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1. Astronomers find the nearest massive black hole to Earth

   Scientists from LJMU's Astrophysics Research Institute part of team to discover Earth's nearest Black Hole

2. Bringing the Universe down to Earth

   Astrophysicists engage public through RHS gold garden and £100k STEMM outreach project

3. Diwali 2019 starts on Sunday 27th October and lasts for five days

   Diwali is the famous festival of lights, when families and friends get together to feast and celebrate. The five day festival begins on Sunday 27th October 2019; each day has its own individual meaning and associated celebration. The third day of Diwali is regarded as the most important day. Diwali literally means a ‘row of Lights’. It is a celebration of light! It is a time filled with light and love. The festival does not follow the Gregorian but rather the Hindu calendar known as ‘Tithi,’ which is a lunar calendar. We would like to wish all our students and staff community who celebrate this festival a very happy Diwali!

4. Radical conservation offers hope for Orangutan

   A new study involving LJMU’s world-leading animal conservationists says radical action is needed now to avert the loss of thousands more orangutans.

5. Are we alone? Professor Monica Grady delivers latest Roscoe lecture

   Are we alone? Is there the possibility of life elsewhere beyond the earth? This was the subject of a fascinating lecture on the cosmos and the universe in the latest Roscoe lecture at St Georges Hall, delivered by Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at the Open University (OU)

6. Honorary Fellow Zia Chaudhry MBE

   Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Zia Chaudhry MBE at Liverpool Cathedral on Tuesday 11 July 2017.

7. LJMU at the forefront of the search for other-Earths

   Read more about how LJMU's Liverpool Telescope has helped to find seven earth-sized worlds.

8. In memoriam: Peter Law

   The university is deeply saddened by the death of Peter Law, who passed away peacefully after a short illness on Thursday 8 February.

9. LJMU scientist wins silver award in Parliament

   Dr Claire Burke, an Astro-ecologist at LJMU’s Astrophysics Research Institute, was awarded the silver prize for physical sciences in Parliament at STEM for BRITAIN.

10. An afternoon with an astronaut

    Over 300 attendees from across Liverpool attended an ‘Afternoon with Helen Sharman ‘to listen to the inspiring story of what it was really like to become the first British astronaut in space.