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1. First day of 2015 graduation ceremonies

   Monday 13 July saw the first of the 2015 LJMU graduation ceremonies take place at Liverpool Cathedral

2. Why do young men get embroiled in street gangs?

   Dr Robert Hesketh's new book published by Palgrave 'Beyond the Street Corner' explores gang membership.

3. ‘Joining a student society made me come out of my shell’

   Meet JMSU's new Vice-President (Activities) Pedrom Tavakolli 

4. Madeleine celebrates taking every opportunity at LJMU

   The History of Art and Museum Studies student has experienced an action-packed three years at university exemplifying how to get the absolute most out of the opportunities available at LJMU.

5. PFAS: you can’t smell, see or taste these chemicals, but they are everywhere – and they’re highly toxic to humans

   Dr Patrick Byrne, Reader in Hydrology and Environmental Pollution, writes in The Conversation on the growing dangers of 'forever chemicals' - PFAs - in our water resources.

6. Alpine F1 performance coach and jet lag doctoral researcher visits LJMU ahead of new Formula 1 season

   Sport and Exercise Science Professional Doctorate student, Tom Clark, visited LJMU last week in preparation for the start of the new Formula 1 season and to discuss his jet lag research. Tom has spent the past four years working with the Alpine F1 team and specifically their driver Esteban Ocon.

7. Liverpool leaders share learnings from Reciprocal Mentoring

   The project, which began 14 months ago, saw leaders from across LJMU’s ELT paired with Black and ethnic minority Liverpool city leaders to share their lived experiences and inform policy and decision making at the university and beyond.

8. In memoriam Professor Peter Fowler

   Former colleague Tony Hughes has shared a tribute about Professor Fowler’s life and incredible contributions in the field of digital education.

9. April is Stress Awareness Month

   We have collated various workshops and resources, which we hope will help you manage your stress levels and identify how LJMU can support you.

10. This time last year LJMU student and now graduate Nathan Bickerton, went viral

    He was offered a job just fifteen minutes after creating a Wikipedia page and tweeting The Diary of a CEO host and BBC Dragon, Steven Bartlett. Here he tells us about the whirlwind of a year he's had, what his LJMU undergraduate and postgraduate degrees taught him, and his own tips for how to stand out from the crowd in the job market.