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1. Improvement works at John Foster Building

   Next month (June 2022), we will begin a programme of improvement works to John Foster Building, which means it will be closed for a period over the summer.

2. Supporting those facing domestic abuse

   LJMU is backing a campaign to support people facing gender-based violence.

3. Getting it Right: Name pronunciation

   As part of our LJMU Equality’s ‘Getting it Right’ campaign, the team is highlighting the importance of pronouncing the names of different students and staff right.

4. New facilities now open at Avril Robarts Library

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

5. Volunteer opportunities with Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

   Student volunteers to collect for the charity over the Remembrance period - now until 11 November.

6. Change to process for visiting lecturers

   LJMU is introducing a new and more efficient process for appointing visiting lecturers.

7. Memory offers new clues to onset of dementia

   People dying with Alzheimer's 11% down on memory tests taken years earlier

8. 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.

9. New Bicentenary film celebrates Graduation

   As LJMU continues its Bicentenary year, the next in a series of bespoke videos has been released, this time recognising the amazing achievement and celebration that is graduation at LJMU.

10. Hybrid working guidance

    Following the initial launch of hybrid working last year, our HR team has now shared its Hybrid Working Guidance.