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1. Wearable tech can double time we commit to exercise

   Medical Research Council-funded study Motivate led by Dr Matt Cocks of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

2. Measuring natural capital

   A new study has added evidence to the argument that placing an economic value of goods and services from the natural environment has the potential to achieve sustainable outcomes.

3. Major achievements at Graduate Fashion Week

   Major achievements at Graduate Fashion Week

4. Vice-Chancellor appointed Chairman of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

   LJMU Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Professor Nigel Weatherill, has been appointed Chairman of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. The announcement of Professor Weatherill’s appointment as Chair for an initial three-year term has been made following approval of the recommendation by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Board of Directors.

5. World Leading Research

   Sport Scientists deliver international education to medics and health professionals.

6. Connecting the community with Climate Science

   LJMU celebrated Climate Week 2015 with an event at Manchester Museum which saw over 1,200 people get together with academics and students from the University, British Antarctic Survey, Manchester Metropolitan University, and the University of Manchester to investigate the latest challenges to the environment.

7. Making the invisible visible

   Research unlocks secrets of rare bacteria

8. The Conversation: Most humans haven’t evolved to cope with the cold, yet we dominate northern climates – here’s why

   Evolutionary biologists Dr Laura Buck and Dr Kyoko Yamaguchi write in The Conversation on how human species (hominins) have coped with cold climates over the millennia.

9. Care experienced girls and young women still at risk of unnecessary criminalisation

   Girls and women who have been through the care system should be diverted away from custodial sentences into community alternatives wherever possible, says a new report published today (Weds 4 May 2022). And the study adds that moves to prevent the criminalisation of girls in care need to be high on the agenda for change.

10. Graduation - "It was worth the wait!"

    Amid relief and joy, almost 100 of our own university colleagues collected their degrees this week. We spoke to a handful of them ...