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Coventry University to play five-year host to UN academic council 01 Jan 1753

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. The university’s research centre, which is based on its Technology Park and which specialises in trust, peacebuilding and human security, will assume the role of secretariat to ACUNS from next year. 

The ‘SMART’ way of assessing the sustainability of English and Welsh farms. 02 Jan 2017

Holistic sustainability assessment of farms in the UK managed according to Permaculture principles and compared to certified organic and conventional farms using the Swiss SMART indicator system (Sustainability Monitoring Assessement RouTine).

Europeana Space: Spaces of possibility for the creative reuse of digital cultural content 03 Apr 2017

We recently completed the project and received an ‘Excellent’ for the project in our final review. The project has been hugely successful and we are hoping to continue working with our partners on other projects.

NEWBITS - Through an improved understanding of ITS services towards innovative business models 02 Jan 2017

The European Commission sees an important role for Intelligent Transport Systems – short ITS - in order to enhance greening transport and improve transport efficiency, safety, and security.

What the Prevent duty means for schools and colleges in England: An analysis of educationalists’ experiences 04 Jul 2017

New report from CTPSR seeks to get beyond the polarised public debate about the Prevent duty to explore the experiences of ‘front line’ education professionals.

CTEHR Innovative Project Features in BBC's Terrific Scientific Campaign 23 Nov 2016

The Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research (CTEHR) have been involved in an innovative project launched by BBC Learning and the Wellcome Trust which is designed to get primary school children excited about science.

Five year anniversary of vital maritime security research at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations 20 Jun 2017

The Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations is celebrating five years of research into the developing arena of maritime security. 

Petals - FGM web app for young people wins Gold London Design Award 24 Nov 2016

In the Digital community category, the app, created to help protect young girls and women from female genital mutilation (FGM), has beaten off stiff competition to win a 2016 London Design Award.

Professor Heaven Crawley joins the Overseas Development Institute 30 Jan 2017

Professor Heaven Crawley has joined the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) as a Senior Research Associate to develop and strengthen links with the newly established migration research programmel.

Katharine Jones joins the One World Media Awards as a judge 30 Jan 2017

Katharine Jones has been invited to act as a judge for the One World Media Awards, Refugee Reporting category, 2017.

The Big Question. Lecture Series. The US Presidential Election 2016. Fact or fiction? 17 Mar 2016

In the USA Republicans and Democrats are fighting to select their candidate for President. From Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders, unexpected candidates have come to the fore. Controversy, criticism and confusion have dominated the headlines and thrown the future of American politics up in the air. But what is fact and what is fiction?

Children, health and wellbeing book launched at Swedish Symposium 12 Oct 2015

The Centre for Communities and Social Justice's Dr Geraldine Brady launched the book 'Children, health and wellbeing: policy debates and lived experience' at the Children, health and well-being symposium at Linkoping University, Sweden.

Lecturer in Dance Nicola Conibere wins the Bonnie Bird New Choreography Award 07 Dec 2015

C-DaRE's Dr. Nicola Conibere is awarded a prize of £10,000 and support from a creative producer, to pursue a project of choreographic research.

Call for Proposals; Digital Echoes Symposium 2016 11 Dec 2015

For the 6th edition of the Digital Echoes Symposium, we focus on participation as one of the most prominent legacies of the digital, in particular how it invokes processes of collectivity, democratisation and decentring.

Migrant Voices in the British media 02 Feb 2016

Victims and Villains explores how migrant voices and experiences are framed in Britain’s migration debate, against the backdrop of a complex relationship between the media, political debate and public attitudes.

Prof. Hazel Barrett represents Coventry University at Change Plus Kickoff Meeting in Berlin 22 Jan 2016

Prof Hazel Barrett was pleased to represent Coventry University alongside all the partners of the Chang Plus project.

Call for papers: Arend Lijphart Symposium 02 Mar 2016

The Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, at Coventry University, is delighted to present the symposium, Arend Lijphart Power-Sharing and the Politics of Intercultural Dialogue.

Dr Geraldine Brown Hosts Black History Month Seminar Series 30 Sep 2015

In partnership with Coventry University Black & Minority Ethnic Staff Network, Dr. Geraldine Brown hosted a series of seminars to mark Black History Month.

Ankara bombs: Turkey is being torn apart by bad leaders and bad neighbours 12 Oct 2015

Turkey: torn apart by bad leaders and bad neighbours. Professor Alpaslan Ozerdem investigates.

A new kind of doctoral programme for the 21st Century 09 Oct 2015

We've joined forces with twelve other University Alliance universities to launch a new kind of doctoral training programme.