Loneliness and solitude, palliative care during Covid-19 and the increasing autonomy and infiltration of artificial intelligence into daily life are just some of the topics featured in the second instalment of Coventry Creates. View the 12 collaborative projects that will culminate in a digital exhibition in December 2021.

Don't miss your chance to get involved in the Commonwealth Games Collective and join as a volunteer. Apply by the 17 August deadline. 

See the ongoing impact of some of the projects Connecting Cultures GRP has funded and explore new initiatives and endeavours. Recent posts include a Realities and Dreams: Culture under Covid podcast, virtual reality for teaching arts subjects and the digitising of tokens from ancient antiquity.

See how we're working in partnership with UHCW to bring together different perspectives, experiences and expertise to find and develop the next big innovations in healthcare transformation, through the new West Midlands Health and Wellbeing Innovation Network. 

How can engaging with local artists develop research impact? The success of Coventry Creates 2020 highlights the mutual benefits of collaboration both to artist and researcher. The initiative was also instrumental in delivering new perspectives and new audiences to academic work. Read the full evaluation report of Coventry Creates 2020 and discover the variety of ways in which both artists and researchers gained benefit from the programme. 

Throughout August the Resonate Festival is exploring Freedom in all its many forms. The second in our series of 2Tone archive film screenings will be taking place in the Cathedral Ruins, the Library will be helping you to find your voice with some creative writing workshops, our Dr Dean Howes will be leading a new mindfulness workshop, and the Coventry Grid Project needs you to submit your photos to help build a visual map of the city. Find out all the details.