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1. Alcatraz, Auschwitz, Chernobyl…the appeal of dark tourism

   Is dark tourism just another fad in the age of the selfie and tick list travelling? Gillian O’Brien explains its appeal and gives it historical context.

2. 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.

3. Health of contact centre employees under microscope

   Three-year study to advise employers on helping staff be healthier

4. Remembrance Day, LJMU pledges support for armed forces community.

   Ahead of Remembrance Day, Liverpool John Moores University has pledged its support for the armed forces community.

5. New book reveals lives, loves and losses behind War Widows’ Quilt

   A new digital exhibition book tells the moving stories that lie behind the squares of the War Widows Quilt, a collaborative piece of art made by more than 90 war widows.

6. LJMU submits 600 academics to Research Excellence Framework 2021

   On March 25, the University hands over its best research to the 2021 Research Exercise Framework, the REF. With more than 600 academics put forward and dozens more colleagues behind the scenes, the REF is arguably the largest project undertaken by the university community.

7. Graphics alumna commissioned for high profile arts campaign

   Graphic Design and Illustration alumna, Lauren McLardy has been commissioned to create a new piece of work for Coventry City Council to mark World Mental Health Day 2020.

8. REF 2021: World-leading research across LJMU

   Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has more than doubled the amount of research that is judged to be world-leading or internationally-excellent by a national audit of UK universities.

9. Vice-Chancellor welcomes aspiring leaders from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities 

   Aspiring Leaders from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Communities Informal Networking Event

10. Librarian Heather discovers relatives in her own archive!

    Digging into the archives to find your ancestors often throws up surprises.