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1. Light Night 2016

   LJMU has again been announced as the principal sponsor of LightNight, Liverpool’s one-night arts festival, with the University supporting the event for the third year running.

2. A life of action

   The life of Eleanor Rathbone (1872-1946) was the subject of the latest Roscoe lecture, delivered by Dr Susan Cohen at St George’s Hall to mark the start of a year in celebration of her life. An audience of over 1,000 were given an insight into the achievements of this extraordinary Liverpool citizen who, born into a life of wealth and privilege, used her influence and position in society to campaign for social justice and dedicated her entire life to the service of others.

3. £5M European funding to support development of Liverpool’s ‘Sensor City’

   The England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, has awarded £5 million to support the development of a hi-tech sensor hub in Liverpool city centre.

4. Undergraduate teacher training at LJMU comes top in the North West

   LJMU has been placed 5th best in the country and top in the North West for Undergraduate Initial Teacher Training (ITT) provision in the latest edition of the Good Teacher Training Guide.

5. UK’s most comprehensive study into domestic abuse

   LJMU and the Digital-Trust have launched the UK’s most comprehensive study into domestic abuse, investigating physical violence, coercive control and digital abuse within relationships.

6. Gravitational wave science used to search for catastrophic explosion

   Researchers at the Astrophysics Research Institute were among the first to use new gravitational wave science, ahead of the recent announcement by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) that they had made the first direct detection of gravitational waves.

7. Students celebrate Grand National

   LJMU students and alumni joined forces with Crabbie's Grand National to showcase elements of the three-day world-renowned racing Festival at the Museum of Liverpool.

8. More Sumatran orangutans found in the wild than expected

   Researchers have discovered c.14,600 animals still live in the wild today - 8,000 more than expected.

9. Tim Hetherington's "Infidel"

   LJMU is exhibiting 'Infidel' the work of award-winning Liverpool photojournalist Tim Hetherington from 15-25 September.

10. LJMU undertake unique study which will inform early years education

    Scientists at LJMU are to undertake a pioneering study on children's early number skills which will inform the way young children learn. Read the news story.