
Focus studies were commissioned by the Coventry City of Culture Trust and undertaken by research teams at Coventry University and the University of Warwick. They were asked to answer specific research questions that linked to the UK City of Culture 2021 (UK CoC 2021) Theory/Story of Change.
Following the production of reports, each team held an event, either in-person or online, to share their findings. Pages have been created for each of these events, with slide presentations available for all focus studies and video recording for three of the events.
Volunteering, Wellbeing and Civic Pride
A seminar took place at the Coventry Telegraph Hotel on 2 November 2022. Speakers were Oyinlola Oyebode and Maxine Whelan.
The research teams were based at the Warwick Medical School’s Department of Health Sciences and Coventry University’s Research Centre for Intelligent Healthcare.
Integrating the Environment
How successfully has the environmental theme been integrated into UK City of Culture 2021?
A webinar was held on Thursday 8 December 2022. Speakers were David Bek and Geraldine Brown, with an introduction from Nick Henry.
The research teams were based at Coventry University’s Centre for Business in Society and Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience research centres.
Civic, Cultural and Business Partnerships
A webinar was held on Wednesday 25 January 2023. Speakers were Vishalakshi Roy, Johnathan Vickery, David Wright and Heidi Ashton, with an introduction from Jonothan Neelands.
The research team was based at the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies at the University of Warwick.
Policing, Culture and Community: West Midlands Police as City of Culture Partners
A webinar was held on Tuesday 14 March 2023. Speakers were Jackie Hodgson and Rachel Lewis.
This study was undertaken by the University of Warwick’s Centre for Operational Police Research, in partnership with the West Midlands Police.
Faith and Culture
A webinar was held on Tuesday 28 March 2023. Speakers were Dilwar Hussain, Deepak Naik and Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, with an introduction from Tim Hammerton.
The research team was based at Coventry University’s Centre for Peace, Trust and Social Relations.
Acknowledgement
Focus study events were organised by the respective research teams, with support from their own institutions. Support was also provided by Tim Hammerton at Coventry University.