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1. Genetics plays huge part in animal migration - study

   Reindeer from one 'genetic ancestry' travel ten times further on average than others

2. LJMU ‘Eco-bricks’ set to extinguish Bangladesh’s polluting kilns

   Civil Engineers from LJMU are helping solve one of the most pressing industrial problems in Bangladesh with a new process for making bricks.

3. Get to know our centre-piece Student Life Building

   Staff invited for lunch and tours on Wednesday, 13 October

4. City heritage walks return

   We are delighted to announce the return of our successful heritage walks around Liverpool.

5. Illegal fish trade challenged by new technology

   A GENETIC test developed at LJMU could have a dramatic effect on how the UK polices illegal fishing.

6. Great apes predicted to lose 90% of African homelands, study finds

   A triple-whammy of climate change, land-use change and human population growth is set to decimate the habitats of Africas great apes gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos over the coming 30 years.

7. 'Americana' Catherine selected for Filmadrid

   Film-maker Catherine Norton's new film is the only UK video-essay selected for Madrid film festival.

8. Pandemic exacerbated disadvantages faced by young people with special needs and disabilities

   Education, mental health, and social care downgraded or, in some cases, withdrawn altogether.

9. Worrying trend of children 'in care' still living at home

   Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University are set to investigate a worrying phenomenon in the North West of England that is seeing increasing numbers of vulnerable children placed into local authority care yet remain living at home. 

10. International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) - 3rd December 2019

    1981 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Disabled People and since then, 3rd December has been marked as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The day aims to promote a better understanding of disability issues with a focus on the rights of disabled people and the gains derived from their integration into every aspect of the political, social, economic and cultural life of our communities.