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[16 NOV 01] POP IDOL PETE HONOURED BY
COV UNI
 Pop
music mogul Pete Waterman, the man who found fame and fortune
for Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley and Steps, and known currently
to fans of ITV's Pop Idol show, has been honoured by Coventry
University. MORE
[11 NOV 01] LADY GODIVA GETS HONARY MA
 Long
serving Lady Godiva, Pru Poretta, will this week be made an
Honorary Master of Arts by Coventry University. MORE
[15 MAY 01] COV UNI STUDENTS TOLD TO
PAY UP OR ELSE
 More
than 600 students at Coventry University are being told to pay
up or stay away from lectures in a row over tuition fees.
MORE
[25 APR 01] CW2000 ON TARGET
 A
european-backed project is on target to help 500 companies in
Coventry and Warwickshire take advantage of the Internet
revolution by the end of the year. MORE
[28 MAR 01] STUDENTS GIVE PRIORY
CLOISTER A LICK OF PAINT
Students at Coventry
University are getting their paintbrushes out to create a huge
mural for the city’s Phoenix Initiative.
MORE
[19 MAR 01] STUDENTS RISE TO VW DESIGN
CHALLENGE
Students from Coventry
University will be showing off designs for vehicles built to
deliver goods ordered on the internet at a prestigious trade
show tomorrow. MORE
[22 FEB 01] FRANK WHITTLE TO BE
HONOURED BY UNIVERSITY
 Coventry-born
jet engine pioneer Sir Frank Whittle is to be honoured by
Coventry University by having an engineering building named
after him. MORE
[14 FEB 01] WORLD'S EYE LOOKS ON CITY
WITH NEW WEBCAM
The world is now able
to peer into all parts of Coventry, including stunning views
of the cathedrals, following the installation of a movable
webcam by Coventry University. MORE
[09 FEB 01] UNI BUOYED BY MARCONI'S
ENTERPRISING MOVE
Coventry University’s
new Enterprise Centre has made a prestigious catch by signing
up electronics giant Marconi to the new building.
MORE
[02 FEB 01] STUDENTS GEAR UP FOR GARAGE
NIGHT
Coventry University students are
planning to take the entertainment world by storm by
organising and promoting their own Garage night in the
city. MORE
[31 JAN 01] STUDENT FLIES OUT TO HELP
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
A Coventry University student who is
learning about disaster management has been sent to India to
help deal with the aftermath of the devastating
earthquake. MORE
[25 JAN 01] UNIVERSITY LINKS WITH
PRIVATE FIRM FOR HALLS
Coventry’s derelict YWCA is to be
transformed into a 92-bedroom luxury hall of residence for
students in a £2 million development. MORE
[04 JAN 01] UNIVERSITY GETS GULF WAR
HOSTAGE PAPERS
Files detailing the plight suffered by
the hostages taken by Saddam Hussein upon the Iraqi invasion
of Kuwait in 1990 are to be given to Coventry
University. MORE
[14 DEC 00] ENTERPRISE PARK GETS ITS
FIRST TENANT
The first tenant to sign up for new
premises in the recently-opened Enterprise Centre on Coventry
University's Technology Park will receive their keys tomorrow. MORE
[06 DEC 00] UNIVERSITY LECTURERS TAKE
ACTION OVER PAY
Staff at Coventry University are
withholding students’ marks and boycotting exam boards as
part of a national camping of industrial action over
pay. MORE
[01 DEC 00] UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WINS TOP
AWARD
Coventry University's new library has
chalked up what is expected to be the first in a long list of
many awards and has been hailed as a “landmark”
building. MORE
[30 NOV 00] JAGUAR FOUNDER IMMORTALISED
BY UNIVERSITY
Sir William Lyons, the founder of Jaguar
Cars is to be immortalised in Coventry next month when a
building is named after him. MORE
[30 NOV 00] HOUSING BOSS REWARDED FOR
EFFORTS
Touchstone Housing Association chief
executive Bill Martin has been given an honorary degree by
Coventry University for his efforts in improving the city’s
urban areas. MORE
[28 NOV 00] JOBS TO GO AT CASH-STRAPPED
UNIVERSITY
Jobs in Coventry University’s School
of Engineering are to be axed following the revelation that
the department is facing a £1 million shortfall in European
grants. MORE
[08 NOV 00] MEDIA STUDENTS TO AUDIT
FACILITIES
Media students at Coventry University
say they have cleared the first hurdle in the battle for
better facilities, but are still threatening to withhold
fees. MORE
[06 NOV 00] UNIVERSITY SAYS SORRY FOR
MEDIA DEBACLE
Administrators at Coventry University
have apologised to media students for the series of setbacks
that have deprived them of crucial facilities. MORE
[05 NOV 00] COV UNI MEDIA STUDENTS UP
IN ARMS
Media students at Coventry University are threatening to
withhold course fees over a lack of equipment and the state of
the building in which they study. MORE
[09 OCT 00] THREE DISCIPLINED AS
UNIVERSITY FACES £1m LOSS
A Coventry University manager has been
suspended after losses of more than £1 million were
discovered in the School of Engineering. MORE
[09 OCT 00] STUDENTS
WOUNDED BY GANG OF YOUTHS
Police are hunting a
gang of youths who set upon two Coventry University students
in separate attacks early yesterday morning. MORE
[26 SEP 00] COME TO UNIVERSITY TO TASTE
THE GRAPE
If working out formulae, inventing
theories or dreaming up designs sounds like too much hard
work, about a university course in the art of quaffing?
