Transitioning to a sustainable future is one of the most defining challenges of our time because it requires rethinking how economies function, how industries operate and how societies balance growth alongside environmental responsibility. Achieving net zero requires new technologies, new skills and new approaches across every sector.
Coventry University Group is supporting this transition through targeted research and knowledge exchange, alongside education and skills development for the next generation of entrepreneurs, leaders and professionals in the sustainability field.
Working in collaboration with industry, we are developing the knowledge, capabilities and innovations needed to accelerate the shift to a low-carbon economy. Our expertise extends across future transport and e-mobility, sustainable manufacturing, clean energy systems, water security and sustainable food production.
Our mission
Achieving net zero is critical for slowing and limiting global warming and reducing the most severe impacts of climate change.
Through our research, enterprise and education, we are developing the technologies and approaches needed for decarbonisation, supporting their adoption across businesses and communities and educating and upskilling the next generation of sustainability experts who will continue this mission in the future.
Professor Carl Perrin, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research and Enterprise)
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Sustainability Education
Our Colleges of Engineering, Environment and Science and Business and Law empower students to contribute to the net zero mission by learning and upskilling in areas such as sustainability energy, electrification and advanced manufacturing.
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Sustainability Research
We conduct and collaborate on challenge-led research in areas such as future transport, sustainable manufacturing, clean energy, water security ane agroecology to develop solutions for decarbonisation, environmental resilience and resource efficiency.
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Sustainability Enterprise
We collaborate with industry and businesses to advance the development, testing and deployment of sustainable technologies, while supporting skills development across key sectors including transport, energy and manufacturing.
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New ‘Smart Sock’ to detect and prevent diabetic foot syndrome being created by a Coventry University led research consortium
16 June 2026
Coventry University is leading a project to create a ‘Smart Sock’ to help detect and potentially prevent diabetic foot complications.
