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Breakfast Briefing: Refugee resettlement: global dynamics and local challenges

On 30th January, the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations and Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre held the latest of their Breakfast Briefings to discuss the global dynamics and local challenges of refugee resettlement. 


VIA Conference 2017 Summary

The 2017 VIA conference ‘Integrating Research and Practice to Combat Violence and Interpersonal Aggression’, was one of the year’s successes for us at VIA.


Postgraduate Researcher of the Year

As part of the Research Hootenanny held at Elm Bank, the new home of the Centre for Research Capability and Development, CAWR nominated Morwenna McKenzie to represent the postgraduate team in the Postgraduate Researcher of the Year competition.


Dance and Somatic Practices Conference Summary

The fourth Dance and Somatic Practices Conference, which took place in July 2017, was another great success with over 100 delegates joining for talks.


Four types of employees who are potential insider threats

Academics have identified four types of employees who can become a threat to their companies – and explained the reasons why their workplace behaviour declines.


The Circular Economy and Sustainability: A Social Movement

The CBiS ‘The circular economy: transitioning to sustainability?’ conference hosted over 80 delegates from across Europe and UK.


Volunteers Required! Coventry Life Festival 2017

We are now seeking a team of volunteers to work with us to deliver Age Friendly City Coventry (AFC), part of the World Health Organisation Global Network of Age Friendly cities.


Edible insects and food sustainability

Could edible insects play an important role in tackling a growing global humanitarian problem?


Between conflict and survival: Unravelling the drivers of migration across the Mediterranean in 2015

On 17th January 2017, Professor Heaven Crawley gave a seminar at London’s Refugee Law Initiative which explored the use of categories to include and include certain group of migrants, and certain types of migration experiences, from the framework for international protection.


Special Issue Call for Papers: Bodily Extensions and Performance (Avatars, Prosthetics, Cyborgs, Posthumans)

The International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media is seeking contributions by 16th January 2017 for a special issue on Bodily Extensions and Performance.


Research highlights human exploitation in Indonesian fishing industry

A new study has revealed the dramatic extent of human exploitation in the Indonesian fishing industry, having documented the experiences of over 1,800 people rescued from forced labour or slavery.


Paving the way for digital railway in the UK

The Centre for Business in Society is thrilled to announce a new railway collaboration with several industry stakeholders, aimed at creating a data-driven system-view of the railway electrification infrastructure. 


Network and Capacity Building

CTPSR secured funding from NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, convened and delivered jointly with the ‘Small Arms Survey’ a two–day expert Advanced Research Workshop entitled ‘Building trust to enhance maritime security’.


Crisis Management In Business: Finding Resilience? – Event summary

Read a brief event summary on our ESRC funded event: 'Crisis Management in Business: Finding Resilience?' hosted by Dr Alessandro Merendino in the Centre for Business in Society.


Matt Qvortrup has been appointed co-editor of European Political Science Review

Matt Qvortrup, Chair of Applied Political Science at CTPSR, has been appointed co-editor of European Political Science Review starting on 1 January 2017.


CTPSR at the Guardian University Awards

Coventry University has been shortlisted for a prestigious award by the Guardian for the impact of its research shedding light on the dynamics of Europe’s migration crisis.


Strengthening financial health in the UK

Join our question and answer session on Twitter on Wednesday 16th November 2016 from 12-1pm to discuss financial capability and key issues around personal finance, using #askCBiS. 


Physics and Ballet

Researchers from Coventry University's Mobility & Transport joined members of the Royal Ballet got together in February to explore the dynamic relationship between physics and ballet.


Call for Proposals; body ^ space ^ object ^ memory ^ identity Symposium

Following on from last year’s Memory ^ sentiment ^ body ^ space ^ object, this year’s event builds on the collaboration between the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) and researchers in the School of Art and Design, and invites contributions from scholars and practitioners from across the arts and humanities. This one-day symposium will address how performers, artists and designers suggest the relationship of individuals to their surroundings. 


What is the impact of Intellectual Property Rights protection on Foreign Direct Investment? A panel analysis in developed and developing countries

Self-funded CBiS studentship: what is the impact of Intellectual Property Rights protection on Foreign Direct Investment? A panel analysis in developed and developing countries.