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1. Work under way to transform Byrom Street

   The university has begun work on a series of major projects to continue the transformation of our Byrom Street site for the benefit of students and staff.

2. LJMU backdrop to author Aimée's big break

   Excitement and praise for English graduate Aimee Walsh's first novel Exile

3. Researching the kingfisher’s iconic hydrodynamic design

   Renowned for their noiseless dive, the kingfisher’s iconic beak-shape has inspired the design of high speed bullet trains. Now scientists have tested beak-shape among some of the birds’ 114 species found world-wide, to assess which shape is the most hydrodynamic.

4. 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.

5. Free trade deal is a major threat to UK public health, warn experts

   Professor Mark Bellis, Public Health Institute LJMU, and colleagues concerned about smoking, drinking and diet in Britain after post-Brexit deal

6. Don't buy turtles warning comes after new study

   Hundreds sell on turtles and tortoises in small ads

7. Initiative to put nature in planning policy recognised

   A key initiative to put nature at the centre of planning policy across the Liverpool City Region has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

8. Blackbirds singing in the dead of night

   Conserving habitats could be the key to saving declining songbirds

9. Revealing 100-year global height study

   Dutch men and Latvian women are the tallest on the planet, according to the largest ever study of height around the world. The research group, which included LJMU’s Dr Lynne Boddy, conducted the study using data from most countries in the world, tracking the height of young adult men and women between 1914 and 2014.

10. 'We can't expect farmers to take the burden of rewetting peatlands'

    Research at the university is focusing on rewetting peatlands for agriculture to ensure a sustainable future, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating income generation for farmers.