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1. January Media Highlights

   LJMU knowledge and expertise hit the headlines in January with stories and commentary in New Scientist, The Independent, BBC News 24, The Liverpool Echo, BBC 5 Live and more.

2. Start-up funding opportunity for new student businesses

   The LJMU Start-up Hub is excited to announce that the new Bathgate Boost award is now open! The £500 award is designed to support students who can demonstrate their business idea. Sitting alongside this funding is a package of support from the Start-up Hub team built around developing your start-up and skills as an entrepreneur. The award is open to all current LJMU students and new alumni who graduated from LJMU during 2023.

3. Honorary Fellows: Gillian Miller and Kevin Fearon

   Read the oration for Gillian Miller and Kevin Fearon on the award of their Honorary Fellowships from LJMU, the University's highest honour.

4. Sir Bert Massie CBE DL (1949-2017)

   It is with great sadness that the University announces the death of Sir Bert Massie CBE DL .

5. New partnership to promote skin cancer awareness to school pupils

   LJMU's School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences (PBS) has launched a new initiative to engage, educate and enhance local communities.

6. Researchers shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize

   Read how Dr Zhigang Ji and Dr Trung Thanh Nguyen from the LJMU Department of Maritime and Mechanical Engineering have been shortlisted for the 2017 Newton Prize.

7. DNA-study shows the Guanches originated from North Africa

   The aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands, commonly known as the Guanches, originated from North Africa. A team of international researchers has now confirmed.

8. Our Technician Commitment

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

9. LJMU wins Outstanding University Entrepreneurship Award

   LJMU lifted the Outstanding University Entrepreneurship Award trophy at this year’s Times Higher Education Awards.

10. Research reveals evidence of new population of ancient Native Americans

    Genetic analysis of ancient DNA from a six-week-old female infant found at an Interior Alaska archaeological site, has revealed a previously unknown population of ancient people in North America.