It was a massive year for sport – a winter Olympics, a summer World Cup, the FIFA World Cup scandal that won’t die, and reforms afoot at the International Olympic Committee. Here are some of my highlights…
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Coventry University
Coventry University is a public research university in the city of Coventry, England. It was established as a university through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, and was formerly known as Lanchester Polytechnic until 1987 and Coventry Polytechnic until it was awarded university status.
With more than 27,000 students (as of 2013), Coventry University is the larger of the two universities in the city, the other being the University of Warwick. It has two campuses: one in the city centre of Coventry where a large majority of the university operates, and one in London. The campus in Coventry is currently undergoing a £160m redevelopment programme. The university comprises four faculties and one school, and manages a number of commercial subsidiaries that provide business services to local and national organisations.
The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, University Alliance, and Universities UK.
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Associate Head, School of Psychological, Social & Behavioural Sciences, Coventry University
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Assistant Lecturer in Renewable Energy & Energy Management, Coventry University
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Associate Dean of Faculty of Business and Law and Associate Professor in Finance, Coventry University
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Assistant Professor in Stabilisation Agriculture at the Centre for Agroecology, Water & Resilience, Coventry University
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Professor, Coventry University
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Lecturer in Business Strategy, Coventry University
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Associate Professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Assistant Professor, Coventry University
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Professor of Trauma, Mental Health and Recovery, Coventry University
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Chair of Applied Political Science, Coventry University
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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Lecturer in School of Economics, Finance, and Accounting, Coventry University, Coventry University
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Assistant Professor, Coventry University
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Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, Coventry University
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Professor, Research Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University
