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LJMU students’ victory at national business startup awards

Following on from their success at the regional final in February, seven Business and PR students from LJMU’s Business School have seen off tough competition from the top student businesses in the country to win the national final of the Young Enterprise Start Up Awards supported by Santander....read more

Professional Development Events for staff - June 2013

LJMU's Academic Enhancement Unit is offering a range of professional development sessions running throughout June....read more

Postgraduate Module Appraisal

LJMU wants to know what all of our postgraduate students think of the modules they are studying this year....read more

Roscoe Lecture Review: Professor Paul Farley

Professor Paul Farley, Poet and Professor of Creative Writing at Lancaster University, recently delivered a Roscoe Lecture titled ‘The Mersey Sound’ to an audience at St George’s Hall. ...read more

Lecturer invited to teach at Herstmonceux Castle

Dr Clare Horrocks (Senior Lecturer in Media, Culture, Communication) was invited to be a guest lecturer and to talk about the Punch and the Victorian Periodical Press Resource that she has been establishing in LJMU's Special Collections....read more

Module and Programme Guides

New template for 2013/14 Module and Programme Guides are now available....read more

LJMU host annual Teacher & Career Advisor HE Conference

LJMU's annual event for teachers and careers advisors was held on Friday 10 May by the Student Recruitment & Widening Access team in the Redmonds Building....read more

A connected university village

LJMU's plans for its estate are announced....read more

Open days email signature available for staff

A graphic has been created to allow you to include this information as part of your email signature....read more

Writers launch In the Red 11

Each year a group of Creative Writing students from Liverpool Screen School take up the mantle of editing, publishing and launching their own interpretation of a long-running series of publications featuring poetry, prose and fiction, titled In the Red....read more

LJMU’s Labyrinth illuminates Liverpool Cathedral

LJMU’s candle-lit labyrinth will be making a welcome return to Light Night Liverpool on Friday 17 May 2013....read more

All the fun of the fair

LJMU has recently established a relationship with The Children’s University (CU) Trust which has begun with a lecture on the science behind the thrill of fairground rides....read more

LJMU students take part in Know Your Blood Pressure Day 2013

Rotary Know Your Blood Pressure Day is run in partnership with The Stroke Association to help people better understand the relation between high blood pressure (hypertension) and stroke. ...read more

Guest speaker to talk about dentistry and medicine

Did you know that there are 4 year shortened courses in dentistry and medicine which are available to graduates?...read more

Playwright Willy Russell’s personal archive available at LJMU

Playwright Willy Russell’s personal archive collection is now available for access at LJMU’s Special Collections and Archives department....read more

Playwright Willy Russell’s personal archive available at LJMU

Playwright Willy Russell’s personal archive collection is now available for access at LJMU’s Special Collections and Archives department....read more

92 Gold Citizenship Awards presented at annual service

The achievements of 92 young people from St Margaret’s CE Academy Sixth Form Citizenship programme, which runs in partnership with LJMU’s Good Citizenship Award scheme, were recognised at the School’s recent Annual Leavers’ Service. ...read more

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Every year, campaign activities and initiatives take place on or around May 17 for the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) and Transphobia, to recognise the positive contribution by LGB&T people worldwide. ...read more

Register for the installation of the new LJMU Chancellor

The Vice-Chancellor has extended an invitation to all staff and students to the installation of the new LJMU Chancellor, the Rt Hon Sir Brian Leveson....read more

John Foster Multi Faith Space temporary closure

Student Advice and Wellbeing would like to make students and staff aware that due to the John Foster Building refurbishment, the John Foster Multi Faith space (Room G19) located on the ground floor will be closed from present date until August....read more

Chair of Health Education England visits LJMU students

Sir Keith Pearson, Chair of Health Education England, recently met with LJMU Nursing, Paramedic Practice and Midwifery students to discuss the future of nursing and health related education and to gain their thoughts on the impact of The Francis Report, which was produced earlier this year following an enquiry into failings at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. ...read more

New international strategy for LJMU

The University’s International Policy Committee (IPC) has been charged with developing a new international strategy for LJMU....read more

John Foster Building Refurbishment

The John Foster Building refurbishment is making good progress....read more

Chaos to Couture: punk’s impact on high fashion

The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opened its spring exhibition on 9 May. ...read more

Leading food manufacturer praises engineering students

A group of five MEng engineering students presented their findings to managers from PepsiCo last week. ...read more

