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Morphology, phonology and literacy in primary years: Evidence from eye-movements and dynamic assessments.

My PhD research investigates the role of morphological awareness in the literacy development of budding readers. The project will take a closer look at the developmental trajectory of morphological awareness development, as it relates to other literacy skills by testing three different age groups within primary years.


Prosody, Morphology, Phonology and Multisyllabic Word Reading

We hope that this project will provide us with further insight of a newly emerging side of literacy research as it incorporates the metalinguistic skill of prosody.


CAWR researchers release multi-lingual film on DVD to influence transnational policy

The film, Imagining Research for Food Sovereignty, highlights key moments in the process and outcomes of the St. Ulrich Workshop on Democratising Agricultural Research for Food Sovereignty and Peasant Agrarian Cultures.


The Big Question: Can we build communities of trust and peace?

On Tuesday 3rd February 2015, the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations played host to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, launching a new series of public talks at Coventry University entitled ‘The Big Question.’ 


The Big Question: Election 2015: How was it for you?

The Big Question seminar series discusses the 2015 election.


Making Waves: RIPPLE 2

Respiratory Innovation: Promoting a Positive Life Experience


CU Researcher Wins International Award for PhD Thesis

Coventry University's research Dr Jeane Gerard has received the coveted Richard Block Award for her PhD thesis. 


Geraldine Brady to feature as Guest Presenter

Geraldine Brady is to feature as Guest Presenter at the International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child at Universite de Moncton in Canada.


PhD Student Natalie Dukes Wins Best PGR Student Poster Presentation Prize

PhD student Natalie Dukes won the best PGR Student Poster Presentation prize at the Coventry University Excellence Awards on Thursday 25th June 2015.


Royal Aeronautical Society Bronze Award for CU Lecturer

Mike Bromfield, a Senior Lecturer in Aerospace/Flight Safety Researcher has been awarded a Bronze Award for Best Written Paper in 2014 by the Royal Aeronautical Society.


Building Partnerships for Indonesian Maritime Security

The Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) convened a two-day workshop in Jakarta (Sep. 9-10) entitled ‘Building partnerships for Indonesian maritime security’, with a diverse range of high profile participants.


Improvement Science Training for European Healthcare Workers (ISTEW)

Developing shared academic and practice based programmes that enable European universities to build improvement capability and capacity within their own healthcare workforce.


Reading and home-education: a questionnaire study

The aim of this project is to find out more about home-educators’ motivations and approaches to the teaching of reading.


Innovation in Tackling Food Waste

This ESRC Festival of social science event, aimed to showcase new and innovative research strategies of tackling food waste and connect social innovators with the business community.


A Self Contained British Empire in Metals

This project explores attempts after the First World War to organise a British imperial minerals strategy, to ensure British control over the mineral reserves of the Empire.  


Investigating the Scale and Structure of the Wild Flower Harvesting Industry in South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region

This three year project will address challenges such as supply chain transparency by providing insights into the scale and structure of the wild harvesting industry in The Cape Floristic Region (CFR).


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.


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.


Conflict Transformations in the Middle East and Europe

The goal of CTMEE is to explore what types of conflict transformation mechanisms are being utilised in Turkey and Palestine, and how these mechanisms relate to conflict transformation in Western Europe.


Roundtable sparks dialogue on the role of technology in the creative economy

Coventry University joined forces with Business Insider Magazine to facilitate a critical conversation about the crucial connection between the creative sector and technology.