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Do higher levels of the enforcement of accounting standards improve investment efficiency? Evidence from IFRS-adopting countries

The purpose of the study to be presented is to investigate the impact of differential levels of the enforcement of accounting standards on a particular firm outcome - investment efficiency.


Experiences and learning from an IKudu Collaborative Online International Learning exchange

Coventry University's Research Centre for Global Learning invites you to this seminar focused on a three-year project iKudu.


Inclusion and Intersectionality Symposium

The Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) is hosting the 'Inclusion and Intersectionality' symposium with The Society for Dance Research, in collaboration with Candoco Dance Company.


Reputational Effects in Sovereign Rating Phases: Time, macro and institutional factors and the role of defaults and debt restructuring and resolution

This event will discuss the role of reputation, macro and institutional factors, and defaults and debt restructuring/resolution for the length of sovereign rating phases.


A news-based index of environmental policy uncertainty

Extracting text from ten leading US newspapers over the last four decades, we use text-mining algorithms to develop a monthly index of US environmental policy uncertainty over the 1981-2019 period.


Coventry University chosen to be part of first regional hub for the British Academy’s new Early Career Researcher Network

The British Academy recently announced that a new hub to support UK based arts and humanities doctoral researchers would be established in the Midlands as part of a pilot programme. Coventry University has been selected to partner with 13 other entities and form a network for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) that is inclusive and researcher-led.


UN sponsored conflict resolution in Kyrgyzstan: Why do external peacebuilding interventions not correspond to insider needs?

This project responds to the experience of policy-makers and practitioners working on ‘preventing violent extremism’ (PVE) who find policies developed and implemented under the rubric of PVE to be ambiguous and vague which can lead to dignity being compromised.


Re/presenting Islam on Campus

Running from 2015 to 2018, the project analysed how Islam is understood on university campuses with a view to an open, informed discussion about Islam as an aspect of British life.


Church Responses to Domestic Abuse

A study of the nature and extent of domestic abuse in UK churches to support churches in challenging domestic abuse and reducing its incidence. The research focused on the county of Cumbria in north-west England.


PGR and ECR Forum: Welcome to the Cities of Culture Research Network

PGR event prior to the AHRC Cities of Culture Network: The Coventry Cultural Policy & Evaluation Summit


Upon Reflection: Responses to the Coventry Cultural Policy & Evaluation Summit

Post event following the AHRC Cities of Culture Network: The Coventry Cultural Policy & Evaluation Summit


Evaluation of 'Unlocking Nature: Greening our prison spaces

Unlocking Nature targeted two areas, an improvement in the built prison environment and the introduction of land-based interventions. Both activities have been acknowledged as influencing the physical and mental health and wellbeing of incarcerated men and women.


Review of Evidence on the Physiological and Psychological Development of Children

In 2015 the UK Government gave Sport England a new remit to support children aged 5-14 years. SE commissioned Duncan, Eyre and colleagues to undertake a review (completed in March 2017) to inform the body’s response to this.


Sexual and Gender-based Violence and Torture Experiences of South Sudanese Refugees in Northern Uganda: Health and Justice Responses

This research investigated the health and justice service responses to the needs of South Sudanese refugees living in refugee settlements in Northern Uganda who had been subjected to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and torture.


Understanding and Addressing Asylum Seekers’ Health and Well-being in Coventry and Rugby

As the UK hosts asylum seekers and refugees, with Coventry leading on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons resettlement scheme, it is imperative to understand how their health and well-being needs can best be effectively and efficiently met by healthcare practitioners.


Harnessing big data analytics in studying contemporary management challenges

Exploring the methodological innovations in big data analytics and how they can be better utilised to examine contemporary management topics and the global grand challenges of modern times.


Identity and Governance of Bodily Extensions: The case of Prosthetics and Avatars

Prosthetics and avatars can both be defined as forms of bodily extension – one mechanical, the other digital. The project investigated what we can learn about bodily extensions by examining these two different forms alongside each other.


The Centre for Postdigital Cultures welcomes Angela McRobbie to the team

Coventry University’s Centre for Postdigital Cultures (CPC) has appointed acclaimed media theorist Angela McRobbie as its new Visiting Professor.


Bioleaching technology for the recovery of metals from Electronic Waste - Research Project

The aim of the project is to develop a sustainable and environmentally friendly method to recover precious metals from electronic waste that will create a closed-loop system to recycle metals back into the supply chain as required in a sustainable circular economy.


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

At the heart of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), is a number of questions that enquire about a homeless individual’s right to access to basic living provisions such as shelter, personal safety, health, food, and communication.