The University of Warwick Library have brought together accounts from across history and the present day to celebrate the importance of women in the evolution of our wonderful city.

During September, the theme for the University of Warwick’s year-long Resonate Festival for Coventry’s City of Culture year was Words and Voices. The Connecting Cultures GRP was responsible for organising the month’s events, and we are delighted to share with you here our reflections and thoughts on what were a fun packed and thought-provoking series of weekends, made all the more special as these were some of the first Resonate Festival events to be held in person since the festival began back in May.

Tying in with our focus on Sanctuary throughout the month of June, Professor Alison Ribeiro de Menezes (Hispanic Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures) brings us this film exploring her work on the history of Chilean exiles who were brought over to the UK through assistance from World University Service.

How can we understand the experiences of Syrian refugees resettling in the West Midlands? This online art exhibition on the theme of Home includes visual artwork created by people from Coventry and the surrounding area who have lived experiences of sanctuary, including audio descriptions from the artists.

The exhibition is a collection of work produced by young people seeking sanctuary in Coventry and attending English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses.

September in the Resonate Festival is all about Words and Voices.T We’ll be exploring the power of words - spoken, written and sung. We’ll be taking up residency in the Assembly Festival Gardens in Coventry this September, with events curated by the Connecting Cultures GRP.

Throughout the year we will be holding a series of mindfulness workshops with Dr Dean Howes. Each workshop will focus on a different aspect of mindfulness practise to chime with our monthly themes.

What will the City of the future be built of? What if we could use recycled waste to build a more sustainable city? How can artists, designers and engineers work together to create sustainable cities that work for us all?

This interactive show for Primary Schools, recorded live, will take you on a tour of materials science to think about how we can design and construct the future and explore the wonderful world of material science.

Read the full evaluation report of Coventry Creates 2020, including the impact and benefits to both artists and researchers

Join us for a lively online discussion about the developments being made with Intelligent and Connected Vehicles, whether we can trust automated (or driverless) cars, how they might shape the city of the future, and how these technologies might transform our lives.

Join Pint of Science for a range of 70 fantastic live events throughout the festival. From The Universe's Particle Zoo to Rise of Robots, the Pint of Science team produce a range of inspiring shows which you can catch up with at your own leisure. This year Warwick’s researchers are presenting 3 very exciting events.

Tying in with our focus on the idea of Invention throughout the month of May, Dr Richard Wallace (Film and Television Studies) brings us the film ‘Digitalisation and Cinema Projection in the UK’.

What does concrete sound like? And what can listening to the city tell us about the built environment and how it makes us feel? This interactive soundmap of the Coventry Ring Road draws upon field recordings made by Dr. Michael Pigott, and released as the album RING ROAD RING in 2020.

Discover an exciting and inspiring array of art and design from post-war Coventry and Warwickshire, 1945-70. The 60 exhibits comprise architectural perspectives, sculpture, drawings, paintings, stained glass designs, photographs, archive films, textiles, ceramics and homeware.

Folklorica - A free augmented reality experience at Warwick Arts Centre, launched summer 2021.

Our latest Faculty of Arts at Home film ties in with the Resonate Festival, the University of Warwick’s year-long programme of events for City of Culture, and its focus on Community throughout the month of July.

Discover highlights for this month’s City of Culture programme – including Coventry Moves and the Resonate Festival.