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1. LJMU makes commitment to become a Menopause Friendly employer

   Marking World Menopause Day 2024 the university continues to progress its workplace support, awareness and understanding of the menopause.

2. Empowering staff to support PGRs from racially minoritised groups

   Academic and professional services staff who support PGRs have a bespoke training and development opportunity designed by the educational charity Grit Breakthrough. Using a coaching approach to support PGRs is a two-day online coaching workshop, which will run across two days in November.

3. Happy Lunar New Year to our LJMU community across the world

   LJMU is wishing all our students, staff and partners in 30 institutions across the globe a happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating.

4. International student partnership with China celebrated at Lunar New Year gathering

   Thirteen dual-award engineering students from China met with LJMU’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark Power, in recognition of their successful studies and in celebration of the beginning of Lunar New Year.

5. Free winter flu jabs for staff

   As part of our employee wellbeing focus, we are again offering staff a voucher for a free winter flu jab.

6. Menopause matters celebration and future initiatives

   An update on the work happening at LJMU to better support staff going through the menopause.

7. 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.

8. Researchers shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize

   Read how Dr Zhigang Ji and Dr Trung Thanh Nguyen from the LJMU Department of Maritime and Mechanical Engineering have been shortlisted for the 2017 Newton Prize.

9. Free health and wellbeing merchandise for staff

   T-shirts, outerwear, mugs and water bottles are now available to help staff get talking and thinking about their health and wellbeing.

10. The evolution of large-bodied dinosaurs

    Scientists from LJMU, working with external researchers, have developed examine the evolutionary history of sauropod dinosaurs using computer models.