Coventry University student wins top engineering award
Coventry University student, Peter Hutyan, has won the Baroness Platt of Writtle Award for 2012.
Belgrade Theatre brings poetry to life on stage
The Belgrade Theatre will team up with Midland Creative Projects and Bloodaxe Books to stage live poetry show Being Human,
Coventry welcomes high flyers for international competition
Coventry University will play host to IT FLIES, Merlin Flight Simulation Group’s annual Aircraft Design and Handling Competition 2012 in June.
Musical legends and Burlesque beauties take to the stage at the Belgrade
A packed week of shows on the Belgrade Theatre’s Main Stage will help to see in the arrival of Summer in style this June with tributes to musical legends Queen, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Take That, the Eagles and Dolly Parton
Coventry University named amongst UK’s greenest universities
Coventry University has been ranked in the top quarter of higher education institutions for its environmental performance in the People & Planet Green League 2012
The cars are the stars at Coventry’s free motoring extravaganza next month
Petrolheads in the West Midlands are in for a treat on Saturday 9th June as the range of modern and classic cars set to feature at Coventry Car Day grows ever more impressive.
Six Coventry University students shortlisted for top fashion award
Six of the 27 finalists in this year’s Midlands Designer of the Year competition are final year fashion students at Coventry University.
Arts Council award will be a catalyst for success for the Belgrade Theatre
Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is delighted to announce that it has been successful in securing a grant of £240,000 from Arts Council England’s Catalyst Arts fund under the Capacity Building Programme.
Coventry University jumps 17 places in Guardian league table
Coventry University continued its dramatic improvement in the national rankings this morning with a leap of 17 places
Coventry-built Microcab up for illustrious international design award
A hydrogen fuel cell vehicle which was conceived and manufactured in Coventry has been shortlisted for a prestigious international transport design award.
Noses in the Air for new WW2 Documentary
The stories behind iconic World War Two art and images are told in ‘Nose Art and Pin-Ups’ – the latest documentary film to be released by Coventry video experts Whirlwind Productions.
Bollywood Pandits return to Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre
Hits of the Bollywood Legends returns to Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre on Sat 26 May with a live show packed full of classic songs from Bollywood Movies from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
Coventry University students tackle the emotive issue of dementia through dance
Coventry University students Memories in Motion will be presenting their original dance piece looking at dementia and its affects, to coincide with the start of Dementia Awareness Week (May 20th – 26th).
Leamington Sparring
Mention Leamington Spa and several things come to mind: the healthy spa waters, its Regency buildings and the shadow of local middleweight Randy Turpin who beat Sugar Ray Robinson sixty years ago.
Former Ford president confirmed for Bugatti Lecture at Coventry Car Day
The former president of one of the world’s largest and most successful motor companies will give a free talk at Coventry University next month as part of Coventry Car Day.
Review: King John
Richard Lutz reviews the RSC production of King John – “The wrong king in the wrong time when the barons made him sign his name on the Magna Carta?”
Students stage a funnier take on the Titanic tale
Coventry University student group Smoking Barrels Theatre will be presenting its performance of Christopher Durang’s bizarre seafaring comedy ‘Titanic’ on Friday as part of the SPECTRUM 2012 performing arts festival.
This Week at the Assembly
Icons, influences and young whippersnappers.
Anita Dobson and Greta Scacchi to star at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre
Direct from London’s West End, renowned actresses Anita Dobson and Greta Scacchi are making their way to Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre in Bette and Joan on the Main Stage from Mon 14 to Sat 19 May.
Students show it’s not all Hogwash at University Degree Show
Coventry University student group Hogwash Theatre will be bringing its new show – The Vegetable Plot – to the city in May as part of the School of Art and Design’s Performing Arts festival, SPECTRUM 2012.
Opera Conductors Take To The Tv Screen
Both Paul McGrath and Michael Rosewall lead English Touring Opera musicians through Barber of Seville and Eugene Onegin for the next two weeks in both University of Warwick and Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre.
Coventry academic launches new book on the Paralympic Games
As the Paralympic Games prepares to return to the country of its inception this summer, one of the world’s leading experts on the competition has launched a 370-page book charting the event’s history and development since the 1940s.
Performing Arts Festival to showcase students’ theatre, music and dance talent
Coventry University’s performing arts students will be showcasing their final year projects in theatre, music and design from next week
People from the West Midlands struggle to know what to donate to charity shops
New research by British Heart Foundation Shops has revealed that almost half of people from the West Midlands are unsure about what to donate to charity shops
This week at the Assembly
There’s a definite eighties feel in Leamington.
Coventry University’s impact on London 2012 highlighted in new report
A new report launched today shows Coventry University’s involvement in the UK’s Olympic and Paralympic Games contribution.
Mayors – New Labour/Con Trick
Elected Mayors – a New Labour/Cameron fix, with precious little support from Birmingham councillors, reckons Steve Beauchampé
Theatre Review : The Tempest
Richard Lutz reviews The Tempest; “It is done beautifully. Hats off to the director David Farr and Jonathan Slinger.”
Coventry student’s design project tackles water transport in Africa
Coventry student project: how transport can play a key role in providing portable drinking water in rural Africa.
West Mids business confidence returning?
“…our findings indicate that the local business community could be looking more confidently to the future”