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1. Recruitment Officer Oliver to stage production at Shakespeare North Playhouse

   LJMU staff member Oliver Back is delighted to share that his latest production is set to be staged at the Shakespeare North Playhouse.

2. Researchers reveal new findings into greatest scientific fraud

   A new analysis of the famous Piltdown Man forgeries, conducted by LJMU researchers, points the finger of suspicion even more firmly at their discoverer, Charles Dawson. The Piltdown Man scandal is arguably the greatest scientific fraud ever perpetrated in the UK, with fake fossils being claimed as evidence of our earliest ancestor.

3. DNA-study shows the Guanches originated from North Africa

   The aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands, commonly known as the Guanches, originated from North Africa. A team of international researchers has now confirmed.

4. Liverpool Short Film Festival attracts massive interest

   Student organised festival receives 3,000 films from 15 countries

5. Highlighting our Research and Knowledge Exchange Plan

   The Research and Knowledge Exchange Plan 2030 outlines the guiding principles, key priorities and themes fundamental to LJMU's identity and ambition.

6. innovation investment week

   LJMU welcomed hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers to a summit to conclude the Liverpool City Region’s first ever Innovation Investment Week.

7. Teaching textile and craft processes to high school pupils

   Staff and students from the Liverpool School of Art and Design have opened their workshops to pupils from Crosby High School as part of a four-month long collaboration exploring university learning.

8. Young people benefit from LJMU residential

   LJMU Outreach has welcomed 25 young people from 12 schools across the North West to its annual Year 10 residential, targeted specifically at those in local authority or residential care.

9. Representing the UK at European University Film Awards

   As the only UK university LJMU was one of 13 European universities to participate in this year’s first European University Film Awards(EUFA).

10. 5G technology used in Liverpool

    Margot James, Minister for Digital and Culture, this week visited Europe’s first dedicated 5G health and social care pilot, helping people live independently at home.