Are Amazon about to change the face of retail forever? The online giant has already revolutionised the way we buy things. They are the biggest name in online shopping and have been for some time. They pioneered next day delivery services like Prime and now even have a service where you can get same-day delivery…
Commenting on the launch of the industrial strategy today (23 January 2017) Professor John Latham, Vice Chancellor of Coventry University and Chair of University Alliance, a group of universities focused on preparing students for a career in industry and the professions said: “Universities will be key to the success of this industrial strategy, and we…
A spin-out spawned from a link-up between Coventry University and tech transfer firm Crossword Cybersecurity has been selected to join a GCHQ-backed initiative to tackle online threats. CyberOwl, which launched last year with investment from Mercia Fund Management, is one of only seven start-ups invited onto the unique accelerator which is run by GCHQ and…
Coventry University is set to deliver leadership training on behalf of the government company that oversees the operation, maintenance and improvement of England’s motorways and major A roads. The University’s commercial arm, CU Services Ltd, has secured the contract to deliver Highways England’s Roads Academy Programme. Now in its seventh year, the Roads Academy is…
Experts from Coventry University visited Jakarta recently to look at ways they could help ease the city’s crippling traffic congestion. According to a recent survey based on satellite navigation data, Indonesia’s capital city suffers from the ‘worst traffic in the world’ with one traffic jam earlier this year lasting 35 hours and the average driver…
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…
Guest post by Dr. Darren R. Reid On December 25th, 120 Odeon cinemas will open across the nation to screen the new Star Wars film, Rogue One. On many levels, the very idea seems to offend traditional British sensibilities. Why would anyone, so the logic goes, want to abandon the traditional trappings of turkey, family, and Brussels…
Prof Tobie de Coning, Stellenbosch University and Visiting Professor at Coventry University’s International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship, takes the discussion further regarding rethinking the way entrepreneurship is promoted. I have been working actively in the broad field of Entrepreneurship for most of my academic career, a career that stretches over almost four decades. It has…
Keith Jeffrey from Coventry University’s Social Enterprise believes the true spirit of Christmas thrives in the businesses he helps to support. The festive season is already in full swing; so much so, in fact, that the latest John Lewis advert already feels like last year’s! But despite the potential onset of early Christmas fatigue, I do enjoy…
Coventry University have partnered with a Lancashire-based environmental company to help increase the amount of wildlife and environmentally-friendly areas in urban areas. SEL Environmental have entered into a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the University’s Centre for Agroecology and Water Resilience (CAWR), to deliver the benefits of green space and wildlife friendly habitats into the…