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1. Salters' Festival of Chemistry brings together the next generation of scientists

   Over 50 school pupils came to LJMU to enjoy a day in the labs, as part of the Salters' Festival of Chemistry.

2. Shouting at children doubles the likelihood of lifelong harms

   Public Health Institute data on self-harm, drug abuse and prison

3. Black History Month Lecture reaches over 100 pupils!

   In celebration of Black History Month LJMU Historian Dr Andrea Livesey delivered a bespoke lecture entitled "Toppling Statues and renaming building" | The Black Lives Matter Movement and the History of Slavery to young people across the U.K.

4. Addressing UK engineering's innovation lag

   Anthony Walker, Strategic Manager for the Horizons project, spoke with The Engineer about the adoption of game-changing technologies such as AI across the UK engineering sector and argues for urgent action.

5. Art and Science Exchange

   On Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th August 2019, the MA Art in Science programme at Liverpool School of Art and Design hosted an Art & Science Exchange workshop with members of the Biochemical Society. The exchange was held at the John Lennon Art and Design Building, in the Public Exhibition Space and X-Gallery amongst the MA Art in Science student's end of programme postgraduate exhibition, which showcases the outcomes of their three month research projects. These projects served as a basis for investigation of specific art-science interactions, and were supported by open discussions, hands on activities and a Liverpool LASER talk.

6. Second Channel 4 relocation debate announced in Liverpool to tackle market reality of relocating the broadcaster

   LJMU has announced a second panel event to debate relocating Channel 4, from its current London base.

7. Cyclists at Giant Liverpool plug into sport science

   Researchers Amy Whitehead and Dan Owens use sport science to benefit amateur cycling enthusiasts

8. Pain Signalling in Humans: A Superfast Highway to the Brain Discovered

   Pain signals can travel as fast as touch signals, according to a new study from researchers at Liverpool John Moores University’s SomAffect Group, Linköping University (Sweden), and the National Institutes of Health (USA).

9. Journalism students join BBC 6 Music festival

   Four talented LJMU Journalism students are about to embark on a fantastic opportunity - working alongside some of the biggest names in broadcasting at the BBC 6 Music festival.

10. New EDI Workshops Announced – Domestic Abuse Awareness & ‘Actions Speak Louder’ Allyship Training 

    LJMU's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Team are proud to be working in partnership with a number of subject specialists, to deliver a range of interactive (online) staff development training opportunities, including the introduction of two brand new courses; a 2 hour Domestic Abuse Awareness Workshop and a 90min 'Actions Speak Louder' Experiential Allyship (Race) training session, as well as the return of LJMU's 3 hour Transgender Awareness Workshop (back by popular demand).