Press Releases
RECOVERY-RS trial finds continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces need for invasive ventilation in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
The Respiratory Strategies in COVID-19; CPAP, High-flow, and Standard Care (RECOVERY-RS) trial, co-led by the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, has demonstrated that treating hospitalised COVID-19 patients who have acute respiratory failure with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation.
Tiny protein ‘squeezes’ cells like balloon animals
A protein that causes a cell’s skeleton to bend, allowing it to twist the cell into different shapes, could be key to how cells divide according to University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ scientists.
Minerva Business Angels makes its 100th investment
Minerva Business Angels, part of the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Science Park, has made its 100th investment. Minerva works with scale-ups, start-up businesses and spin-out companies. The landmark investment has been made in support of Skyfarer, a drone logistics operator which is conducting ground-breaking trials to deliver medical supplies between hospitals in the West Midlands this summer.
£2.6m Turing award will help over 1000 ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ students study and work abroad
The UK Government has announced today (4 August 2021) that the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ will be awarded £2.6 million for international student mobility, as part of the inaugural Turing Scheme.
Chaotic electrons heed ‘limit’ in strange metals
Electrons in metals try to behave like obedient motorists, but they end up more like bumper cars. They may be reckless drivers, but a new study involving the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ confirms this chaos has a limit established by the laws of quantum mechanics.
Coventry one of the best cities in the world for students, according to QS rankings
Coventry has been judged one of the top 50 cities in the world - and the 5th best in the UK - in which to study by independent higher education experts QS Quacquarelli Symonds, compilers of the QS World University Rankings portfolio. The city, home to both the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ and Coventry University, was ranked 42nd in the world overall and also ranked second in the world behind only Melbourne, Australia for its student mix.