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1. Scientists teach underprivileged kids in police chief challenge

   This week young people from across the north west are sailing on the trip of a lifetime for the Chief Constable’s Challenge yacht race.

2. Praise for LJMU’s support of care leavers from Minister for Higher and Further Education

   LJMU deserves the highest praise for their success according to the Minister for Higher and Further Education, after it was the first of only four institutions to be awarded the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) Quality Mark.

3. Cave bears may have been adapting to survive the ice age

   Recent research published in Quaternary Science Reviews on the long extinct cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) has found their attempt to adapt to the growing harshness of the last ice age before their extinction.

4. £10m study to predict heart and stroke disease

   EU's Horizon Programme funds TARGET< a collaboration with 10 countries led by LJMU to use AI models to track common disease evolution

5. Latest AI research to help stroke and cardiac patients

   With awareness campaigns World Stroke Day later this month (29 October), we're shining a spotlight on one of LJMU’s latest research projects; TARGET, which is developing cutting edge AI technology to track and prevent strokes and atrial fibrillation.

6. Running (things) like a girl: the women tackling inequality in Sport and Exercise Sciences

   When it comes to female participation in sport, we've come a long way. But the playing field is by no means level yet...

7. ICC academic awarded AHRC Leadership Fellowship

   The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has awarded Kerry Wilson, Head of Research at the Institute of Cultural Capital, a mid-career Leadership Fellowship

8. LJMU retains European award for Research Excellence

   Vitae awards LJMU top marks for its support for researchers

9. Making Liverpool schools sun safe this summer

   Liverpool John Moores University is working with the Skcin cancer charity and the Clare Daly Foundation to roll out the Sun Safe Schools accreditation across primary schools in the Liverpool region, which will benefit up to 10,000 children.

10. School of Computer Science and Mathematics Christmas social and staff awards

    Staff and students gathered around for festive activities and to appreciate staff rewarded for work above and beyond their normal duties.