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Good things came out of Northern Rock banking crisis, says Coventry University finance expert News

Financial services expert Dr Harjit Sekhon spoke ahead of the 10th anniversary of the run on Northern Rock bank.


University's £30m clean powertrain deal with German global engineering service provider shows confidence in UK industry News

Coventry University and German-based international engineering service provider FEV have signed a £30 million deal to build a clean transport lab in Coventry to spearhead research into advanced powertrain development over the next decade.


Nursing training is set to return to Scarborough for the first time in 23 years. News

CU Scarborough has had approval from Coventry University and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to deliver a BSc Adult Nursing degree.


Screen children with reading difficulties more thoroughly for hearing problems, says new report News

Children with reading difficulties should be more thoroughly screened for hearing problems, a new report by Coventry University academics has said.


‘Social Saturday’ offers chance for some community conscious shopping News

City shoppers are being encouraged to buy goods and services from a range of not-for-profit businesses that ‘trade for good’ at a special pop up market in Coventry this Saturday, 14 October.


White working-class Americans feel in nation’s “slow lane”, new study shows News

America’s white working-class communities feel they are being kept in the “slow lane” of social mobility while other groups speed past, according to a year-long study by UK and US researchers into their social and political views.


Watching a scary movie this Hallowe’en? This is what happens to our brain and bodies when we view a frightening film News

Coventry University academic also explains why we want to be scared by films – and why psychological thrillers are sometimes more scary than gory horror-fests.


Why do we believe in gods? Religious belief not linked to intuition or rational thinking, new research suggests News

Religious beliefs are not linked to intuition or rational thinking, according to new research by the universities of Coventry and Oxford.


Coventry named top entrepreneurship university in national business awards competition News

Coventry University has won a prestigious business award for its efforts to promote and support entrepreneurial opportunities among its staff, students, businesses and the wider community.


From Doctor Who to 2 Tone – University celebrates Coventry’s music heritage News

Coventry’s cultural heritage spanning 2 Tone to Doctor Who will be celebrated this month as the University honours a history of contributions to the city.


Coffee shop customers dislike using reusable cups that would help reduce plastic waste as they believe they are ‘inconvenient’ News

Too many coffee shop customers are put off using recyclable cups because they feel it reduces the convenience of having takeaway coffee, a Coventry University industry expert says.  


Maritime cybersecurity a "key concern" for UK’s seaborne trade News

The cybersecurity of the global maritime sector is a "key concern" for the UK, a Coventry University professor has written in a report for the government's 'Future of the Sea' Foresight project.


Paul Blanchard of Commonwealth Games England delivers guest lecture on campus News

Coventry University London regularly hosts speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds to deliver guest lectures, enabling students to gain exposure to professionals from a number of different industries.


“Messy reality” of Europe’s migration crisis to be explored in panel discussion News

A panel discussion at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), to be broadcast live online, is aiming to shed light on the latest developments in the complex refugee and migration crisis in the Mediterranean.


Coventry University to deliver Community Pharmacy Technician Training and Development Pilot Programme News

Coventry University is to deliver a new pilot community pharmacy technician training programme. The pilot programme, which is being launched in the West Midlands, is supported by NHS England and Health Education England through the Pharmacy Integration Fund, and will strengthen and diversify the pharmacy workforce and help to improve patient care.


Coventry University to tackle the UK’s digital skills gap through leading role in new government backed Institute of Coding News

Coventry University is playing a major part in a new government backed national initiative to grow and develop digital skills for the current and future needs of industry.


Coventry graduate up for international award in recognition of anti-terrorism work News

A Coventry University graduate helping to prevent vulnerable young people turning to extremism has been shortlisted for this year’s Alumni of the Year awards.


Godiva returns to join thousands of runners at Coventry Half Marathon News

A larger-than-life Lady Godiva will return to wave off thousands of runners as they pound the city pavements in this year’s Coventry Half Marathon.


Coventry University and Crypta Labs investigate quantum technology to stop hackers hijacking connected and autonomous vehicles News

Researchers and quantum technology experts are to investigate how security systems based on the randomness of light can help protect connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) from cyber-attacks.


Plans for new Coventry University engineering and computing building approved by council News

The building will feature a range of state-of-the-art facilities including a gaming and virtual reality studio, a specialist area for 3D printing and rapid prototyping, a laser facility, and physics and electronics laboratories.