Coventry University’s studies in adolescent sexual health (SASH) group have developed a new computer game called PRE:PARe – Positive Relationships: Eliminating coercion and Pressure in Adolescent Relationships which will be rolled out to schools in the coming months.
The World Health Organisation’s campaign to create a global network of “age-friendly cities” – with easy access to buildings and facilities, better public transport, underpinned by slower paced and stronger communities – is gathering support. But during an age of austerity and continued cuts, is it realistic to expect UK local authorities to invest in a set of principles that look to have a potentially vast price tag?
Coventry University Lecturer and Professor in Clinical Psychology, Helen Liebling has published an affecting piece of research into women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo who have suffered rape as a weapon of war.
The Spring 2013 SASH Newsletter is out.
On 20th February 2013, Coventry University based Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) hosted the ‘Shifting Balances Symposium’, a day event which saw a wide range of speakers from all over the world. The symposium was organised and hosted by Dr Margaret Wilson of Wyoming University.
More and more people are surviving cancer in the UK due to improvements in treatment and diagnosis.
Phantom Radiotherapy
The work carried out in Coventry within the MAESTRO European project on Methods and Advanced Equipment for Simulation and Treatment in Radiation Oncology (MAESTRO) has demonstrated that it is possible to reduce the amount of radiation dose delivered to healthy tissues during radiotherapy treatment by compensating for organ motion using a standard treatment couch.
On 12th February 2013, the Studies in Adolescent Sexual Health (SASH) research group hosted a free event which was themed ‘Innovation in Sexual Health’. Based at the techno centre with in Coventry University, They had several interesting and relevant speakers come forward with thought-provoking presentations and workshops across the day, exploring new and imaginative ideas for engaging and educating young people in a sensitive… Read More
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Coventry University has joined forces with a leading UK healthcare charity, the Anaphylaxis Campaign, to develop a newly launched iPhone app which helps people affected by severe allergic reactions.