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Social care packages: Coventry study shows direct payments do not guarantee choice and control for older people News

25% of older people needing help with basic tasks still cannot choose when they eat, when to take a bath or shower or what time to go to bed, according to a study by researchers at Coventry University's Centre for Communities and Social Justice.


Chancellor chooses Coventry's 'faculty on the factory floor' to announce devo deal News

The chancellor George Osborne chose the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) in Coventry to announce the long-anticipated West Midlands devolution deal.


Coventry health professor in swap with top NHS minister News

A health professor at Coventry University will be swapping the lab for the Lords this week as part of a Royal Society initiative to pair up the UK's leading scientists and policymakers to give them a taste of each other's worlds.


New research centre to benefit the energy, manufacturing and process industries News

A research and development centre, which will play a pivotal role in the understanding of complex flows, benefitting the energy, manufacturing and process industries, is opening next April at Coventry University.


Civil partnerships 10 years on: Unis explore same-sex couples' experiences News

Researchers from Coventry University and the University of Worcester are asking same-sex couples from across the UK to tell them about their views and experiences 10 years on from the introduction of the Civil Partnerships Act 2004.


Coventry named 'University of the Year' by Times Higher Education magazine News

Coventry University continued its unprecedented year of success tonight when it was named 'University of the Year' in the annual Times Higher Education (THE) Awards.


Coventry students' bags of support raise thousands for charity News

Coventry University students have teamed up with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to donate their unwanted items at the end of term – in an initiative that the charity estimates could raise over £30k.


Uni link-up aims to improve early warning of cyber threats News

A new collaboration between Coventry University and a tech company specialising in cybersecurity is aiming to improve the methods of online threat detection available to industry.


Students set to benefit from Petroleum Experts' specialist software News

Students on a range of energy management courses at Coventry University are benefiting from new state-of-the-art software that has just been made available to them.


Coventry and Warwickshire Local Government leaders and Universities call for strong Midlands Voice in EU negotiations News

Coventry and Warwickshire local government leaders, and the city and county’s two universities, are united in their resolve that the concerns, interests, and indeed opportunities for growth in region must have their voice heard in any forthcoming negotiations following the recent EU referendum.


From Dismaland to Coventry – miniature mayhem on campus News

There will be scenes of carnage in Coventry later this week but people needn’t be alarmed, as the disturbance is all part of a visiting art installation.  The Aftermath Dislocation Principle (ADP), a post-riot landscape, created in miniature by celebrated artist Jimmy Cauty, rolls in to Coventry’s University Square this week.


Researchers call for Europe-wide ballistic information sharing network to tackle gun crime News

All countries across Europe are being urged to establish national ‘Firearms Focal Points’ to collect, study and share information about firearms and ballistics to help reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by gun crime and terrorism.


Second ‘Games for Health UK Conference’ coming to Coventry News

Global experts in the ground-breaking field of serious games and virtual reality, used to improve health and wellbeing, are amongst the speakers at the Games for Health UK Conference, in Coventry University this July.


Coventry's transport research team supports £7million connected driving project News

Coventry University is joining forces with partners across academia, government and industry on a new project to create one of the world’s most advanced environments for connected and autonomous driving. 


Leading political commentators in Coventry for EU debate News

As the country gears up for the forthcoming EU referendum, top political commentators are coming to Coventry next week to take part in what is sure to be a lively debate on the subject currently dominating the news agenda.


Big Read BookBench inspires creative classes News

Coventry University’s Literacy team has teamed up with local schools across the city to introduce an artistic twist on a public space. Incorporating the help of a nationally recognised author, and local schools, to inspire the design of a new BookBench.


Coventry University’s Chelsea Flower Show exhibit wins award News

The team behind Coventry University’s ‘healthy gardeners’ showcase at the Chelsea Flower Show has been awarded a coveted accolade by the event’s judges.


University excels in social enterprise awards News

Coventry University has excelled in a in a social enterprise awards ceremony designed to showcase the higher education sector's talent and achievement in entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership.


Universities welcome new authority formation News

The official formation of the West Midlands Combined Authority has been welcomed by three of the region’s universities.


Coventry Uni gives kids a taste of terrific science in BBC Learning campaign News

Coventry University is helping school kids get scientific as part of an ambitious new initiative led by the BBC, which will see a ‘live lesson’ broadcast to the UK at 11am this morning.