Media and Performing Arts

Coventry Journalism Students report on General Election for BBC, Sky News, ITV, Capital Radio and Coventry Telegraph

What our students are up to 12 Dec 2019 daren

Over a dozen Journalism degree students are gearing up to the cover the General Election for media companies across the country today. Sixteen second and third-year BA (Hons) Journalism students…

Students and staff members of Coventry university get a sense of the real thing through a crash simulation.

What our students are up to 20 Nov 2019 daren

Article by Edsel Hussey, 1 Year BA Journalism Student Walking into the Alison Ginsell university building as journalism students, we were very impressed by the demonstration put together…

Media Production Student Ioana Dumitrache works on 2 Hollywood feature films in Romania

What our students are up to 2 Oct 2019 daren

Media Production Student Ioana Dumitrache spent her placement year working on 2 major feature films, in television and for the National Film Archive in Romania. Read Ioana's story here: "I’m a…

Executives from the Grafton Construction Group learned what it is like to make a TV show in one day! Team building the Coventry way!

What our staff are up to 19 Sep 2019 daren

Staff from the School of Media & Performing Arts led the away day which forms part of School’s CPD offer to external businesses and organisations. In collaboration with the Faculty…

9th Annual INTIME Experimental Music concert series at Coventry University

What's on 18 Sep 2019 daren

This October the Coventry University Experimental Music Research Group INTIME present two Project Days of new music concerts with world premieres, a keynote interactive presentation and papers in Ellen Terry Building…

Dr Bianca Wright interviewed on BBC Breakfast

What our staff are up to 17 Sep 2019 daren

Dr Bianca Wright, the Course Director for Digital Media, was on BBC breakfast this morning (12/9/19) talking about the issue of micro-transactions in video games such as Fortnite and Fifa…

MPA Staff win University Excellence Award for Hong Kong project

What our staff are up to 27 Jun 2019 daren

Staff from the School are celebrating after winning a prestigious Coventry University Excellence awards at a glittering ceremony held in Coventry Cathedral. The project they won for was an…

Interview: Anthony Luvera

What our students are up to 23 Jul 2017 covfah

Many of our academics originally came from industry and Anthony Luvera, Course Director for BA Photography is no stranger to the ‘ins and outs’ of the photography industry. We interviewed…

Students seeing the Upside of Coventry life

What our students are up to 23 Jul 2017 covfah

Lots of students set up bands while they’re at Coventry University, current student Callum Maciver tells us about his, The Upsiders. “It began with myself (Singer/Ukulele), Nathan (Melodica/Accordion) and Chris…

The Immersive Telepresence in Theatre Project is multiple award winner

What our students are up to 23 Jul 2017 covfah

A pioneering project which allows Coventry University students to rehearse and study with actors thousands of miles away has been the recipient of three prestigious international education awards. The Immersive Telepresence…