MORE
[19 SEP 00] SCHOOLS BENEFIT FROM
COMPUTER GIFT
They may be worlds apart, but schools in
Stoke and St Vincent in the Caribbean have both received a
second-hand boost from Coventry University. MORE
[13 SEP 00] NEW 'FAME' SCHOOL SUFFERS
DELAY
A £7 million scheme by Coventry
University to transform the city’s old Odeon cinema has run
into trouble and will not be complete before the start of
term. MORE
[13 SEP 00] COUNCIL OFFERS EMERGENCY
FUEL HELP
Coventry City Council is drawing up
plans to keep essential services going during the fuel crisis,
but a huge open day planned at Coventry University could be
hit. MORE
[04 SEP 00] SPORTY STUDENTS GET
SCHOLARLY HELP
With the Olympics less
than a fortnight away, Coventry University has boosted the
hopes of young sporting stars hoping to make it to future
Games. MORE
[24 AUG 00] STUDENTS TO DESIGN STARS'
DREAM CARS
Design students at
Coventry University are getting ready to design dream cars for
celebrities including Kevin Keegan, Carole Smillie and Sir
Geoff Hurst. MORE
[23 AUG 00] JAN RUNS HER CHICKENS IN A
MODEL WAY
A Coventry University
graduate has helped thousands of film-goers squawk and cackle
their way through the summer hit Chicken Run.
MORE
[18 AUG 00] HOTLINE HELP FOR WORRIED
A-LEVEL STUDENTS
A special hotline and
internet service has been set up to help students who haven't
done as well as they hoped in their A-levels find courses at
Coventry University. MORE
[17 AUG 00] COVENTRY MATURE STUDENTS
OFFERED EXTRA CASH
Hard-up mature
students at Coventry Universty will be able to apply for extra
cash to help them through their studies following a government
grant of £108,000. MORE
[11 AUG 00] £20m OF LEARNING CHANCES
IN COVENTRY
Coventry University’s
£20 million library is being hailed as a more than just an
addition to the skyline as it prepares to open a new chapter
on learning in the city.
MORE
[07 AUG 00] UNIVERSITY HELPS CLEAR UP
A-LEVEL ANGST
With A-level results
less than a fortnight away, Coventry University is preparing
to throw open its doors to would-be students uncertain about
their future.
MORE
[14 JUN 00] STUDENTS TOG UP FOR
DISASTER PROTECTION
Protective clothing
for the future will be unveiled by Coventry University at
their design show later this week.
MORE
[13 JUN 00] SEE THE NEW LOTUS POSITION
AT DESIGN SHOW
A full-scale model of
a radical new design for a Lotus sports car will be at this
year's Coventry University design show.
MORE
[24 MAY 00] STUDENTS PROTEST AT FEES
EXCLUSION THREAT
Students at Coventry
University staged a protest in the Vice Chancellor’s office
yesterday after being warned that they faced expulsion unless
they pay their tuition fees.
MORE
[22 MAY 00] LINDA'S A WINNER AFTER
SELLING HER PLANS
A Coventry University
graduate is launching a new career after winning a competition
to present her ideas for a successful business.
MORE
[11 MAY 00] FANS COUNT THE VALUE OF SKY
BLUES
A Coventry University
researcher has been quizzing fans to try and work out how much
the Sky Blues helps the local economy.
