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1. IT upgrades coming your way

   During the summer, IT services will be delivering an upgrade to Microsoft Office and Google Chrome will become the default browser.

2. Discoveries of faint galaxies using supernovae

   Tom Sedgwick, PhD student at the Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI), part of LJMU,has with a team of ARI astronomers discovered 140 ‘new’galaxies, with findings due to be published in April’s edition of the prestigious journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

3. Were sauropods swimmers or walkers?

   An international team of scientists, led by the China University of Geosciences in Beijing and including palaeontologists from the Liverpool John Moores University, has shed new light on some unusual dinosaur tracks from northern China. The tracks appear to have been made by four-legged sauropod dinosaurs yet only two of their feet have left prints behind.

4. Last Chance To Win £25 - £50 Liverpool One Gift Vouchers - The Race Equality Charter Staff Survey

   LJMU are working to make the University more inclusive, your feedback in relation to Race Equality is invaluable.

5. Staff car parking update August 2023

   The university will continue to subsidise staff car parking until 31 August 2024.

6. LJMU nominated for two THE awards

   LJMU has been shortlisted in two categories for the 2024 THE Awards.

7. Academic Board vacancies call for nominations

   Formal nominations need to be submitted by 5pm on Tuesday 23 January 2024.

8. January exams: training for invigilators

   In anticipation of the January examination period, Academic Registry will be holding invigilation training sessions for LJMU staff throughout December.

9. University Seal request form update

   The Secretariat has updated the request form to incorporate the additional stages of approval required from colleagues in finance and legal.

10. NSS raises £4,500 for charity in three weeks

    Final year students have so far raised a terrific £4,500 for charity by completing the National Student Survey (NSS) in the first three weeks.