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1. Open Research Week 2024

   Open Research Week 2024 is a collaborative event by LJMU, Edge Hill University, University of Liverpool, and the University of Essex from Monday 26 February to Friday 1 March.

2. Register to vote in the General Election

   Find out all you need to know to register to vote in the General Election on 12 December.

3. Professorship and readership conferment process

   To provide as much planning time as possible we can confirm that the LJMU professorship and readership conferment process for 2023/24 will open from 27 November 2023.

4. Shakespeare in a nutshell

   Shakespeare; creative genius, wordsmith and innovator, was also a man of the people. His influence on the English language has stood the test of time, and lines such as ‘in a nutshell,’ ‘mum's the word,’ ‘eaten out of house and home,’ ‘all's well that ends well" and ‘a wild goose chase’ are just some of those in common, everyday usage.

5. New light on the evolution of human speech

   Study involving Liverpool John Moores University and the Pongo Foundation has uncovered new calls from orang-utans.

6. Honorary Fellow: Ian Meadows

   Ian Meadows received an Honorary Fellowship from LJMU on Friday 28 November 2014 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to business and the civic life of the city.

7. 42 years and counting

   Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark Power marks his 42nd work anniversary at LJMU.

8. "I had not done anything academic for a very long time"

   We met three staff colleagues who were supported through further study

9. Your LJMU, Your Voice: staff survey findings

   The results of the Your LJMU, Your Voice staff survey reveal that employees consider LJMU to be a good place to work but there are clear areas for improvement. More than 1,400 staff – over 53% of our workforce – took part in the survey in May to help the university learn more about the experience of working here.

10. LJMU host 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference

    Hosted outside of the USA for only the second time in the conference's history, more than 170 delegates gathered in Liverpool for the three-day event.