MORE
[10 MAY 00] UNIVERSITY BACKS EVENTS FOR
YOUNG CHILDREN
A millennium
celebration gathering almost 7000 children from 87 schools
into Coventry’s War Memorial Park has secured a new backer.
MORE
[09 MAY 00] VOLUNTEER MICHELLE MAKES
MARK WITH MURAL
A Coventry school has been brightened up
with a mosaic mural to celebrate the millennium. MORE
[28 APR 00] BONES FOUND AT COVENTRY
BUILDING SITE
Bones believed to be human remains have
been discovered at the site of the new Coventry University
library. MORE
04 APR 00] UNIVERSITY BUYS COVENTRY
CLUB
- Coventry Working Men’s Club is to be
turned into a students’ union following the building’s
sale to Coventry University. MORE
[30 MAR 00] COVENTRY
STUDENTS TO REUNITE
- Weatherman John Kettley will be coming to the city in the
summer to meet up with old friends at Coventry University's
first reunion. MORE
[28 MAR 00] CW2000
PROJECT OPEN FOR BUSINESS
- A new initiative to allow small and medium sized
businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire exploit the internet
is now signing up members. MORE
[28 MAR 00] PILOT COURSE TO ATTRACT NEW
NURSES
- A unique pilot scheme to encourage more mental health nurses into the
profession is to be launched in Coventry. MORE
[14 MAR 00] COVENTRY
GIRLS 'JUST WANNA HAVE FUN'
Research conducted by Coventry University students into the
social habits of the young women of Coventry, confirms the
recent findings of the General Household Survey. MORE
[29 FEB 00] CHINESE
TRAINING CONTRACT FOR COV UNI
Coventry University has just signed a £171,000 contract
with the giant Guangzhou Automobile Company in China that will
bring 18 of their managers to Coventry to study. MORE
[28 FEB 00] COV
UNI HELPS WITH HOME FRONT QUEEN
VISIT
Coventry University will be playing its own small part in
the Home Front event taking place at Coventry Cathedral on
Friday 3 March. MORE
[28 FEB 00] COV
UNI GRADUATE IN MOZAMBIQUE RELIEF EFFORT
Coventry University graduate Louise Maule, 23, is at the
forefront of the international relief effort in the flood
devastated African country of Mozambique. MORE
[25 FEB 00] COV
UNI GRADUATES OFFER CARE ON THE NET
New hi-tech company Inform Choice based in Kenilworth -
which offers a choice of rest and nursing homes via the
Internet - is off to a flying start with a £2,500 prize.
MORE
[16 DEC 99] COVENTRY ON-LINE
Major European funding is to be used to create for Coventry
one of the biggest destination websites in Britain. MORE
[06 DEC 99] COV UNI ACADEMIC LIKENS WAR
TO SOAP OPERA
Coventry University lecturer Will Barton Catmur likens war
to soap opera in his contribution to the latest in the
Communication, Culture and Media subject group's research
seminar series. MORE
[14 NOV 99] PLANET
FOR SALE
A Coventry nightspot, which is frequented by thousands of
students across the city, has been put up for sale by owners
Coventry University. MORE
[04 OCT 99] £3.2
MILLION GRANT FOR ODEON REDEVELOPMENT
Coventry University has been awarded a grant of over £3.2
million for its development of the Odeon Cinema as a
state-of-the-art centre for its performing arts and media
courses. MORE
[28 JUL 99] NEW
DYSLEXIA PACK FOR STUDENTS
A new Dyslexia Information Pack has just been launched by
Coventry University to provide even better support for its
students who may experience problems in this area. MORE
[16 JUN 99] GRANT
FOR NEW DISABLED CHILDREN SERVICES
The East Birmingham Family Services Unit (EBFSU) and
Coventry University's Centre for Social Justice, have been
awarded a £152,235 grant from the National Lottery Charities
Board. MORE
[04 JUN 99] NEW
BOOK CHARTS THE HISTORY OF PAKISTAN
Coventry University academic Dr Ian Talbot has just
published a new book charting the development of Pakistan as a
nation since it was founded as a separate state in 1947.
