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1. Launch of Your LJMU Your Voice 2024

   This month we are launching the Your LJMU Your Voice 2024 staff engagement survey.

2. International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination

   To mark the day, Marie Hie, JMSU's Black and Asian Minority Ethic Student Officer, talks about LJMU's reciprocal mentoring scheme and how we can all contribute to reducing inequalities

3. Next-gen smart road surfaces prove potential

   Yangming Gao and Patryk Kot publish first lab trial results of electronic self-sensing asphalt in the international journal of Construction and Building Materials

4. First Step Spring Internships available for Level 4 students

   A new pilot internship programme for first year students (level 4 only) with little to no previous work experience launched on Monday 15 January and close at midnight on Sunday 4 February. There will be no interview process for these opportunities, the Student Futures team will undertake a matching process between participating organisations and students. The internships will begin on Monday 4 March (start dates may vary for each role).

5. A new treatment for eating disorders: trials on Merseyside

   Neuroscience backs training your brain to aid recovery

6. LJMU students learn to drive with virtual reality driving lessons

   Students from Liverpool John Moores University are trialling cutting edge technology that will enable them to learn to drive without the use of a car.

7. Five free things to do in Liverpool this January

   As the new year begins, many of us may be feeling slightly strapped for cash following the Christmas break. Here our third-year journalism student, Chloe Doolan rounds up her favourite five things to do in the city that are completely free.

8. Part-time Jobs Fair: Tuesday 24 September

   Meet local employers looking to hire you for roles you can fit around your studies.

9. LJMU to develop sustainable mining practice in the Philippines

   LJMU have secured prestigious funding to develop novel approaches to sustainable mining in the Philippines.

10. Getting to grips with all things IT

    If you're new to LJMU, or if you're returning to studies but have forgotten things over the break, just take a look at our new guide brought to you by our very helpful IT team.