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1. LJMU honour for Metro Mayor

   The Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, is set to become one of the first Alumni Ambassador Fellows of Liverpool John Moores University.

2. The Conversation: Most humans haven’t evolved to cope with the cold, yet we dominate northern climates – here’s why

   Evolutionary biologists Dr Laura Buck and Dr Kyoko Yamaguchi write in The Conversation on how human species (hominins) have coped with cold climates over the millennia.

3. 'Covid-19 gave us all a little insight into what it is like to “lose time'

   VC's Award for Excellence in Research winner Dr Ruth Ogden talks about her work at LJMU

4. International Scholarships awarded to 16 students

   16 students were presented with their international scholarships this week at a reception in the Student Life Building.

5. Rio's goal to remove barriers surrounding disabilities within sport

   Second Year Sport Business student, Rio Boothe, is partnering with charities in the North West to raise awareness around the barriers surrounding disabilities and para sport.

6. In the footsteps of giants: Can dinosaur tracks tell us as much as fossils and bones?

   Dr Peter Falkingham to lead major ERC study into fossilised footprints and dinosaur evolution

7. People Politics and the Planet in Crisis

   LJMU is hosting an international workshop this spring, focusing on People, Politics and the Planet in Crisis – and there is an opportunity for you to get involved.

8. Lunar New Year celebrations at LJMU and across Liverpool

   This week LJMU and JMSU held Lunar New Year celebrations in the Student Life Building to welcome in the year of the rabbit. Find out more about Lunar New Year and celebrations happening across the city this weekend

9. Island lizards offer new twist on theories of evolution

   Professor Richard Brown and Dr Carlo Meloro publish research in Communications Biology which shows divergence of a species of lizard despite cohabitation and gene exchange.

10. New performance review and development system

    Following a successful pilot scheme, from next week all staff will be able to access a brand new system to take ownership of their development and objective.