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1. Stars’ odd behaviour gives up hidden black holes

   Black hole hunters are turning detective to uncover hidden behemoths in Space.

2. Meet LJMU's own Ten Pound Pom

   Professor of Creative Writing Catherine Cole's poignant memoir on emigration to Australia and the bravery of migrants

3. Generation X hardest hit as drug deaths rise yet again in England and Wales

   Record deaths but many drugs not even included in figures.

4. Revised new student welcome webpages now live

   Staff are encouraged to take a look through the information we are sharing with new students before the start of the 2023/24 academic year.

5. Students inspired by Steven Gerrard story

   Honorary Fellow and former Liverpool FC and England captain visits LJMU

6. International students studying with upGrad celebrated in Liverpool

   Students from India, Jordan, Vietnam, Iran, Singapore and Norway took part in a three-day visit to LJMU.

7. Exhibition of composite images reveals faces of 19th and 21st Century crime

   The difference between the fates of ordinary people and criminals is ‘paper thin’, as demonstrated by a new exhibition of composite facial images of 19th Century and 21st Century criminals.

8. Young people in care show their creativity

   Young people in care across the country have shown their creative talent as part of an LJMU contest.

9. A timely reflection on Liverpool and our lives

   At a time when COVID 19 has made people fearful, isolated or alone, Jeff Youngs new book, Ghost Town, offers not only a fascinating read but also a reflection on all those things that are important to us, our families, friends and communities. Its a deeply felt and beautifully written journey through Jeffs Liverpool childhood, the adult writer stalking Liverpool alone or with friends, searching for a past lost, regained, remembered so viscerally that the reader feels intimately connected to the child Jeff longing to leave the hospital where hes had his tonsils removed or to the older man out walking with writer friend, Horatio Clare, in search of de Quincey in Everton.

10. Artist Holli's anti-establishment art challenges stigma of poverty

    Dr Rachel Broady and students in Media, Culture and Communication work with charity on new approaches to poverty