Coventry University is planning to create a landscaped garden which will include a Peace Garden in the place once occupied by the Alan Berry building. A new sculpture by Blitz survivor George Wagstaffe will take centre stage in the Peace … Continue reading →
Statement by Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation on George Floyd’s Death and Police Violence Since George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer in the US city of Minneapolis there have been protests across the … Continue reading →
Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations (CTPSR) is offering four fully funded PhD studentships. The research topic must fit within one of the Centre’s research themes: Communities, Politics and Identity; Faith and Peaceful Relations; Global Inequalities and … Continue reading →
In October 2017 the EU’s Urban Innovative Actions fund awarded more than £4m to Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton for the MiFriendly Cities project, a 3-year initiative that will look to develop innovative, community-led and sustainable approaches to enhancing the contribution … Continue reading →
The Ambassadors’ Lecture Series was the prelude to the establishment of the Centre for the Study of Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Coventry University in 1996. It was organised by Professor Kamran Mofid. After receiving a PhD in Economics, Kamran came … Continue reading →
This programme provides students with in-depth knowledge and understanding of peace and conflict theories, issues and practices, and an ability to apply theory and case studies to the practices of peacebuilding in complex situations. With opportunities to develop critically reflective … Continue reading →
The Peace Partners Programme grew out of Coventry City Council’s Anti-bullying Strategy which brought together a variety of organisations working together to address ways of providing training to teachers and youth workers on how to address the problem of bullying, … Continue reading →
This event brought together a wide range of cultures and religions in Coventry on 9 September 2016 to celebrate 1000 years of Coventry’s History. The following videos were produced by students from Coventry University Culturae Mundi. More Information www.culturae-mundi.com www.godiva.uk.com
Continue reading →In May 2016 the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University held the first meeting of the Faith and Peaceful Relations Forum. Following the success of that meeting we are delighted to be able to announce the … Continue reading →
Focus of our research The Faith and Peaceful Relations Group explores the role religion can play in achieving more peaceful and just societies. Faith can be a driver of peace, reconciliation and social justice, yet it can also be a … Continue reading →