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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.


How many self-driving vehicles can one person monitor at the same time? Coventry University researchers have found the answer

It is possible for one person to safely monitor up to five self-driving vehicles at once, according to new research led by Coventry University.


Reinforcement Learning tool for Large Language Model in Collaboration Games

This project focuses on the question of whether we can augment a large language model with reinforcement learning to consider the consequences of actions. The context that is initially explored is the Werewolf or Mafia collaboration game.


‘Coventry’s Lost Library’, Museum exhibition at the Herbert Museum and Art Gallery

Find out about Coventry’s old school library, founded more than 450 years ago!


A new kind of doctoral programme for the 21st Century

We've joined forces with twelve other University Alliance universities to launch a new kind of doctoral training programme.


Three Coventry University experts appointed as panellists to help set criteria and evaluate research for REF 2029

Three Coventry University experts have been selected to serve on panels responsible for setting assessment criteria and evaluating the impact and quality of submissions in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029.


Research study reveals that babies not weighed at birth have lower survival rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Babies who aren’t weighed at birth in Sub-Saharan Africa are far less likely to survive to the age of five than those who are, according to new research led by Coventry University.


£1million research project explores how playful learning boosts engagement and skills development in university students

Coventry University is part of a £1million research project investigating how playful learning approaches can change the way university students engage with their studies and develop essential skills.


Molly Browne wins Postgraduate Researcher of the Year 2020

Molly’s PhD research on horticultural, outdoor and nature-based activities for people with dementia has been recognised as an “outstanding contribution.”


Return to Sender: Mapping Memory Journeys in the Europeana 1914-1918 Postcard Archive

Archives, as a combination of individual artefacts from different contributors, times and locations, are where society builds its collective memories.


Digital Mandala Creation: Festival of Social Science

Mandala and “Zen Tangle” colouring are ways in which people find to relax and be mindful. In this workshop we are looking at adding a digital element to create your own mandala design instead of existing artwork. 


Fish for Export: working in the wild capture seafood industry in Indonesia

This project aimed to produce robust evidence-driven recommendations to help brand-owners, buyers and suppliers based in the EU and US to better understand where and how they can address any labour abuse risks within their supply chains in Indonesia.


Peacetraining.eu

Strengthening the Capabilities and Training Curricula for Conflict Prevention and Peace Building Personnel with ICT-based Collaboration and Knowledge Approaches.


The Development of a framework and toolkit to support a physical activity for health pathway in England

The aim of the project is to develop a framework and valid tools that support the delivery of physical activity pathways across England. Physical activity pathways support people with/at risk of health conditions to become more active.


A Status Market Approach to the Electric Vehicles Market

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are being promoted for their potential for reducing CO2 emissions, local air pollution, and dependence on oil imports. However, their uptake has remained slow despite heavy investment in upstream technologies and production, and a raft of economic incentives to potential consumers. This research will consider the interdependency between manufacturing and services in the context of the interactions between networks of producers, business services and consumers. In doing so, it will enable us to assess how different approaches to consumers can help to develop the EVs market.


Legacies of Sport Mega Events

The objective of the study is to identify the reason of anti-consumerism resistance that appear in Brazil during the World FIFA Football Cup and before the Olympic and Paralympic Games. To compare the movements from the perspective of the riots, protests objectives and the proportion of attendance can brings important elements for the organise committees of mega events in the futures and also, move forward the actions in the sport marketing and sport management fields. 


Measuring the Social, Making Markets: Imagining and Constructing Global markets for Social Investment

The project will analyse the (international) creation of social investment (SI) markets, addressing the following research objectives: What ideas and discourses support the different models of an SI market? How do different understandings translate into market practice? How do market practices travel across space and place?


From the Grounds Up: The Coffee Shop Industry and the Circular Economy

This study aims to explore how businesses and consumers can engage in the circular economy, the facilitators and inhibitors for doing so, and the importance of these actions for sustainable economies and societies. The UK and Germany are used as two case studies for exploring how and why the coffee shop industry takes part in the circular economy.


Negotiating the creative ecosystem: cultural and creative microenterprise business journeys

Sponsorship of a PhD studentship by Creative United to support their work in providing financial goods and services to enable the growth and development of the UK’s cultural and creative industries.


Expert Advisor to MEPC High Performance Technology and Motorsport Cluster Study

Commissioned SQW to investigate the high performance technology and motorsport (HPTM) cluster across the geography “within about 30 minutes” of Silverstone.