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1. Mongooses take life-threatening risks to mate with partners from rival groups

   Romeo and Juliet roles for banded mongooses

2. Open Data Week 2024 new sessions added

   Join a week of online events and workshops from Monday 21 to Friday 25 October.

3. New website enhancements

   From today, you will see changes to the main megamenu navigation bar and footer at the top and bottom of each webpage and the main banner image on the homepage.

4. NSS charity donation reaches £4,900

   Our final year students have raised a fantastic £4,900 for charity in the first two weeks of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2020.

5. Welcome to our new students

   First things first, before you arrive and start your studies there’s a few essential things you must do to officially become an LJMU student, starting with your online registration.

6. New study suggests explanations for usage of plesiosaurs’ long necks

   Plesiosaurs are an extinct group of marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs who are famous for their long necks. The effect of such long necks on how these animals swam is a mystery but now computer simulations are helping LJMU scientists understand what would happen if a plesiosaur turned its head while swimming.

7. New facilities now open at Avril Robarts Library

   Two newly-refurbished floors of Avril Robarts Library are now open!

8. Scholarships for new students starting September 2024

   Every year we award a range of scholarships from £1,000 to £5,000 that don't need to be paid back!

9. Climate institute planning under way

   Colleagues from the across the university have this week come together to begin scoping out the proposed new LJMU climate institute.

10. Governors for Schools Staff Volunteering Lunch

    Event for LJMU Staff to find out about volunteering opportunities as school governors over lunch