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1. New Year News

   This week we have a number of institutional TEL updates (some of which are biggies) that we would like to pass on.

2. LJMU does positive action

   Positive Action are programmes and initiatives which LJMU and other organisations can take to address the under representation of communities in the workplace.

3. Book in review: Using Simulations for Education, Training and Research (Dieckmann (ed))

   Simulation-based educators should read this book, particularly those who are involved in designing programmes of training or who are responsible for designing the simulator environment and purchasing equipment.

4. Success stories – Start-up hub

   Get inspiration from other start-up businesses and find out how former students created successful businesses.

5. Accessibility statement for ljmu.ac.uk

   LJMU is committed to making its website and the material provided on it accessible to as many people as possible.

6. Self-employment

   Self-employment can be well suited to disabled or neurodivergent students and graduates, if you find it difficult to keep up with traditional work.

7. The Healthcare Simulation Dictionary

   Thanks to SSH Society for Simulation in Healthcare for the following post.

8. Interviews and memoirs – Elder Dempster

   As part of the Homeward Bound project we’ve collected 25 oral testimonies from Elder Dempster Line’s seafaring and office staff. Listen to the interviews.

9. Elder Dempster Lines

   Elder Dempster Lines was one of the UK’s largest shipping companies. As part of the Homeward Bound project, we’ve spoken to a number of Elder Dempster’s former employees and passengers, recording their ‘real’ stories and experiences. You can listen to their Elder Dempster stories here.

10. Richard Rigg

    Richard Rigg was an engineer with Elder Dempster Lines in the early part of the twentieth century. Read the account of his experiences with the shipping company.