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Pesticides and the Great Barrier Reef. How bad is it and can we do something about it?

Professor Michael Warne works at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience at the University of Coventry and the University of Queensland, Australia. He conducts research on the transport, fate and effects of pollutants on aquatic ecosystems.


CBiS Seminar Series: Innovations for tackling the plastics crisis

The panel will discuss how the curse of plastic pollution is being tackled using circular economy principles.


Concrete Cinema: Everyday Brutalism

Focussing on the unique architecture of Coventry and the potentiality of the moving image to redesign and enliven our built environment, as well as on our interaction with it.


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.


‘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.


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.


Coventry University part of groundbreaking initiative to install world’s first pop-up airport in heart of the city

Researchers from Coventry University are working with a consortium headed by Urban Air Port Ltd to design and implement the world’s smallest airport with no runway.


The Emerging Ethical Profile of Mega-Events

The emerging ethical profile of mega-events: exploring the governance, standards and sustainability issues that contribute to corporate social responsibility legacies.


The Effects of Yoga & Meditation in a Prison Environment

The Effects of Yoga & Meditation in a Prison Environment is a study by Dr Miguel Farias, exploring how prisoners can benefit positively from meditative practices. 


‘Strictly’ Inclusive: Co-creating the past, present and future

The BBC, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), are celebrating their centenary year with a series of new public engagement research projects, recently announced. This programme of activities seeks to connect the public with the BBC’s past, present and future. Coventry University are pleased to have been awarded funding to explore the BBC’s work in televising dance, looking at the impact of Strictly Come Dancing on public audiences and its recent focus on inclusion through dance.


The Other America: White working class views on belonging, change, identity and immigration

This report presents an analysis of white working-class communities’ perspectives on belonging, change, identity, and immigration.


UK’s first homegrown production of a vital chemical for electric car batteries supported by Coventry University

Coventry University is playing a key role in a major new project to strengthen the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) supply chain by supporting the first-ever UK production of a critical chemical used in lithium-ion batteries.


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.


An ethical case against 'responsible' gambling advertising: A UK context-based, semiotic perspective

Using an approach that combines semiotics with ethical theory, the research presentation will provide a moral case against gambling advertisement.


CBiS Seminar Series: The Paradoxes of Visibility

Join Dr Evronia Azer from Coventry University's Centre for Business in Society as she discusses the role of social media in contemporary social movements.


Digital Infrastructures of Inequality: Between #MeToo and Technologies of Race

A facilitated discussion with Dr Sanjay Sharma (Brunel) & Dr Adrienne Evans (Coventry University)


Economic Imagination

The Centre for Postdigital Cultures (CPC) presents a panel discussion for 17, Institute of Critical Studies colloquium on Economic Imagination. Coordinated by Benjamín Mayer Foulkes, the colloquium “honors and gathers the fruits of the two decades of the Institute's life”.


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