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1. Sport scientist preparing jockeys for the Grand National

   LJMU's School of Sport and Exercise Science plays a vital role in preparing jockeys for what is the most famous horse race in the world the Randox Grand National.

2. New partnership to promote skin cancer awareness to school pupils

   LJMU's School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences (PBS) has launched a new initiative to engage, educate and enhance local communities.

3. Commonwealth competitors going for gold at Birmingham 2022

   Good luck to all athletes and sport science staff from the LJMU community as they ready themselves for the Commonwealth Games 2022, starting in Birmingham this week.

4. Costis to advise Public Health England on COVID impacts

   Costis Maganaris, of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, has been appointed a COVID-19 advisor to Public Health England.

5. LJMU rated sixth globally for Sport and Exercise Science

   QS World University Rankings 2024 places sport and exercise science at 6th in the world

6. LJMU celebrates Paralympics with Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson

   Sport experts at LJMU are backing the transformational power of the Paralympic Games, which start today in Tokyo.

7. Sport and Exercise Science study highlights the health benefits of a Home-HIT routine

   A new study investigating a home-based, high-intensity interval training regimen was recently carried out by LJMU’s Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences and has now been published in The Journal of Physiology.

8. Research aims to better connect disabled children with local sport

   LJMU researchers in sport science hope to make a difference to the lives of children with learning disabilities through their Movement Matters community research project.

9. Draining peatlands for agriculture adds 'huge pulse' to global warming

   New research has calculated the damage done by farmers converting tropical peat swamps to oil palm plantations.

10. Sports performance alumni leads the way at British Equestrian

    Former sports performance student, Helen Nicholls, has been appointed as Performance Director at British Equestrian.