MORE
[03 JUN 99] COVENTRY
UNIVERSITY AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN SHOW
As usual a number of the vehicle designs on display at this
year’s Coventry University Design Show represent students’
attempts to capture the spirit of a well known marque
identity. MORE
[26 MAY 99] COVENTRY
UNIVERSITY DESIGN SHOW
Twin brothers’ car designs, a luxury yacht, and a
personal relaxation pod - just a taste of the best of student
design. MORE
[11 MAY 99] MAJOR
CONFERENCE ON AIDS AND THE THIRD WORLD
Coventry University is to host a major one-day conference
examining the impact of AIDS and HIV in the developing world -
featuring an address from a renowned academic in the field -
Professor John Caldwell of the Australian National
University. MORE
[10 MAY 99] UNIVERSITY
AWARDED £2M FOR DESIGN PROJECT
Coventry University’s School of Engineering has received
funding totalling over £2 million to launch a new design
project for the West Midlands that aims to benefit over 200
small and medium enterprises across the region. MORE
[28 APR 99] COMPUTERS
BEAT DOCTORS IN CANCER PROGNOSIS
Findings that support the greater accuracy of computerised
prognoses for bladder cancer compared to those made by
doctors, has been presented to the American Association for
Cancer Research by Professor Raouf Naguib of Coventry
University. MORE
[22 APR 99] COVENTRY
UNIVERSITY BUYS HISTORIC ODEON
Coventry University is now the new owner of Coventry’s
historic Odeon Cinema, after successfully concluding
negotiations with former owners Rank. MORE
[22 APR 99] UNI
CONTRIBUTES MILLIONS TO THE CITY
The results of a major survey
into Coventry University’s impact on the local economy have
just been released by the University’s Centre for Local
Economic Development (CLED). The figures illustrate vividly
the importance of the City’s University to its
economy. MORE
[07 APR 99] UNI
REVEALS THE LOYALTY OF FOOTBALL FANS
‘Carefree casuals’, ‘committed
casuals’ and ‘football anoraks’ are three of the
categories of fans identified in the latest football research
conducted by academics from Coventry University. MORE
[24 MAR 99] 'HIDDEN
HISTORY' OF COVENTRY WOMEN
The hidden history of Coventry
women will be revealed in a book being produced following
research conducted by members of Coventry University's
'Learning in Later Life Initiative'. MORE
[24 MAR 99] LOCAL
STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM BURSARIES
Students from Coventry and
Leamington Spa are among the latest recipients of bursaries
from Coventry University’s Arts and Sports Bursaries Panel.
Josephine Burns, of Allesley Old Road, Coventry, and a student
at Coventry University Performing Arts, receives £300. MORE
[23 MAR 99] MASSAGE
PROGRAMME FOR LOCAL CHILDREN
Coventry University's
Psychosocial Rheumatology Research Centre has received a grant
of £60,000 from an anonymous donor, to develop a massage
programme for children with disabilities, in partnership with
the City's Tiny Tim Centre. MORE
[22 MAR 99] REPORT
GIVES TOP MARKS TO BUILDING COURSES
Coventry University’s
building courses have been rated as the fourth best in Britain
by the Higher Education Funding Council’s Quality Assurance
Agency (QAA) - and top in the country in the key category of
teaching and learning. MORE
[19 MAR 99] BURSARIES
FOR LOCAL STUDENTS
Students from Coventry and
Leamington Spa are among the latest recipients of bursaries
from Coventry University's Arts and Sports Bursaries
Panel. MORE
[24 FEB 99] COVENTRY
PEOPLE IN FAVOUR OF CITY CENTRE SITE
An independent survey has found
that a big majority of Coventry people wants the new super
hospital to be built in the city centre. The survey was
conducted by Coventry University at the request of the city
council, which is pushing for the hospital to be built on the
site of the current Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital in
Stoney Stanton Road, rather than at Walsgrave. MORE
[22 FEB 99]
COVENTRY CONFERENCE
EXAMINES DISABILITY
A major conference examining
disability entitled ‘Genetics and Difference: Politics and
Poetics of the Representation of Disability’, is being held
at Coventry University on Wednesday, 3 March. MORE
[08 FEB 99]
UNIVERSITY TO BUY THE
ODEON
Coventry’s last city centre
cinema could soon be producing future stars instead of merely
projecting their images on to a screen. Coventry University
wants to buy the Odeon to convert it into a school for the
performing arts. MORE
[04 FEB 99]
COVENTRY UNI ORGANISES
RUSSIAN MEETING
