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1. Discovery of new type of space dust excites astrophysicists

   LJMU works with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on study of early Universe

2. eHealth could close the gap on increased diabetes rate in ethnic communities

   Improving patient outcomes

3. New phase of biochemical technology

   Blood-monitoring medical solution could change healthcare forever

4. Order! Order! Speaker of the House of Commons delivers latest Roscoe Lecture

   Order! Order! Speaker of the House of Commons delivers latest Roscoe Lecture

5. Women in STEM lecture series: Chi Onwurah MP

   In 1984, there were 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering and technology courses. In 2015, there was still only 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering courses. This sad statistic formed the basis of an impactful lecture by Chi Onwurah MP about the gender imbalance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology (STEM) subjects and subsequent careers.

6. Dazzling Iron Age discovery

   Archaeologists have discovered evidence of the first wealthy Iron Age community in the North West of England. 

7. The Secrets of the Neanderthals

   Scientists from LJMU and Cambridge help piece together human remains and the story of the Neanderthal cave dwellers of Shanidar

8. Astronomers spot oldest ‘dead’ galaxy yet observed

   Dr Renske Smit, of the Astrophysics Research Institute, contributed to research in Nature

9. Our Technician Commitment

   LJMU has backed a national pledge to support technicians working at the University

10. 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.