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1. LJMU to develop sustainable mining practice in the Philippines

   LJMU have secured prestigious funding to develop novel approaches to sustainable mining in the Philippines.

2. How did the absence of fans affect the Premier League?

   As the dust settles on the 2020/21 English Premier League season, Dr Gillian Cook and Dr Francesca Champ from LJMU's School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, examine how the absence of fans affected the campaign.

3. REF 2014: World-leading research reaches new heights at LJMU

   LJMU has achieved world-leading status in the latest assessment of university research, with the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences 0.01 marks off the top position in the UK.

4. LJMU submits 600 academics to Research Excellence Framework 2021

   On March 25, the University hands over its best research to the 2021 Research Exercise Framework, the REF. With more than 600 academics put forward and dozens more colleagues behind the scenes, the REF is arguably the largest project undertaken by the university community.

5. Giant footprints confirmed as Welsh 'diplodocus'

   LJMU biologist in unique discovery on UK beach

6. Long-serving staff celebrate their LJMU careers

   Over 100 staff, with more than 25 years’ service each, were invited to enjoy a special afternoon tea.

7. Shouting at children doubles the likelihood of lifelong harms

   Public Health Institute data on self-harm, drug abuse and prison

8. Liverpool announced as one of the cheapest cities for students to live

   According to new research, on behalf of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Portsmouth, Liverpool and Newcastle respectively all landed in the top three in the Student Living Index. The research takes into account the everyday cost of living and accommodation costs.

9. 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.

10. New book reveals lives, loves and losses behind War Widows’ Quilt

    A new digital exhibition book tells the moving stories that lie behind the squares of the War Widows Quilt, a collaborative piece of art made by more than 90 war widows.