Sustainable flood resilience in refugee camps; combining sustainable drainage with WASH

The aim of this project was to identify and redress issues affecting resilience to flooding in refugee camps.


Experimental studies on improvement of efficiency of aluminium reduction cells

This project targets one of the issues occurring during the production of primary Aluminium.


A Critical Evaluation of the Added Value of Boards of Directors Through a Multiple Agency Theory Lens. Empirical Evidence of English and Belgian Listed Companies

A critical evaluation of the added value of boards of directors through a multiple agency theory lens. Empirical evidence of English and Belgian listed companies.


Demonstrating Quality of Life Impacts: Home Improvement Loans for those Experiencing Financial Exclusion

Demonstrating Quality of Life Impacts: Home Improvement Loans for those Experiencing Financial Exclusion


Measuring the Size of the UK Social Investment Market

An updated picture of the size of the UK social investment market.


Economic intelligence for the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP

This project showcases the important relationships the Centre has with economic development agencies in its own sub-region. The Centre works closely with Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) in developing, hosting and maintaining an economic intelligence hub which provides a gateway to key data and economic reports on the sub-region as well as hosting relevant strategies and plans. 


An economic impact tool for the community finance industry

The aim of this project is to create a (very) easy to use methodology and tool for the community development sector that allows a consistent, robust and real time ability to report the value of the economic impacts of community finance lending.


Linking Jobs and Poverty in Cities

This project aims to evaluate the UK and international evidence to help identify the most effective local level approaches which can link poor households to jobs that enable them to move out of poverty. 


Buy Now Pay Later in the UK: Current and emergent digital vulnerabilities

This pilot research will investigate current and emerging digital vulnerabilities through “new” FinTech Buy Now Pay Later business models and services operating in the UK.


Managing Declines Positively

The project aims to change the practices of credit unions and CDFIs in managing declines, to better support these vulnerable clients, leading to positive change in their financial wellbeing.


UK-SEA Partnerships and Exchanges Baseline Research (UK-SEA PEER)

This study aims to develop a greater understanding of policies, practices, emerging priorities and concepts of HE internationalisation in the UK and South East Asia.


Restorative Business Models for the Automotive Sector and Beyond: Developing a predictive maintenance industrial symbiosis

A consortium of Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) stakeholders covering the business, engineering, applications and circular economy dimensions, focussed on exploring the future lives for HFCs first used in the automotive settings.


Co-designing Digital Strategies for the Museum and Education Sectors

The objective is to investigate the challenges and ‘good digital practice’ activities undertaken by museums, primarily with schools, during the pandemic. 


GAP-E: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Researching Key Industry Gaps in AI and Ethics

Coventry University lead on 'GAP-E: transdisciplinary approaches to researching key industry gaps in AI and Ethics.'


Lived experiences of gambling, gambling-related harms, and crime within ethnic minority communities

The overarching aim of the research was to amplify the voices of people from ethnic minority communities who have been affected by gambling and crime.


Big Data, Big Capabilities: Developing the Senior Finance Professionals of the Future to Exploit the Benefits of Big Data

This study aims to examine the main capabilities that senior finance professionals/accountants need to make good use of BD in their decision-making and propose how senior finance professionals/accountants can acquire and develop a portfolio of these new capabilities.


Trade-off Management between Safety and Cybersecurity (TOMSAC)

This research is aimed at assuring cybersecurity and safety of complex CPS/IoT systems, which arise from convergence of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT).


Citizen Scientists Investigating Cookies and App GDPR compliance (CSI-COP)

CSI-COP involves citizen scientists to co-investigate the extent of online tracking through exploring cookies in websites and apps on mobile devices


Reducing Financial Vulnerability within Birmingham's Muslim Community

A research project led by the Centre for Business in Society aiming to Reduce Financial Vulnerability within Birmingham's Muslim Community.


A Capacity-Building Sprint on Writing for Publication for Education Scholars in the South-East Asia Region

Coventry University’s Centre for Global Learning: Education and Attainment (GLEA) offers to design and deliver a series of virtual workshops and consultations (a Capacity-Building Sprint) aimed to accelerate the progress and productivity of Early-Career Researchers (ECRs) from the South-East Asia Region with their writing for publication outputs and funding bids.