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1. New partnership established to develop world's largest robotic telescope

   LJMU joins forces with Spanish astronomy institute to develop the world’s largest robotic telescope

2. Arts Professional and Social Studies Research Day

   120 colleagues gather to discuss hot research topics

3. People Politics and the Planet in Crisis

   LJMU is hosting an international workshop this spring, focusing on People, Politics and the Planet in Crisis – and there is an opportunity for you to get involved.

4. World record attempt for fastest human powered vehicle

   Sports scientists from Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University have helped to select riders to take on the World Human Power Speed Challenge, due to take place in September 2015.

5. LJMU scoops trio of UK and European accolades for enterprise and employer engagement

   LJMU is today celebrating success after receiving three prestigious awards including the national Times Higher Education (THE) Award for Outstanding Employer Initiative, beating off competition from other UK universities.

6. Were sauropods swimmers or walkers?

   An international team of scientists, led by the China University of Geosciences in Beijing and including palaeontologists from the Liverpool John Moores University, has shed new light on some unusual dinosaur tracks from northern China. The tracks appear to have been made by four-legged sauropod dinosaurs yet only two of their feet have left prints behind.

7. From Lab Bench to Backbench

   Dr Andreea Font from the Astrophysics Research Institute at Liverpool John Moores University is swapping a lab coat for legislation as she visits Justin Madders MP, at the House of Commons

8. Royal Astronomical Society award for ARI’s ‘virtual universes’

   Simulations of Space aid public and scientific understanding of science

9. Space expert Renske on the excitement around the James Webb Space Mission.

   ARI researcher on BBC News to describe the search for the beginning of the Universe.

10. Staff and students welcome changes to Highway Code that promote active travel

    Staff and students at LJMU have welcomed changes to the Highway Code that restructure the road hierarchy and prioritise walking and cycling.