MASELTOV - Mobile Assistance for the Social Inclusion and Empowerment of Immigrants with Persuasive Learning Technologies and Social Network Services

MASELTOV - Mobile Assistance for the Social Inclusion and Empowerment of Immigrants with Persuasive Learning Technologies and Social Network Services.


Emotion processing and intervention in Autism Spectrum Conditions

This project aims to develop new innovative methods to explore how those with autism process emotions in realistic social situations, as well as new evidence based interventions to improve emotion processing skills in people with autism.


Novel Swarm Intelligence Algorithms: Application to Bioinformatics and System Biology

Promoting the development of the field of computational intelligence and applications in the UK, in particular, swarm intelligence and evolutionary computation.


Essential features of serious games design: A critical review and game pedagogic planner

This study aims to provide guidance on design of serious games that reflects the principles underpinning learning design. 


Linking Jobs and Poverty in Cities

This project aims to evaluate the UK and international evidence to help identify the most effective local level approaches which can link poor households to jobs that enable them to move out of poverty. 


MAGELLAN - A Multimodal Authoring and Gaming Environment for Location based collaborative Adventures

MAGELLAN - A Multimodal Authoring and Gaming Environment for Location based collaborative Adventures.


Niche Vehicle Network (Light Niche)

Aligning the scope of the competition by delivering weight reduction in the powertrain systems of road-going niche vehicles.  


RE-designing Access to Cultural Heritage for a wider participation in preservation, (re-)use and management of European culture (REACH)

The three-year REACH project will establish a Social Platform as a sustainable space for meeting, discussion and collaboration by a wide-ranging network of all those with a stake in research and practice in the field of culture and cultural heritage. 


An Assessment of the Outcomes of the Social Incubator Fund

In July 2012, the Cabinet Office established a £10 million Social Incubator Fund as part of its broader strategy to grow the UK’s social investment market. The aim of the project was to assess the success and effectiveness of different forms of incubator and their finance and business support packages on the development of early stage social ventures. Acting as a sub-consultant to policy consultancy ICF Consulting, Nick Henry provided expert peer review on the evaluation methodology, findings and recommendations.


Beyond fear and hate: mobilising people power to create a new narrative on migration and diversity

Across Europe political and media debates on migration and diversity have become increasingly negative. There is growing evidence that narratives of fear and hate have moved from fringe positions to occupy the mainstream, changing the terms of the debate in many countries. This project explores who is driving dominant narratives on migration and diversity and their purpose.


The Blended Diet Study: the perceived benefits and risk of using a blended diet with children and young people with complex health needs and enteral feeding requirements

The use of a blended diet as an alternative to prescribed formula feeds has provoked strong opinion in research and among professionals. The aims of the report will be to examine the evidence for best practice with regards to providing a blended diet via gastrostomy tube.


Identifying Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Clinical Features of FXS

This study is the first sufficiently powered examination of the relationship between genetic variation and behaviour in Fragile X Syndrome. 


Sleep and Early Cognitive Development in Down Syndrome

The Sleep and Early Cognitive Development in Down Syndrome study explores the relationship between sleep and early cognitive development in young children with Down syndrome.


Motion Bank

The main focus of this project is the creation of online digital scores, to be made publicly available via the Motion Bank website.


In the Dancer’s Mind

A study into creativity in contemporary dance.


Civic Epistemologies

The Civic Epistemologies project is about the participation of citizens in research on cultural heritage and humanities.


LABO21

Funded through the Culture 2007 programme, this project is a European platform for interdisciplinary research on artistic methodologies.


The British Council Coventry University Pharmacoeconomics Programme (BCCUPP)

The aim of this development programme is to build upon the expertise, knowledge and skills of the pharmacy workforce in Egypt. In recent years, the economic evaluation of pharmaceutical technologies has become an important issue for many health care systems, worldwide. This collaboration will help transfer knowledge and skills from the team at Coventry University to academics working in Egypt and pharmacists in select Egyptian hospitals.


The temporary staffing industry and economic change

The analytical work of the different national temporary staffing industries and the way they operate in different labour markets is designed to advance our understanding of labour market operations, challenges and developments, particularly around the use and nature of temporary work. This project is designed to deliver impact to a broad range of stakeholders, including academics, policy makers, those working in the industry and the general public.


Regional Strategies for Sustainable and Inclusive Territorial Development (ReSSI) – Regional Interplay and Dialogue

The ReSSI project will examine how sustainable, inclusive and smart economic development (as defined by the Europe 2020 strategy) can be promoted by local and regional authorities in Europe, in the context of evolving landscapes of territorial governance and planning.