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1. What’s happening around campus and the city this spring/summer?

   Former graduate Izzy shares her top picks for what to do this spring/summer on campus and around the city.

2. Galaxies are cosmic cauldrons heated by star formation

   Astronomers show that stars form rapidly and drive interstellar gas bubbles throughout galaxies.

3. Astronomers catch Tatooine multiple star system as it forms

   For the first time astronomers, including Dr Richard Parker, of the Astrophysics Research Institute at LJMU, have caught a multiple-star system as it is created, and their observations are providing new insight into how such systems, and possibly the solar system, are formed. The amazing images taken from a series of telescopes on Earth show clouds of gas which are in the process of developing into stars.

4. Conservation zoos have powerful potential to reverse extinction

   LJMU and Zoological Society of London report outlines potential to reintroduce 'extinct' animals and plants to the wild

5. Paid internship opportunities for L5 and 6 students

   Student Futures, LJMUs Careers, Employability and Enterprise team, have a range of exciting, paid internship opportunities available for L5 and 6 (second and third year) students working on a real-life project for a local business/SME.

6. A giant interstellar bubble being grown in the Andromeda Galaxy

   An international team of astrophysicists have uncovered an enormous bubble current being ‘blown’ by the regular eruptions from a binary star system within the Andromeda Galaxy.

7. Developing your leadership and management skills

   A new suite of workshops and support has been launched to help you develop your leadership and management skills.

8. It’s Ok To Not Be OK

   Join the discussion on student retention and our new campaign

9. First Step Spring Internships available for Level 4 students

   A new pilot internship programme for first year students (level 4 only) with little to no previous work experience launched on Monday 15 January and close at midnight on Sunday 4 February. There will be no interview process for these opportunities, the Student Futures team will undertake a matching process between participating organisations and students. The internships will begin on Monday 4 March (start dates may vary for each role).

10. A story of my Liverpool life

    Exclusive Mike McCartney exhibition opens for LJMU staff and students