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1. LJMU launch new Disability Sport and Physical Activity Network (DisSPA)

   LJMU were joined by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE DL & Professor Greg Whyte to launch new Disability Sport and Physical Activity Network (DisSPA Network) this month.

2. Disability History Month: We caught up with the Staff Disability Network's Lucie Matthew-Jones

   Julia Daer, EDI Advisor, caught up with Lucie Matthew-Jones Reader, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Event Coordinator & Community Liaison for the Staff Disability Network in preparation for Disability History Month.

3. The power of Staff Networks. Join and work with us to shape university policy

   Our staff networks have been integral in progressing certain policies for LJMU staff, including on maternity leave and menopause.

4. Why the fitness and leisure sector should be awarded ‘essential service’ status – by Professor Greg Whyte OBE

   Leading sport scientist puts the case for not locking-down leisure

5. Let’s Talk About Dignity & Respect at Work (Bullying & Harassment) - Where Do You Draw The Line?

   LJMUs Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Team, are pleased to offer LJMU/JMSU Staff, the opportunity to participate in a virtual Lets Talk About Dignity & Respect At Work (Bullying & Harassment) - Where Do You Draw The Line? Workshop.

6. Green app can help save £100 a month in travel costs

   Liverpool City Region residents could save up to £100 each month by swapping car journeys for bike rides or walks according to data from a new mobile app being launched this week.

7. Microplastics ‘abundant’ in remote polar seas

   There are similar concentrations of microplastic pollution on the seabed in Antarctica as in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, scientists have found.

8. Care experienced girls and young women still at risk of unnecessary criminalisation

   Girls and women who have been through the care system should be diverted away from custodial sentences into community alternatives wherever possible, says a new report published today (Weds 4 May 2022). And the study adds that moves to prevent the criminalisation of girls in care need to be high on the agenda for change.

9. Students take pledge to minimise rise of COVID-19

   Liverpool John Moores University students have begun taking a pledge to help protect each other and the public from the Coronavirus.

10. Let's explain how slavery streets got their names

    A reaccounting  of Liverpools uncomfortable slaving history is being backed by experts at Liverpool John Moores University.