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1. Civil Engineering student nominated for Undergraduate Award

   Ria Mistry, a second year Civil Engineering student at LJMU, beat off tough competition to make the shortlist out of almost 4,000 undergraduate students.

2. "Girls are good enough" – says LJMU student fighting for more women to enter STEM professions

   The UK's percentage of female engineers in the UK is far lower than other developed countries, according to a recent report by the Royal Academy of Engineering, with women only making up a small fraction of the nation's engineering graduates.

3. Is your tattoo taboo at work?

   'Inked' employees sought for study

4. Next phase of CourseLoop set to go live

   The second phase of LJMU’s new curriculum management system is poised to go live and there will be temporary changes in how staff update their course information.

5. Undergraduate teacher training at LJMU comes top in the North West

   LJMU has been placed 5th best in the country and top in the North West for Undergraduate Initial Teacher Training (ITT) provision in the latest edition of the Good Teacher Training Guide.

6. Shortlisted for THE Awards 2016

   LJMU has been shortlisted in three categories of the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards 2016.

7. LJMU students help refugees at the Polish/Ukrainian border

   MA Wildlife Conservation students Vanessa Grundy, 27 and Alex Donnelly, 27 along with Vanessa's brother Mike Grundy are currently at the Poland-Ukraine border helping refugees get to safe accommodation in Krakow, and further across Europe, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

8. 80 years on: the mysterious flight of Rudolf Hess

   Intrigue, propaganda and conspiracy theories - Dr James Crossland, reader in international history at LJMU, looks back at one of the most bizarre episodes of the Second World War.

9. Galaxies are cosmic cauldrons heated by star formation

   Astronomers show that stars form rapidly and drive interstellar gas bubbles throughout galaxies.

10. "I expect January Graduation to be more special than ever"

    We spoke to Head of Corporate Events at LJMU Dawn Fantin about our forthcoming Graduation ceremonies.