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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.


New autism study a "shocking wake-up call" for society, say academics News

People who show characteristics of autism are more at risk of attempting suicide, according to a Coventry University study whose results are being presented to a United States federal advisory committee tomorrow.


HORIBA MIRA and Coventry University Secure Grant Funding for the Creation of World Class Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Testing Facilities News

The new project is one of four announced today to create a global Connected Autonomous Vehicle test and validation ecosystem in the UK. Government to co-invest with industry to establish £80m globally leading centre of excellence.


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.


Trust in healthcare undermined by "bad apples", new research reveals News

Research by Coventry University based on analysis of 6,714 cases of professional misconduct by health and care professionals has identified three types of perpetrator, including the self-serving 'bad apple'.


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.  


Coventry student brings friendship to children 3,000 miles apart News

More than 150 children have extended the hand of friendship 3,000 miles between the UK and Iraq in the latest Coventry-run project to promote peace and reconciliation.


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.


Business School celebrates 50 years of teaching with milestone events News

Coventry University Business School is calling on graduates to share memories and reach out to students during a year of celebrations to mark 50 years of teaching in the city.  


Eat a fried grasshopper at Coventry University event News

An academic is to give a talk on how edible insects could help solve the world food crisis - and give her audience the chance to sample fried grasshoppers.


“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.