Speak for Yourself! Attitudes to contact tracing applications in the context of Covid-19

Professor Carsten Maple, University of Warwick and Dr Rebecca McDonald, University of Birmingham have undertaken a nationally-representative survey of the UK public to help understand public opinion on aspects of contact tracing apps.

Speak for Yourself! Attitudes to contact tracing applications in the context of COVID-19: results from a nationally representative survey of the UK population.

The call will support short knowledge exchange projects between UoW researchers working on sustainability in its broadest sense, regional organisations and local creatives. It builds upon the Sustainable Coventry and Warwickshire Symposium and the success of the collaborative Coventry CreatesLink opens in a new window projects between researchers and creatives.

These are innovative ways to build relationships whilst creating an artistic commission and exploring UoW research. With funds for student projects available, local organisations can benefit from access to research expertise, building relationships with UoW and the local creative sector, a creative commission and small student projects, e.g., analysis of data sets, advice on collecting data etc.

Please see here for further information Getting Creative with Sustainability (warwick.ac.uk)Link opens in a new window

Key Dates:
Call open: 10am Monday 31st January
Call closes: 10am Friday 18th February

• Applicants informed early March and brief collaboration agreements put in place/Ts and Cs accepted.
• Projects officially commence in April and complete early-mid July
• R&IS will coordinate payments to creatives/creative organisations
• Short project report/feedback forms, one for each party in the collaboration – circulated mid-June and returned mid-August.

Listen to Maggie Philbin, Co Founder of charity TeenTech, hosting an insightful and innovative Christmas Lecture that took place on 9th December 2021.
Opening and welcome note from Margot James, CEO, WMG.

Visit the Transport Museum from 17th December 2021 to see the creations from the preceding project with Teen Tech City of Tomorrow, a collaboration between WMG Outreach, Innovative Manufacturing and Future Materials Global Research Priorities and local primary schools in Coventry.
You will find the exhibition in the Community space, Transport Museum. Don't forget if you live in Coventry you can apply for a Go-CV card!