A new multimillion pound centre of design excellence to support UK innovation in the transport industry and boost efforts to bridge a shortfall in essential creative skills will be opening at Coventry University in 2017. The announcement of the National Transport Design Centre (NTDC) comes as a new report from the Automotive Council UK identifies…
A team led by Coventry University Enterprises (CUE) has been successful in winning two major contracts, together worth over £3 million, with Singaporean government agencies State of the art simulation systems have been created to provide realistic and safe training for the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Home Team Academy, the local equivalent of…
While we bask in the majesty that is Leicester City’s first Premier League title and the riches it brings, it’s easy to forget that with the introduction of a new TV deal from next season, it is the worst time not to be in the top flight. So, Aston Villa have done the most Aston…
The chief design officer of Land Rover is set to be awarded an honorary doctorate of arts by Coventry University this week. Gerry McGovern, who was born in Coventry and has headed up the design studios of some of the world’s best known car brands, is being honoured in recognition of his achievements as a…
Coventry University’s internationally renowned Serious Games Institute, who are based at the Technology Park, has been working with researchers in Belgium and the Netherlands on a new ‘treatment’ to help children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and results of the research trial have shown a significant improvement in children’s behaviour. The treatment comes in…
After winning the coveted Business Partnership award at the recent Guardian University Awards, we thought we’d give you a little more information about the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME). The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), supported by the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Catalyst Fund, is a collaboration between Coventry…
The UK’s first ‘Faculty on the Factory Floor’ sealed a memorable eighteen months in operation last night when it was named as one of the main winners in the Guardian University Awards 2016. The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), which is a joint collaboration between Unipart Manufacturing and Coventry University, beat off rivals…
A deputy vice-chancellor for group development and resources has been appointed at Coventry University to lead – amongst other activities – the institution’s financial and estates strategy. Nigel Alcock joins Coventry University this week from Energetics Networked Energy, where he was the chief financial officer based out of the company’s Midlands office. Nigel has spent…
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. The University fended off competition from five other shortlisted UK institutions to be awarded THE’s flagship accolade in recognition of its achievements and performance over the year. According to the…
5The chancellor George Osborne chose the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) in Coventry to announce the long-anticipated West Midlands devolution deal back in November. The institute – a collaboration between Coventry University and Unipart Manufacturing Group (UMG) – played host to the signing of the historic ‘devo’ deal by council leaders across the region.…