Coventry University technology business advisor Paul Bennett highlights lessons learned from a project to encourage technology business in the region in a post originally published by Insider Media. The rise of the ultramarathon has been a trend in recent years – and now it has spread to business. Last month, Coventry University Enterprises – which…
Paul Noon, pro-vice-chancellor for enterprise and innovation at Coventry University, discusses devolution and how the region’s universities can play a key role in helping the West Midlands to grow and prosper. In May this year, the West Midlands will elect its first ever metropolitan mayor. This is a significant moment for the region as we…
Guest Blog by Vice-Chancellor Professor John Latham The Government is forming a new industrial strategy. Our sector (HE – Higher Education) is in the right place to turn it into jobs and investment. This new industrial strategy is timely. As we prepare for Brexit, it makes good sense for the UK to work out how…
The impact of cream teas, pasties and clotted cream on St Ives’ tourism industry has been deconstructed by academics. Researchers from Coventry University have been examining the impact that food tourism has on local economies, specifically in one of Cornwall’s holiday hotspots, St Ives. With a third of tourists’ money across Europe estimated to be…
Guest blog written by Mark Holton, Group director of organisation development, Coventry University We can all read thousands of books that talk and advise about the traditional leadership and management skills needed to plan, manage projects, work efficiently as a team and cope with organisational change. However, in this Snapchat, Instagram, Pokemon Go generation, I feel…
An exciting new project led by Coventry City Council, with Coventry University, will see the development of a program to demonstrate how real-world connected cars interacts with surrounding infrastructure. Intelligent Variable Message Systems (iVMS) will assess how connected and automated vehicles interact on key routes leading into Coventry’s City Centre. iVMS will draw on cutting edge expertise…
Within 5 days of release in the US, PokemonGO surpassed Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram in terms of the number of users. It is an enormous sensation and, as with all trending sensations, businesses immediately look for ways to capitalise and utilise it to their ends. But what is it and how can business take advantage?…
Statement: As the dust settles on last week’s historic EU referendum vote, we want to ensure that there is no doubt amongst members of our community and our partners – both at home and abroad – about Coventry University’s commitment to Europe and its continued global engagement. The British public voted to leave the EU,…
Coventry University is one of the top universities for working with business and we have invested heavily in providing support to organisations of varying sizes in a number of sectors both regionally and nationally. Support includes assisting new start-ups and working with established large enterprises on knowledge transfer and consultancy. Knowledge transfer is a way…
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. Researches from the University’s Centre for Mobility and Transport will be working on the newly launched UK Connected Intelligent Transport Environment (UK CITE) project. Announced…