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1. World Book Day 2024: Reading Rivers

   Final-year creative writing student Kayla Marsh sat down with seven members of staff to discuss their ‘Reading Rivers’ – from the books never finished to the books that evoked tears.

2. We are failing in a key cornerstone of democracy in the UK: justice

   We spoke to Dr Lizz Peatfield JP about the failings of the criminal justice system after the publication of her new book The Reality of Justice in England's lower courts

3. LJMU announces new honorary fellows

   LJMU will celebrate the inspirational achievements of 16 new honorary fellows in a special ceremony later this year.

4. Hedgehog House Installation: Byrom Street

   The Environmental Sustainability and Energy Team at LJMU are installing hedgehog houses around campus to encourage wildlife and improve biodiversity.

5. Bike Maintenance (Brakes and Gears) Class

   The Environmental Sustainability and Energy Team at LJMU are holding a number of cycling based activities and events throughout the year.

6. Litter Picking: Mount Pleasant

   The Environmental Sustainability and Energy Team at LJMU are litter picking around campus, keeping our city and estate clean for our community.

7. Liverpool LASER Talks - Electric Dreaming: The ethics of Artificial Intelligence and its role in creative practice

   As use of AI grows and new applications emerge, so do questions around its ethics. What are the ethical dilemmas which have emerge? How do we use AI for good? What examples are there and how do we learn more about these issues? In these LASER Talks we explore these issues from a number of perspectives including crises facing the arts sector, inclusion and the environment. Proposed solutions owe much to games culture in terms of audiences and interactive experiences. New audiences can be reached with new meaningful experiences, marginalised groups can use AI to reach beyond their challenges and entirely new approaches to protecting the natural world can emerge.

8. International Women’s Day –  a day for all

   Cara Shearer talks about International Women's Day and what it means to her.

9. What it's like studying Sport Psychology

   LJMU's Sport Psychology undergraduate course is a great first step for those aspiring to become a sport psychologist.

10. Knife crime and gangs: how a decade of bad policy left deprived young people without real choice

    England’s dramatic rise in gang-related knife crime has been called a “disease” by the UK home secretary, Sajid Javid, and amid the daily drama of Brexit the prime minister, Theresa May, has called a summit of 100 experts to Downing Street to discuss the issue.