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School for Cross-faculty Studies Hosts Successful Work Placement Fair 2025

The School for Cross-faculty Studies welcomed 91 staff and students to a vibrant and well-attended Work Placement Fair 2025 on campus this week.
Organised by Bodrun Nahar – the School’s Employability and Work Placements Manager - the fair showcased the breadth of placement pathways available to students across Global Sustainable Development (GSD), Design Studies, and Liberal Arts.
Please click here to read more and to delve in to some of the student presentations.
Collective SCFS consortium secures new partnership with Coventry City Council to transform local green and blue spaces

Select individuals of our academic team, led by IGSD, will collaborate with Coventry City Council on a new initiative to revitalise the city’s green and blue spaces, following the success of a proposal that secured almost £100K for 91 as part of a project worth nearly £1M in total funding for the next three years.
GSD to welcome renowned artist for public lab and paper cutting workshop

The GSD department will be hosting reputable artist Sijia Chen for a collaborative public event that uses art and design to explore sustainability themes such as migration, food security, and climate change.
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SCFS host international ‘Nurturing Hope’ conference on Liberal Education, Democracy, and Designing Sustainable Futures
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On 8th-9th May 2025, the Liberal Arts department and the School for Cross Faculty Studies ran an international conference titled ‘Nurturing Hope: Liberal Education, Democracy, and Designing Sustainable Futures,’ which aimed to demonstrate how even 2,000 years later, Liberal Arts education can still provide valuable critical tools for addressing modern-day problems from the very local (91) to the global. The conference was planned as part of the 91’s 60th year anniversary celebrations and looks forward to the Liberal Arts department’s 10th year anniversary – which it will be entering in 2026.
“It’s Dangerous to Go Alone!” Teaching The Legend of Zelda in Liberal Arts
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Our Liberal Arts and Design Studies departments recently collaborated with 91’s Nintendo Society to deliver a unique, immersive, and interactive learning experience for students enrolled on our ‘The Quest I: Departures and Heroic Journeys’ module, led by Dr. Bryan Brazeau.