of bioremediatation using Nature-based Solutions

This project studies how floods move harmful chemicals in a city in India and looks at natural ways to reduce this pollution. The PhD will take place in India and the UK, combining fieldwork, lab experiments, and advanced chemical analysis using mass spectrometry.


Optimisable system-level thermal models for power electronic converters

This project is focused on the design of reliable yet efficient thermal models underpinning an optimal design framework for power electronic converters. Due to the high number of times these models must be evaluated during the optimisation process, they are required to be of low computational cost (so-called ‘optimisable’).


Is it time to update the UK’s national PE curriculum?

A study by Professor Michael Duncan has examined the effectiveness of the UK’s national Physical Education (PE) curriculum in comparison to the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) Shuttle Time programme.


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).


Open webinar sessions: PhD in Global Education

The Research Centre for Global Learning (GLEA) offers a part-time, online PhD in Global Education and a part-time, online MA by Research in Global Education.


Feminist Research, Craft Theory And Virtual Materiality

In this seminar, visiting artist and scholar Dr Lynne Heller will give a talk about her research which brings a feminist perspective, crafts theory and collage methodology to research practice exploring the area between material and virtual realities.


ITS Market Watch: Valuable insights from 4 case studies across Europe

The market for ‘Intelligent Transport Systems’ (ITS) is changing rapidly: topics like urbanisation, sustainability and digitalisation are changing the environment as well as the near future. Despite the investments in technology development and feasibility demonstrations, the systematic market penetration of ITS applications remains a major challenge.


Smartness that really matters: Reaching new levels of customer satisfaction for Sustainable Supply Chain Management

This talk will discuss new emerging research methodologies which are geared towards developing effective solutions for performance/risk analysis of integrated supply chain networks.


Green for All

Green for All’s vision is to eradicate green deprivation in Coventry. Coventry is one of the most greenspace and nature deprived cities in England. Green for All’s ambition is to transform greenspaces across the city and work towards 30% of the city’s area supporting nature conservation by 2030.


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

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