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1. Support for Young Adult Carers

   On national Young Carers Awareness Day, LJMU announced an official package of specialised support to ensure young carers are able to benefit from the advantages a university education can provide.

2. Making Transatlantic Connections

   Find out more about LJMU's partnership with Southern Connecticut State University and two recent international field trips

3. 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

4. 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)

5. Disabled children to fulfil their potential through LJMU partnership

   A new interactive online training resource will help schools unlock opportunity and help disabled children reach their full potential. LJMU in collaboration with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have launched the project after statistics for attainment in primary and secondary schools show a significant gap between pupils with no identified special educational needs (SEN) and disabled pupils.

6. Honorary Fellowship: Simon Kirby

   Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Simon Kirby at Liverpool Cathedral on Tuesday 12 July 2016.

7. Honorary Fellowship: Robert Hough CBE DL

   Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Robert Hough CBE DL at Liverpool Cathedral on Wednesday 13 July 2016.

8. Sensor City moves into Liverpool Science Park ahead of launch

   Liverpool’s Sensor City project has moved into Liverpool Science Park (LSP) ahead of the opening of its official home at Copperas Hill in 2017. Established hi-tech sensor businesses, start-ups and graduate entrepreneurs from across the region will be able to get access to leading experts and world-class research from the field of sensor technologies and learn more about how they can benefit from Sensor City in the run up to the building’s opening in July 2017.

9. Enhancing the global student experience

   Two Architecture students and a recent graduate are enjoying a truly international experience thanks to LJMU’s Go Global Fund and the Erasmus+ programme.

10. Ever thought of applying for a PhD scholarship?

    Paul Carreon, who is currently researching Huntingtons Disease at LJMU, explains how ecstatic he was to be awarded a PhD scholarship and how you can apply for one too.