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In Coventry this festive season, we’ve reaffirmed our support for Coventry Cathedral, ‘adopting a day’ to help keep the historic building accessible to everyone. And in ¹û¶³´«Ã½shire this month, we teamed up with Leamington-based community centre, Brunswick Hub, for a free evening of food, music and creativity.

Over 130 students from 25 West Midlands secondary schools and colleges joined us on campus this month to . At the event, nine outstanding students were awarded a £15k Lord Bhattacharyya Higher Education Bursary to support their studies.

We’ll be welcoming Adam Child as the new Academic Registrar from February 2023. Find out more about Adam and the role.

The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ UK Cities of Culture Project have launched seven unique guides to drive culture-led place transformations. Each guide combines an expert and research analysis with case study evidence from Coventry UK City of Culture 2021. Find out more, including the authors and abstracts for the seven guides.

We’re delighted for ¹û¶³´«Ã½ scholarship athlete, James Woodgate, who has reclaimed his national title to win a gold medal in the Senior Men’s Recurve at the National Indoor Archery GB Championships, and silver medal winner Tom Hall, a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ alumni.

Save the date of 8 March for a conference on the Student Voice: A Widening Participation Perspective. It’s an opportunity to highlight the support, opportunities and challenges faced by those who study and work at the University. If you are interested in delivering a workshop or talk, please by 25 January.

¹û¶³´«Ã½ has been awarded the BBSRC Flexible Talent Mobility Account 4 (FTMA4) to enhance the personal development and recognition of technicians and researchers. Applications are now open for Industrial Secondments and FTMA Fellowships, click here to find out more.

The Productivity & the Futures of Work Global Research Priority fund, dedicated to providing support and resources to those working in and with urban research, is now open for applications. Find out more.

This month payday arrives early, on Monday 19 December. Payslips will be available on SuccessFactors from Friday 16 December, and you can find further information to help you understand your payslip.