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An exploding white dwarf star blasted itself out of its orbit with another star in a ‘partial supernova’ and is now hurtling across our galaxy, according to a new study from the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ's Astrophysics Group.It opens up the possibility of many more survivors of supernovae travelling undiscovered through the Milky Way, as well as other types of supernovae occurring in other galaxies that astronomers have never seen before.

The , supported by researchers from the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ and The Open University is launched today (Monday 13 July) calling for specific action to tackle the rising social and financial costs of youth violence.

It was announced in May last year (2019) that the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ has won the bid to plan, organise and host the 18th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES18) for September 2020, however due to the current COViD-19 pandemic the event has been pushed back to 2021.

The conference was previously held at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ (ICWES9) in 1991, ICWES18 will now return to ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ on 1-4 September 2021.

Ivo Vlaev, Professor of Behavioural Science, has been helping the UK tackle the pandemic as part of the National Health Service’s (NHS) COVID Behaviour Change Unit.

The COVID Behaviour Change Unit (CBU), led by Matthew Cripps, Director of Sustainable Healthcare, NHS England and NHS Improvement, provides evidence-based advice to enhance the impact of the UK’s COVID-19 response.

Sending a text message reminder can lead to more women taking up cervical screening, new ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Business School research has shown.

Creative Freelancers living and/or working in Coventry, Waltham Forest and Northumberland are being urged to get involved with a new study into the contribution of freelance workers to the economic and place-based impacts of the creative industries. ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ's Institute of Employment Research is one of the partners carrying out the research, which is commissioned by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC).