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1. Anna Soubry MP visits Sensor City

   Business Minister, Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP, visited the site of the new Sensor City to see how the £15 million facility will revolutionise sensor technologies.

2. Low Carbon Eco Innovatory champions sustainable growth with local businesses

   Crosby Coffee, in Merseyside is the latest of 65 businesses across the LCR to benefit from the support of a Low Carbon Eco Innovatory (LCEI) business grant.

3. Meet Renske Smit, latest researcher to join the Astrophysics Research Institute

   Dr Renske Smit will be joining the Astrophysics Research Institute as an STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow. We caught up with her to find out more about achievements in astronomy and her plans for her time at LJMU.

4. Global symposium explores how universities and business schools can maximise social value

   More than 100 people from 12 countries gathered in-person and online for a two-day global symposium hosted by LJMU's Liverpool Business School and Social Value UK.

5. City and University Leaders share race and equality lessons

   Six months after launching the Reciprocal Mentoring programme, prominent leaders from the city of Liverpool and the university came together on campus, to mark the halfway point of their innovative scheme to develop greater understanding between the university and the communities they serve.

6. LJMU works with Liverpool City Region local authorities to help more SMEs to innovate

   As a partner in the Horizons project, LJMU’s established relationships are ensuring businesses are supported to generate economic growth.

7. Major Copperas Hill development gets green light

   Liverpool John Moores University’s ambitious plans to transform a disused city centre site into state-of-the-art student facilities have been given the go-ahead. Liverpool City Council’s Planning Committee today (Tuesday 9 October) approved the plans for the former Royal Mail site on Copperas Hill.

8. City region businesses urged to embrace innovation with expert support from LJMU

   Innovation and collaboration specialists are offering up their expert solutions and technical support to SMEs in a bid to boost competitiveness and productivity.

9. How can universities help unlock business growth in the Liverpool City Region?

   Dr Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs, of Liverpool Business School, surveys the capacity and culture in Liverpool for rapid business growth

10. Challenges of the night-time economy

    Academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns