Richard Parry-Jones is an automotive engineering leader who worked for the Ford Motor Company for 38 years. Richard spent nearly ten years as group Vice President in charge of Research and Development for Ford and its subsiduary companies wor
David Richards is one of the most familiar names in British motorsport. He has achieved international success as a competitor, team principle and businessman, and leads two of Britain’s most famous automotive companies.
Peter Foyer is a Visiting Professor in the Principles of Engineering Design at Coventry University.In this lecture he talks about his long and varied career in Engineering Consultancy and Education. Including the work he has been doing on the
A collaboration between ergonomists and children’s geographers to understand factors which effect the participation of pupils in the Building Schools for the Future Programme.The two year AHRC funded project was completed in June 2009. The fu
Sir Nicholas Scheele is a former Chancellor of the University of Warwick and formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of Ford Motor Company. Prior to being Chief Operating Officer for Ford, Scheele was responsible for European Operations
Professor Mike Blundell, from Coventry University's Faculty of Engineering and Computing, discusses the 'Role of Computer Simulation in Vehicle Dynamics and Safety' and talks about the projects he has been involved in.This Lecture is part of
Andrée Woodcock is Professor of Educational Ergonomics and Design in Coventry University's School of Art and Design. She is currently director of the Design 8 Ergonomics Applied Research Group (DEarg).Her work has covered a range of areas rel
The Health Design Technology Institute will be the home of a number of initiatives for designing technologies and ways of working to help people manage their healthcare.This includes designing better products and systems to help the healthcar
Apologies about the sound, but we simply had to show you this lecture given by Dr Alex Moulton.Dr. Moulton's professional life has been devoted to the research and development of innovative designs.He developed The Moulton Bicycle, introduc
Philip Oliver is best known as one half of U.K. Spectrum design duo the Oliver Twins. Along with his brother Andrew they produced some of the most popular games for the system and in the 1980s, they launched their own highly popular franchise,
This is an inspirational talk that Richard Seymour gave at Coventry University about the challenges and responsibilities of designers in the future.Richard Seymour is co-founder of Seymour-powell, one of the world's top product design agencie