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Uni helps kick start migrants’ cleaning firm and a catering company for stay at home mums News

Two brand new community conscious businesses are now up and running thanks to backing from Coventry University’s dedicated entrepreneurship support team.


Coventry University mentioned in Government plans to increase nursing training places News

Coventry University was today mentioned by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt at the Conservative Party Conference as he announced plans for a 25% increase in nurse training places.


€4m funding win for West Midlands cities’ migration-friendly plan News

Three West Midlands cities have won over four million euros to help the region's communities get the maximum benefit from migration and improve migrants’ and refugees’ sense of belonging.


University plugs regional skills gap with 125 new apprenticeships in health and construction News

Coventry University will tackle shortages in healthcare, construction and engineering across the West Midlands with 125 new degree apprenticeships.


Students offer free ESA representation to tackle legal aid cuts News

Law students will help hundreds of people appeal benefit cuts by offering free advice and legal representation across Coventry.


“Muscles and money”: What photos of men taken covertly on the London Underground say about modern day attraction News

People still desire the traditional masculine values of muscles and money in the men they find attractive and have not moved on from long-established gender roles, according to new research.


Celebrating Delia - University honours electronic music pioneer behind Doctor Who theme News

Delia Derbyshire, the electronic music pioneer behind the iconic Doctor Who theme is to be honoured with a posthumous honorary doctorate from Coventry University.


Coventry University London launches new scholarship in partnership with Malaysian movie star News

Coventry University London has launched a new scholarship in partnership with alumnus and award-winning Malaysian film star Joey Leong.


UNESCO's outgoing director general honoured for unprecedented work on peace News

UNESCO’s outgoing director general spoke of the need for wider and more focused education to promote cultural differences as she received an honorary degree from Coventry University.


University honours a lifetime of success for LEP’s automotive all-star News

An automotive all-star who led Jaguar and the Volkswagen Group in America before chairing the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership has received an honorary degree from Coventry University.


First responders in war-torn Syria feel ‘abandoned’ by international community, report reveals News

The report by the university's Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations aimed to build up a picture of the challenges facing Syrian first responders, how they operate and what support they need. 


University honours Carmel’s lifelong commitment to midwifery and nursing News

A celebrated midwife who has dedicated more than 30 years to helping expectant mothers and students across the Midlands has received an honorary degree from Coventry University.


Ice Maiden team visit Coventry University for tests ahead of Antarctic record attempt News

A group of adventurers aiming to be the first all-female team to cross Antarctica visited Coventry University’s new environmental chamber for testing ahead of their expedition.


Chelsea Flower Show boost for refugee camp gardens project News

A ‘refugee camp garden’ inspired by a project involving Coventry University's Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience will feature at the Chelsea Flower Show.


Coventry to become UK's next City of Culture in 2021 News

Coventry has been named the UK's next City of Culture – a title it will assume in 2021 and celebrate throughout the year.


Mapping the global impact of shrinking glaciers on river invertebrates News

River invertebrates react the same way to decreasing glacier cover wherever in the world they are, say scientists who have evaluated more than one million of them in diverse regions with shrinking glaciers, to determine the impact of global environmental change.  


Royal visit for official opening of university science and health building News

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to officially open Coventry University’s new Science and Health Building.


Duke and Duchess of Cambridge open Coventry University’s Science and Health Building News

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge officially opened Coventry University’s Science and Health Building after following a patient’s entire journey through its innovative healthcare simulations.


Modern maths sheds new light on long-standing debate about conflict in Viking-age Ireland News

Modern mathematical techniques – similar to those used to analyse social-networking websites - have allowed academics to shed new light on a centuries old debate surrounding the Viking age in Ireland and the famous battle of Clontarf in 1014.


Salsa dancing boosts brain function, says Coventry University study for TV show News

Salsa dancing can boost brain function, a study carried out by Coventry University academics for BBC One’s The Truth About Getting Fit suggests.