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Vice-chancellor's message following London attacks News

On behalf of Coventry University Group, I want to extend our deepest sympathies to the people caught up in the attacks at London Bridge and Borough market. Our thoughts are with all those who lost their lives and who were injured, as well as their friends and families.


Coventry University leaps up the 2018 QS world rankings News

Coventry University has been given another global league table boost today by shooting up the 2018 QS World University Rankings.


Meditation and yoga can ‘reverse’ DNA reactions which cause stress, new study suggests News

Mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi don’t simply relax us; they can ‘reverse’ the molecular reactions in our DNA which cause ill-health and depression, according to a study by the universities of Coventry and Radboud.


New Coventry University research on security threats announced News

Three Coventry University research projects to address some of the security threats facing the UK have been selected for funding from more than 80 submissions from universities across the country.


Coventry University to play five-year host to UN academic council News

Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) has been selected to host the headquarters of the prestigious Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) for five years starting in 2018.


More frequent sexual activity can boost brain power in older adults, according to new study News

More frequent sexual activity has been linked to improved brain function in older adults, according to a study by the universities of Coventry and Oxford.


Universities to lead on research to underpin UK’s cybersecurity policymaking News

Coventry and Cardiff universities have joined forces to help ensure the UK is primed to respond to policy challenges posed by the ever-growing threat of cyber attacks.


How The Gruffalo helped Coventry University academics boost youngsters’ motor skills and language ability News

Combining movement and storytelling activities boosts pre-school children’s key motor skills and language ability, according to Coventry University experts who used bestselling book The Gruffalo during their research.


Course for new NHS role launched News

The first trainees have embarked on a Coventry University course that will prepare them for a new role that aims to transform the health and care workforce.


Coventry University enters the top ten for employment rates News

Coventry is now one of the UK’s top ten universities for employment rates – its highest ever placing – according to new government figures.


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.


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.


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.