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Stephen Sutton to receive posthumous honorary degree News

Stephen Sutton MBE, the teenager who raised £5 million for the Teenage Cancer Trust after a four year battle with cancer, will be posthumously awarded an honorary degree by Coventry University next week.


Students’ ‘animal magic’ raises funds ahead of Degree Show News

Eleven students in the final year of the BA Illustration and Graphics course have designed and created animal mascot costumes to sell in preparation for the Degree Show 2013.


University’s entrepreneurship experts exhibit at leading technology trade event News

Coventry University’s Institute of Applied Entrepreneurship (IAE) showcases its expertise and services in London at the UK’s inaugural networking trade event ‘Innovate UK’.


New Wordtree interface now online News

Using the Wordtree you can search the entire BAWE corpus, or filter for specific disciplines, genre families, or writer first languages.


Stratford school pupils get to grips with University’s hi-tech facilities News

Pupils from the Shottery girls’ grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon were given a taste of the new teaching and technology facilities at Coventry University’s Engineering and Computing building.


Cov Uni student triumphs at UK's biggest fashion event News

A third-year fashion student from Coventry University has finished ahead of up and coming talent from across the country to land a top award at a major industry event. 


New research compares inequalities in UK's child safeguarding systems News

Why are children from poor neighbourhoods more likely to be subject to a child protection intervention than those living in better off areas? And is deprivation the primary cause? That is what a comprehensive new research programme led by Coventry University and funded by the Nuffield Foundation aims to find out.


Sports prof: teams and personalities must up their game on social media News

High-profile sports teams and personalities are struggling to get to grips with social media and its commercial potential, according to an expert in sport business strategy.


Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to deliver lecture at Coventry University News

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will be delivering a public lecture at Coventry University on Tuesday 3 February.


Health effects of gardening explored in uni's motion capture lab News

The design of gardening tools and their effect on the physical health of gardeners were explored by Coventry University and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) this week as part of a joint study the two organisations are carrying out.


Uni vice-chancellor meets the Prince of Wales in Jordan News

A hi-tech innovation centre in Jordan – kitted out with the help of Coventry University subsidiary Serious Games International Ltd (SGIL) – was the venue for a meeting this week between the University's vice-chancellor, Professor John Latham, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.


Health Education England chief visits Coventry University News

The chair of one of the country's leading health organisations visited Coventry University yesterday to meet students and see first-hand the work being done to train the future generation of health professionals.


Royal blessing for Middle East Film Festival at university News

Coventry is set to experience a flavour of Middle Eastern cinema this week as a free movie festival supported by Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Ali of Jordan opens at the city's university.


Coventry University's new media lab disrupts the learning landscape News

Coventry University is launching a new, innovative teaching and learning facility at its city centre campus this week.


Westminster briefing for Coventry University professor News

A professor in children and family nursing at Coventry University was invited to the House of Commons to speak as part of a Teenage Cancer Trust briefing for the shadow secretary of state for health.


Coventry University makes gun crime the target in European ballistics study News

A team of Coventry University researchers is leading on a high-profile project which will aim to provide EU policy makers with a body of knowledge concerning the nature, extent and impact of gun-enabled crime (GEC).


Coventry's work experience programme voted country's best at Guardian university awards News

Coventry University has a won a top accolade for the effort it makes to secure socially beneficial work experience opportunities for its international students. 


Research funding boost for Coventry University News

Coventry University will receive a substantial increase in research funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) next year, in recognition of its improved performance in the government’s Research Excellence Framework (REF).


UK risks being stuck in sporting slow lane, says industry expert News

The UK's sporting health is facing serious risks if the government does not do more to boost investment and put in place long term plans to preserve its competitive advantages, according to an industry expert.


Coventry University honoured for work with China News

Coventry University has received a prestigious award from one of China's leading education organisations in recognition of its outstanding education work in the country.