Getting the Picture: opportunities in local TV

Liverpool Screen School delegates getting the picture about local TV....read more

Review: The Time of our Lives book launch

To mark the publication of The Time of Our Lives (which is distributed in the UK by the Eurospan group) the book’s editors held a Dirty Dancing night at Liverpool’s premier art and media institution, FACT....read more

Liverpool Film Seminar: Media Industry Studies & Disney

For the next Liverpool Film Seminar, Professor Janet Wasko (University of Oregon, USA), will present a talk entitled: 'Political Economy, Media Industry Studies and Disney'. ...read more

New research centre with invisible possibilities

LJMU recently announced the creation of the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Research Centre (MEMARC). ...read more

LJMU & City Unity deliver first Pedagogical Conference in Athens

Tutors from Teacher Education and Professional Learning and Astrophysics travelled to Athens at the end of April to present at the First Pedagogical Conference with tutors, teachers and educators from across Greece. ...read more

Formula Student Team receive Institution of Mechanical Engineers award

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the fastest growing professional engineering institution in the UK, has awarded £5,000 to the LJMU Formula Student Team to help in their Formula Student 2013 campaign....read more

Graduate Talent Pool - helping new graduates find internships

With graduation approaching, an internship is an ideal chance for final year students to gain employability skills and kick-start your career....read more

Academic Enhancement Unit explores the student experience

The Academic Enhancement Unit recently hosted a half-day national event ‘The Forgotten Year: Enhancing the Second Year Experience.' ...read more

LJMU continues to jump up university league tables

LJMU has improved its ranking in a further two university league tables following on from our excellent performance in the Sunday Times Good University Guide, where we are now ranked 66th in the UK....read more

First Minister of Northern Ireland welcomes Credit Union report

A research report produced by LJMU’s Research Unit for Financial Inclusion into how credit unions are serving low-income communities in Northern Ireland has been launched and welcomed by the First Minister of Northern Ireland....read more

LJMU Professor visits Alaska - virtually!

Professor Mike Bode from the Astrophysics Research Institute was recently invited for a virtual visit to the University of Alaska...read more

LJMU establishes new partnership with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

LJMU is now a Principal Partner of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic alongside Investec Wealth and Investment....read more

LJMU Sound Radio

A new internet radio station for LJMU was recenly trialled by the Screen School. The station was live for a month and had more than 50 contributions from a wide variety of Schools, Departments and Faculties in the University, and from many other walks of life in Liverpool and beyond....read more

Lecture Review: Educational Policy and its impact

LJMU alumni joined staff and members of the public recently to hear a lecture entitled 'The Rise of Academies, the End of the Local Authority?'...read more

Musical Memories success… get ready for second chorus on 11 May

Many memories were shared by people at the Musical Memories day on 27 April in the Aldham Robarts Library. ...read more

LJMU professor helps prevent rare genetic disease

An LJMU professor was part of a team of scientists which has discovered a drug treatment that could prevent the development of a rare genetic disease....read more

Liverpool Graduate Recruitment Festival coming soon

The Liverpool Graduate Recruitment Festival is taking place on 4 June at St George’s Hall....read more

Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences to host event tackling childhood obesity

Register now for LJMU post-ECO2013 congress childhood obesity satellite meeting....read more

LJMU student Sam makes a difference for signing

Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences student wins funding for a project in the clinical area....read more

Everton Football Club internships exclusive to LJMU

LJMU Sports and Exercise Science and Science and Football students now have exclusive internship places at Everton Football Club. ...read more

LJMU’s Dr Michael Macilwee appears on 'Gangs of Britain'

LJMU’s Dr Michael Macilwee appeared on 'Gangs of Britain' on Sunday on the Crime and Investigation Network. ...read more

Successful LEP event at the ADA

The Art and Design Academy recently played host to the first of two EU stakeholder events convened by the Liverpool City-Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)....read more

Career Planning Mini Guides are now available online

A series of Career Planning Mini Guides are available to view or download from the World of Work Careers Centre website....read more

Paramedic students experience cultural and professional exchange

A group of Level 5 Paramedic students recently embarked on a cultural and professional exchange experience with Centennial College, Toronto....read more

First Take partners with Liverpool Screen School

First Take partners with Liverpool Screen School to present the cast and crew screening of 'Big Society The Musical'....read more

