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Coventry University to play five-year host to UN academic council Research News

Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) has been selected to host the headquarters of the prestigious Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) for five years starting in 2018. The university’s research centre, which is based on its Technology Park and which specialises in trust, peacebuilding and human security, will assume the role of secretariat to ACUNS from next year. 


The ‘SMART’ way of assessing the sustainability of English and Welsh farms. Research News

Holistic sustainability assessment of farms in the UK managed according to Permaculture principles and compared to certified organic and conventional farms using the Swiss SMART indicator system (Sustainability Monitoring Assessement RouTine).


What the Prevent duty means for schools and colleges in England: An analysis of educationalists’ experiences Research News

New report from CTPSR seeks to get beyond the polarised public debate about the Prevent duty to explore the experiences of ‘front line’ education professionals.


Professor Heaven Crawley joins the Overseas Development Institute Research News

Professor Heaven Crawley has joined the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) as a Senior Research Associate to develop and strengthen links with the newly established migration research programme.


CTPSR at the Guardian University Awards Research News

Coventry University has been shortlisted for a prestigious award by the Guardian for the impact of its research shedding light on the dynamics of Europe’s migration crisis.


Petals - FGM web app for young people wins Gold London Design Award Research News

In the Digital community category, the app, created to help protect young girls and women from female genital mutilation (FGM), has beaten off stiff competition to win a 2016 London Design Award.


Coventry Researcher Bastien Dieppois awarded Stanley Jackson Prize Research News

Regarding his last paper identifying the climate processes driving decadal timescale fluctuations in southern African rainfall and droughts, Dr Bastien Dieppois has recently been awarded the Stanley Jackson prize. This prize rewards the annual best and most significant contribution in oceanography and atmospheric sciences (including environmental and hydrological sciences) in southern Africa.


International Conference Attendance: Trust Team attend FINT Research News

CTPSR's Trust Group will visit Dublin in November to contribute to the First International Network on Trust (FINT). The theme of the conference, “Reaching Out”, is about challenging the trust research community to stretch their thinking and influence, to encourage wider participation in the community from practitioners and academics in related fields.


Conference at the Arab American University in Jenin (AAUJ), Palestine Research News

Three members of staff and one postgraduate student from the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) presented papers at the first international conference on ‘Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding in Palestine’ between 1-2 June 2014.


Leading Locally: Sustainable Food Tourism in St Ives – Event summary Research News

Read our research findings report and a brief event summary on our ESRC funded event: 'Leading Locally: Sustainable food tourism in St Ives' hosted by Jordon Lazell in the Centre for Business in Society. 


CBiS researchers collaborate with BJA to launch new Jewellers Social Responsibility Framework Research News

The British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) has officially launched the new Jewellers’ Social Responsibility Framework to its members in November 2014. 


Building an Urban Serving University: a social relations programme for Coventry Research News

Urban universities are a huge asset for their home cities. They are catalysts for social mobility, investors in infrastructure and providers of extensive employment opportunities.


Early career researchers at the Royal Geographical Society Conference Research News

Early career researchers at the Royal Geographical Society Conference


Dr Leonardo Mataruna starts a new project: “Ball, Rings & Peace” in Brazil Research News

Dr. Leonardo Mataruna starts a new project: “Ball, Rings & Peace” in Brazil


WREV Showcase Research News

Read all about our Warwickshire Rural Electric Vehicles (WREV) showcase event summary and download our report findings. 


Pharmacology BSc (Hons) Course

On our Pharmacology BSc (Hons) degree you will further your understanding of how our bodies function in both health and disease from molecules and cells to whole organ systems.


Case Study - Haroon Mota

Coventry alumni Haroon Mota, known today by many as the ‘Marathon Man’ graduated with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science in 2008. 


Research Committee

This Committee is responsible for monitoring the University's performance against the Research Strategy and ensuring that high levels of research standards are achieved and maintained.


Case Study - Blanchard

Biological science alumni Laurine Blanchard’s came to Coventry from France successful career began at Coventry University. Laurine gives us an insight in to what a career as a clinical scientist is really like.


Case Study - Liz Sparkes

A passion for understanding the “inner landscape of our minds” and general wellbeing is what inspired Health Psychology alumni Liz Sparkes to go into teaching at Coventry University.