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Research Spotlight
Research Spotlight
Do you want to find out more about supernatural beliefs in Britain between 1500 and 1750? Come and check out the interactive digital exhibition, ‘Stars, Sieves and Stories’, prepared by Martha McGill and Imogen Knox!
Arts + Culture
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As part of the Mapping Women’s Suffrage project, Professor Sarah Richardson tells us about some local Coventry and Warwickshire women who made their mark in the Suffrage effort.
Have you ever wondered about Coventry’s ancient history? Listen to Dr Paul Grigsby explore how Coventry has been a place of continual cultural change since prehistoric times and how people from around the world have come to this diverse city.
Social Sciences
In 2021, the UK hosted the COP26, a climate summit where countries around the world came together to tackle the threat of climate change. As the question of how cities can become more sustainable has never been more important, Dr Jonathan Clarke discusses what some of the key challenges are for transforming our cities to become more resilient, equitable and sustainable to adapt to our changing world.
Professor Stephanie Panichelli-Batalla gets us thinking about health and its delivery from a global perspective.
Assistant Professor Mareike Beck presents a short documentary on about the gendered inequalities of wealth and being in debt, visually illustrated through aerial performance
Also from Assistant Professor Mareike Beck, ‘Housing is a Circus: Behind the Scenes of a UK Housing Crisis’ is a mini-documentary about housing inequality. With clips from an aerial acrobatics show from the Brighton Fringe 2023 to talk about housing and debt-based inequality from a political economy perspective.
Science + Technology
Watch a short animated video from Professor Peter Gammon about how researchers are working to reduce the amount of energy that is wasted when electricity is moved over large distances.
Discover more about Professor Gammon’s work here: How can electronics engineers help to power the green transition? - Futurum (futurumcareers.com)
What does an unbalanced diet do to your gut microbiota and how does this impact your mental health?
Watch this short video from the Köster lab, created during a science video workshop.
Want to learn more about the Köster lab? Follow this link: The Köster Lab (mechanochemistry.org)
Exploring the challenges of becoming a parent in Coventry during the Covid-19 pandemic
This video was created by Emily Warner and Lucy Hutchinson with the aim of opening up discussions around the challenges of becoming new parents during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to help increase engagement with peers and health care providers.
This project has explored the experiences of new parents in Coventry who have experienced pregnancy and childbirth during the pandemic. We spoke with 12 new mothers, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, who live in Coventry and had babies during the pandemic. The themes discussed included the challenges of becoming a parent during the pandemic, experiences of peer or community support, and unexpected positives that have come out of the pandemic.
Researchers Involved: Dr Sarah Hillman, Dr Becky MacGregor, Dr Julia Gauly, Prof Jeremy Dale, Prof Debra Bick
Collaborators: MAMTA – Child & Maternal Health Project http://www.fwt.org.uk
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in the video, further resources and support can be found here: Make Birth Better
