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From the East End of London to the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro: The relevance and transferability of the social legacy programmes of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LONRIO)

Project findings highlight how clear communication with the local community and proper inclusion in the planning and implementation phases can potentially greatly improve the satisfaction levels of the host community with regard to the event and the legacies it may bring.


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.


CAWR researchers release multi-lingual film on DVD to influence transnational policy

The film, Imagining Research for Food Sovereignty, highlights key moments in the process and outcomes of the St. Ulrich Workshop on Democratising Agricultural Research for Food Sovereignty and Peasant Agrarian Cultures.


The Big Question: Can we build communities of trust and peace?

On Tuesday 3rd February 2015, the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations played host to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, launching a new series of public talks at Coventry University entitled ‘The Big Question.’ 


Westminster briefing for Coventry University professor

A professor in children and family nursing at Coventry University was invited to the House of Commons to speak as part of a Teenage Cancer Trust briefing for the shadow secretary of state for health.


The Big Question: Election 2015: How was it for you?

The Big Question seminar series discusses the 2015 election.


Julie Bayley Wins National Research Impact Award

Coventry University's Impact Officer Julie Bayley has won a coveted national award for research impact. 


CU Researcher Wins International Award for PhD Thesis

Coventry University's research Dr Jeane Gerard has received the coveted Richard Block Award for her PhD thesis. 


Geraldine Brady to feature as Guest Presenter

Geraldine Brady is to feature as Guest Presenter at the International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child at Universite de Moncton in Canada.


PhD Student Natalie Dukes Wins Best PGR Student Poster Presentation Prize

PhD student Natalie Dukes won the best PGR Student Poster Presentation prize at the Coventry University Excellence Awards on Thursday 25th June 2015.


Royal Aeronautical Society Bronze Award for CU Lecturer

Mike Bromfield, a Senior Lecturer in Aerospace/Flight Safety Researcher has been awarded a Bronze Award for Best Written Paper in 2014 by the Royal Aeronautical Society.


Building Partnerships for Indonesian Maritime Security

The Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) convened a two-day workshop in Jakarta (Sep. 9-10) entitled ‘Building partnerships for Indonesian maritime security’, with a diverse range of high profile participants.


The Liver App Project

The MyLiver app has been designed by medical and health professionals to directly benefit young people with liver disease. 


S.E.N.D. Evaluation

This project has been designed to measure the improved engagement of local children’s palliative care providers in the reform of SEND in England.


How can siblings of children with a life-threatening or a life-limiting genetic condition be best supported?

Previous research has tended to focus on the effects of childhood diagnosis on mothers, but this study will aim to increase professional’s understanding the experiences of the whole family, including other siblings. 


Xtended Reality Leadership for Xtraordinary Leaders

XRL aims to promote innovative methods and pedagogies that blend the use of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and face-to-face collaboration to create innovative workshops, training programmes and self-assessment for future leaders.


Exploring the role of moral norms and neutralisation in environmentally conscious behaviour: The case of UAE Consumers

This research seeks to understand the environmentally conscious behaviour of consumers in United Arab Emirates.   


Flexible ethics across space and place: A study of tourists’ ethical food consumption and the tourism industry’s response

This study aims to examine the flexible nature of ethical consumption by understanding how food habits change across space and place. 


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

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?


Joel Busher wins BSA Memorial Prize

Joel Busher wins British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial Prize for Making of Anti-Muslim Protest