Ian Dunn

@alex6130 Stay safe Alex

From the legal sector to cultural and civic institutions, Margaret Casely-Hayford has had an expansive and impressive career that has led to her receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Arts today. As former Chancellor of Coventry University, Margaret provided our institution with key insight and expertise. Her Honorary Doctorate recognises all her achievements, not just those within higher education. Currently, Margaret is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Department for Education. Throughout her career, she has championed young entrepreneurs and advocated for diversity within leadership. She is dedicated to promoting effective governance and advancing democratic inclusion. Margaret has previously held the position of Chair of @ActionAidUK as well as serving as Chair of the Shakespeare’s Globe between the years of 2018 to 2024. She has actively campaigned for the arts, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic where she helped to secure vital support for the creative sector. Margaret’s influence also reaches beyond into education and social mobility. As Chair of the Advisory board at @Ultra_Education, she supports the teaching of entrepreneurial skills. She has been bestowed with numerous honours - a CBE for services to charity and diversity, Honorary Bencher of Gray’s Inn and an Honorary Fellowship from @SomervilleOx, Oxford. It was a pleasure to present Margaret with an Honorary Doctorate to recognise all the outstanding work and achievements throughout her career. Learn more here: pulse.ly/9g2iehatf4

@alex6130 Happy Birthday Alex. Hope that you are keeping well.

29 today 💙 love you all 💙💙💙

We are delighted to announce we have received a clean sweep of 5 Stars in the QS Stars ratings. Coventry University Group, which includes Coventry University, Coventry University London and CU campuses across the UK, has been awarded 5 Stars in nine categories. The Group is one of only two institutions to gain the highest possible rating in nine categories and its rating of 5 Stars in Research came after a previous rating of 4 Stars. QS Stars is a globally recognised university rating system and uses independent and in-depth evaluations to cover all components that make a world-class university. Read more here: pulse.ly/xnhggccgkt

We’re so proud to share that our Delia Derbyshire building has been crowned the @RIBA West Midlands Building of the Year 2025. Designed by BDP (Building Design Partnership Ltd), the Delia Derbyshire building is home to our art and design courses and is a collaborative space for other courses within media and performing arts, humanities and social science. The RIBA Awards Jury praised the innovative approach used to combine former buildings with an exciting new extension. They said: "Infilling a courtyard between three 1960s Brutalist buildings with a new social space for the College of the Arts and Society has knitted the formerly disparate existing buildings together and connected the College to the city. "This new ‘heart’ embodies four key ideas that drive the transformation: integrate / collaborate / connect / showcase.” Read more here: pulse.ly/rblfzcqkht #RIBAAwards #BuildingOfTheYear

Amazing speakers await at our Entrepreneurial University Leaders Programme! Save 30%—ends 17 Jan! eu1.hubs.ly/H0fX1ZG0 @ProfLDobree @nickhillman @HelenLaville1Prof Ken Sloan @CovPVCStudents @KBryanYorkSJU @FernandoReimers @mossposs Prof Andy Salmon @AbertayVC Prof Paul Gough

Couldn’t be prouder 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 @HanCockroft

It's our pleasure to announce that esteemed international business leader Ahmed El Sewedy is to become Coventry University Group’s new Chancellor. Visit bit.ly/3Xcmr9f to hear from Eng El Sewedy and our Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Latham CBE. @aaelsewedy

A-level results day is on August 15 and while so many students already have what happens next planned out, things can change once results are known. Our Provost @CovPVCStudents has got some great #Clearing advice that you may wish to read or pass on: bit.ly/4cQSQHN

What reforms are needed to deliver meaningful growth in apprenticeships? Coventry University Group Provost, @CovPVCStudents, and Chief Executive of @nwslc_official, Marion Plant OBE FGCI, share their thoughts on the steps Sir Keir Starmer should take: bit.ly/3VVuDZB

Our Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International), Richard Wells, and Managing Director of the @UKIBC, @KevinUKIBC, share their thoughts on the steps the new government could take to build better relations with India in this latest #OpinionPiece: bit.ly/3xEX4Tq

@snhuprez Fabulous. You did it.

@snhuprez Congratulations Paul. Enjoying watching you speak. From all of your friends around the world, thank you for your inspiration, friendship and creativity. Looking forward to collaborating on the next chapters.

Our provost Ian Dunn said it was an “enormous pleasure” to be here in what is an amazing place to celebrate the arts. He says it is symbolic in that the university believes “proudly and fundamentally” in the study of the arts; it’s symbolic in that we work in collaboration in everything we do, with industry, the city, students and partners. He goes on to say that we develop graduates who leave knowledgeable as to how they fit into the world of work but also the world as a whole. It is “a place in which we celebrate our city – this creative, this innovative place that breeds incredible people like Delia Derbyshire”.

@snhuprez Happy Anniversary. What a great picture Pat hasn’t changed one bit! Xx

Our provost Ian Dunn (@CovPVCStudents) features in the latest @BBCPanorama programme on the record rise in net migration. He says: “Not all of my Panorama interview made it to the final edit, naturally, but I was pressed repeatedly on two things – the impact and financial value of international students. I know their value and it is not just financial. This impact is hugely positive, not the negative some might assume or assert with little regard to the evidence. Universities are not just a place where you learn your chosen subject, you grow as a person and develop networks of friends and peers who can help support your career for a lifetime. Our UK students can interact with people from 162 nations at our main Coventry campus and they may go on to discover that in a globally connected world a peer network that stretches to Singapore, South Korea, Nigeria and China is more valuable than one that ends at Stockport and Surrey. All will discover the power of diversity and experience different cultures, perspectives and values.” Read more of Ian’s thoughts here: bit.ly/43xnTUW @UniAlliance @UniversitiesUK @BBC @BBCRosAtkins

Thorough and fair analysis by you and the Panorama team. Thanks for coming to campus to speak to our provost Ian Dunn (@CovPVCStudents) on the beneficial impact of international students. @UniversitiesUK @UniAlliance

📰Good analysis by @BBCRosAtkins and @BBCPanorama of the drivers behind growth in legal migration, including growth in international students being driven by government strategy & the shrinking value of UK tuition fees. Star turn from @covcampus and @CovPVCStudents as well⭐

@snhuprez Congratulations to you both and the parents of course. Ian x

🌳@CovPVCStudents speaks with @BBCCWR ahead of today's exciting unveiling of the new Phoenix Tree sculpture in @covcampus' new peace garden