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CBiS Seminar: Institutional Trustworthiness, Surveillance and Security in Europe Event
Against a backdrop of declining public trust in government and a climate of intense international terrorist threat, governments around the world are appealing to citizens to trade privacy for enhanced security. This talk will examine the relationship between the institutional trustworthiness of security agencies and the public’s acceptance of the way they use digital surveillance technologies.
CTPSR Seminar Series: Transitional justice paradigms and praxis Event
Research with survivors of sexual and gender based violence and displacement in Bosnia, the DRC and Colombia to discuss the lessons that can be learned from comparing the international norms of transitional justice with their implementation in different local contexts.
Cancelled: Interwar Dance Disclosure in France and the Ethics of the Neoclassical Gesture Event
This lecture is about the ethics of neoclassical gesture in ballet during the 1930s in France in relation to an impending fascism that would soon make itself felt under the Occupation.
Contesting Transitional Justice Conference Event
This one-day conference will bring together academics, doctoral students, practitioners and policymakers from across disciplines to engage with contemporary contestations on transitional justice in order to contribute to the ever-growing scholarship in this field.
The Big Question: What does populism really look like? Event
In the next of our Big Question public debate series we examine, ‘What does populism really look like?’ Following recent victories for the ‘Leave’ campaign in the Brexit vote and Donald Trump in the US elections and the seeming rise of the ‘populist’ agenda, we will examine both the causes and potential effects of the rise of populist views and their endorsement through these results.
Navigating the academic-practitioner divide in research Event
Academics rely upon collaboration with practitioners to deliver our research agenda. As delivering ‘research with impact’ gains increasing importance for public funders and the REF, navigating the academic-practitioner gap is taking on even more significance. Drawing upon fieldwork in such diverse sectors as jewellery, flower, wine and tourism industries our speakers will highlight the challenges of working in the academic practitioner gap (where the motivations of employees, employers, and practitioners may differ), and offer advice on best practice.
CBiS Seminar: Student Research Talks Event
Stuart Bowles (CU Alumni and current PhD student) and Lisa Ruetgers (current CBiS student) walk you through their research on topics covering alternative currencies and tackling surplus food.
Sharing Knowledge Event Event
Coventry University’s Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement are hosting the Sharing Knowledge event on is Monday 19th March. This event is designed to bring teachers and researchers together to share their knowledge, with the aim that your experiences can inform our research, and our research can inform your practice.
Coventry University project to assist emergency services in treating road traffic collision victims Research News
An initiative led by researchers at Coventry University’s Institute for Future Transport and Cities (IFTC), in conjunction with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW), will create a pedestrian trauma database to enhance current understanding of how the human body is affected by major impacts.
Professor Elena Gaura recognised as one of the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 Research News
Coventry University Professor Elena Gaura has been given a prestigious place in the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) for 2021, awarded by The Women’s Engineering Society in association with The Guardian newspaper and Assystem.
Coventry University Visiting Fellow recognised as one of the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 Research News
Dr Cristiana Pace, a Coventry University Visiting Fellow who successfully completed her PhD within Centre for Business in Society (CBiS), has been awarded a place in the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) for 2021 by The Women’s Engineering Society.
Coventry University has signed a collaboration agreement with leading Indian technology service provider L&T Technology Services (LTTS) to build and deliver new generation engineering innovations in the automotive and manufacturing sectors.
Coventry University Group has been recognised for its regeneration and support work for communities surrounding each of its campuses, as well as its delivery of skills-based training in the newly launched Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Researchers lead on thought-provoking Life on the Breadline photographic exhibition Research News
Researchers from Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) are set to premiere a challenging new exhibition on urban poverty in Coventry Cathedral this summer.
Coventry University shortlisted for 'Best Wellbeing Initiative' Postgrad Award 2021 Research News
Coventry University has been shortlisted for the award for the ‘Postgraduate Researcher Wellbeing Initiative’, organised by the Doctoral College & Centre for Research Capability and Development (RECAP).
Coventry University calls on public to help protect sweet chestnut trees Research News
Coventry University’s Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) has teamed up with The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) on a new citizen science project to help save the at-risk sweet chestnut trees from an invasive pest.
Calls for Coventry artists to collaborate in a second Coventry Creates project Research News
We are inviting Coventry postcode (CV) based artists and researchers from the University of Warwick and Coventry University to apply to this exciting call.
Britain at risk of home-grown terrorism, according to leading trust academic Research News
Britain is at risk of escalating acts of home-grown terrorism if politicians don’t get a handle on re-building public trust, according to a leading academic.
Coventry University hosts first UK ‘Visualise Your Thesis’ Competition for Postgraduate Researchers Research News
Postgraduate candidates from across the university put together short videos to bring their PhD projects to life.
Research shows it is possible to stop smoking and simultaneously lose weight Research News
As research suggests that both smoking and obesity are risk factors for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms and other life-threatening diseases, there has never been a better time for people to stop smoking and manage their weight at the same time.