Senior Russian human rights
advisors meet the Minister of State The Chairman of President
Boris Yeltsin’s Commission on Human Rights Vladimir
Kartashkin, accompanied by the Vice-President of the
Commission Major-General Nikita Chaldymov, are to meet with
Joyce Quin MP, the Minister of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, during a visit to Britain organised by
Coventry University. MORE
[03 FEB 99]
A DECADE OF DESIGN FROM
COVENTRY GRADUATES
The work of Lotus Chief
Designer Russell Carr, is being exhibited alongside other work
from some of Coventry University’s top design graduates of
the last ten years from Monday, 8 February to Friday 19 March
at the University’s Lanchester Gallery. MORE
[01 FEB 99]
GORDON BROWN TO VISIT
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
The Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Gordon Brown and the Secretary of State for
Industry Stephen Byers are to visit Coventry University’s
TechnoCentre on Friday, 5 February. The TechnoCentre is
hosting the Chancellor’s ‘Productivity Challenge’
roadshow examining Britain’s productivity gap with its main
competitors and how this can be addressed and
overcome. MORE
[28 JAN 99]
ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH
FINDINGS
Research conducted by Coventry
University's Professor Brian Ilbery and colleagues have
identified a particular area of concentration in
the development of Britain's booming organic farm
businesses. In 1990 there were just 630 organic farms,
covering 20,000 hectares. By 1997 there were 1,000 organic
farms in England and Wales, covering 55,000 hectares. MORE
[27 JAN 99]
COMPANY THANKS COV STUDENT
FOR CAR DESIGN
When Andrew Barber of FBS
Engineering approached Jenny Hann, Coventry University’s
Head of Industrial Design, for information on vehicle styling
she was able to do more than recommend a good book. MORE
[25 JAN 99]
PLANET UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT
A Coventry nightclub, shutdown
during an investigation into mismanagement, is up and running
under the guidance of a specialist outside company. The Planet
nightclub in Cox Street, which is owned by Coventry University
students union, was closed in November for an internal
investigation into its running. MORE
[16 DEC 98]
'GREEN LIBRARY' PROVIDES
ECONOMIC BOOST
A new addition to Coventry’s
skyline is slowly forming as Coventry University’s new £16
million state-of-the-art library begins to take shape. The
steel framework of this new building, on the Gulson Road
Hospital site at the rear of the William Morris Building in
Gosford Street, is now being erected by the Bradford-based
Totty Construction Group Plc. MORE
[09 DEC 98]
UNIVERSITIES WIN £6M FROM
EUROPEAN UNION
The European Union has granted
£6 million (8.2 million ECU) to the universities of Coventry,
Greenwich and Limerick, working with four of their
counterparts in South Africa, to fund an innovative project
developing new businesses and encouraging entrepreneurs in the
country. MORE
[24 NOV 98]
LIQUID CRYSTAL - THE KEY
TO FUTURE TV
A flat screen TV that can be
hung on a wall like a painting could be just one of the
results of research being conducted by Dr Maureen Neal,
Associate Dean of Coventry University's School of Mathematical
and Information Sciences, and colleagues from the High
Performance Computing Consortium. MORE
[24 NOV 98]
RESEARCHERS USE WASTE TO
REDUCE POLLUTION
Researchers at Coventry
University and Imperial College, London, are looking at a new
way of lining landfill waste disposal sites that should not
only last longer than present solutions, but be cheaper and
better for the environment - by making use of waste itself. MORE
[17 NOV 98]
PLANET TO RE-OPEN
Coventry’s Planet nightclub
is set to re-open on Friday after the resignation of the
manager, suspension of two staff and a week-long closure. The
night club in Cox Street is owned and run by the Students
Union, who invested £3 million improving the club two years
ago. MORE
[16 NOV 98]
COVENTRY
UNIVERSITY - STUDENTS COME FIRST
[16 NOV 98]
CLUB
PLANET CLOSED
[13 NOV 98]
RICHARD
NOBLE RECEIVES HONOURARY DOCTORATE
[13 NOV 98]
HONOURARY
DEGREES FROM COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
[30 OCT 98]
FOOTBALLERS
PAYING A HIGH PRICE FOR FAME AND FORTUNE
[16 OCT 98]
STUDENTS
TO EXHIBIT AT MOTORSHOW 98
[12 OCT 98]
NEW
VENTURE FAIR 98 SHOWCASES THE NEW ENTREPRENEURS
[08 OCT 98]
UNIVERSITY
IN CHINA POLLUTION JOINT PROJECT
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