New charity initiative launched – staff to nominate organisations for support

LJMU is launching a new corporate charities initiative to ensure the University impacts positively on our local communities by supporting the essential but often underfunded and overlooked activities of charitable organisations operating across Liverpool....read more

New Honorary Fellows announced

LJMU has released details of the Honorary Fellowships and Ambassador Fellowships to be conferred during its graduation ceremonies in July and November 2013. Recipients include the Right Reverend James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool, Lord Heseltine, journalist and TV/radio presenter Shelagh Fogarty as well as a leading cancer specialist, dance practitioner and astrophysicist....read more

Register for graduation

Graduation summer ceremonies will be taking place during week commencing 8 July with additional ceremonies in November. All will take place at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. ...read more

LJMU helps boost commercial innovation

LJMU has been awarded £90,000 of funding by the Intellectual Property Office Fast Forward Competition 2013....read more

Sony offers placements for LJMU computing students

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe employees and current placement students came to LJMU to talk about the exciting placement opportunities they are offering in Computer Games and Technology....read more

LJMU partners with Leaders in Performance

The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences has recently renewed its agreement with Leaders in Performance to support the production of an e-zine for its registered members. ...read more

Students in support of water bottle initiative

The University is currently installing free water coolers across campus along with a university-wide sustainability plan. The aim is to reduce carbon emissions such as those made in the production and transportation of bottled water....read more

European Institute for Urban Affairs leads research for initiative

The European Institute for Urban Affairs is playing a major role in Together for the Common Good, an initiative which explores how faith communities can work better together for social justice. ...read more

Researcher makes mental health recommendations in leading running magazine

The benefits of exercise on mental health have been recorded and researched in different ways over a number of years and it is often claimed to have positive impacts on mood, anxiety levels, thought processes, and self-concept to name a few. However, this is not necessarily a given for all and associated benefits often depend on the starting point for the individual. ...read more

LJMU Schools Carnival Project

LJMU's Outreach team has worked in partnership with Brouhaha and LJMU Fashion students, introducing local schools to fashion and costume design. The project aims to encourage young people’s progression routes into higher education art and design programmes. The final designs were presented at a launch event at LJMU's Art and Design Academy with each team invited to perform in the Brouhaha Carnival Parade 2013....read more

Senior Lecturer appointed Principal Editor of new Greek Journal

Film Studies Senior Lecturer, Dr Lydia Papadimitriou is Principal Editor of new, 'Journal of Greek Media and Culture.' ...read more

Final reminder: call for staff to join Academic Board

Nominations are sought for candidates on the Academic Board. ...read more

Mechanical and Marine Engineering students tour Cammell Laird Shipyard

A group of Level 4 Mechanical and Marine Engineering students recently took a tour of Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, giving them an insight into the realities of shipyards and exposure to the marine industry....read more

Liverpool Business School examines intercultural communications

On 16 April, the Liverpool Business School research group, ‘CLICS’ hosted a lecture on ‘Natural Barriers to Intercultural Business Communication.' ...read more

Faculty holds Student Award Ceremony for second year running

Building on the success of last year’s Faculty Student Award Ceremony, the Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences has now opened nominations for its second ceremony which will take place on 11 July, the day before the Faculty’s graduation ceremony. ...read more

Discounted tickets for staff: Everton v Fulham

LJMU in partnership with Everton Football Club have been given the opportunity to sell tickets at a discounted price to staff members for the upcoming game this weekend....read more

Art and Design Academy architect dies

American-born, London-based architect Rick Mather, who designed LJMU’s RIBA-award-winning Art and Design Academy, has died aged 75 after a short illness. LJMU sends its condolences to Rick's friends, family and colleagues....read more

Outstanding young people honoured by LJMU

The achievements of young people from the North West were celebrated at the Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges Good Citizenship Awards Ceremony, organised by LJMU’s Foundation for Citizenship....read more

Suicide documentary receives celebrity acclaim

A documentary produced by Media Professional Studies students charting the stories of two young men who battled with depression has received substantial online acclaim for its powerful and emotional storytelling....read more

GERI wins TSB grant

LJMU's General Engineering Research Institute (GERI) has successfully bid for a research contract to develop a new green technology for machining based on a technique known as Vibratory Mass Finishing....read more

History academic builds links with Chinese universities

An LJMU History academic has recently arrived home following a fruitful trip to China where he discussed the development of new collaborative partnerships....read more