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1. Aiding entrepreneurs in North Africa and the Middle-East

   $250,000 grant to Liverpool Business School to create new data for growth and jobs in MENA countries

2. Study tempers hopes of 'voice assistant' retail boom

   Millions of consumers could end up giving shopping-with-Alexa a miss unless  retailers improve the buying experience, according to new research published this week by Liverpool Business School.

3. Heating engineer wins Undergraduate of Year Award

   Engineering graduate Bas Pilar wins Undergraduate of Year Award from Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

4. Long service awards

   The university has updated the Long Service Awards scheme to include celebration of reaching additional key milestones at 25, 35, 45 and 50+ years’ service.

5. The Conversation: Woman spends 500 days alone in a cave – how extreme isolation can alter your sense of time

   Reader in Experimental Psychology Dr Ruth Ogden writes for The Conversation on the extraordinary experience of Beatriz Flamini.

6. How the brain controls our sense of touch

   MRC Funded grant to offer most detailed insight yet

7. Virtual rehabilitation is more than just a game

   Biomechanics team conduct vital research

8. Support for LJMU staff during exam season

   As the exam period gets underway, we understand it can be a stressful time for students but also for our staff, so were reminding everyone of the free 24/7 support services available at LJMU.

9. Sean Loughney - who is LJMU's new rising research star?

   Senior lecturer in marine engineering recently won the LJMU Rising Star in Research award.

10. Vegan-based biomaterials developed to support eco-friendly crop management

    New vegan-based biomaterials could be used instead of chemical products and pesticides to help farmers manage their crops in a more eco-friendly and sustainable way, according to new research.