As Transgender Awareness Week begins (13 -19th November) and ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance (20 November), Dr Bee Hughes (they/them/theirs), LJMU Lecturer in Media, Culture, Communication and Co-Chair of LJMU Together LGBT+ Staff Network looks at the local, national and international picture when it comes to trans awareness and allyship in 2021.
Blog from Campbell Macintosh-Watson, BA (hons) International Tourism Management student on his placement year in North Carolina, USA.
Find out why studying English Literature is so rewarding.
Whether they are working away in the farmer’s field or being used as evidence in court, maggots are helping us in our day-to-day lives in surprising ways. Isn’t it time you gave these misunderstood creatures the credit they deserve?
Covert techniques and specialist intelligence never appear to be far from the headlines - so why are they on the decline?
Dr Michael Perfect, a Senior Lecturer in English Literature, discusses his research on author Andrea Levy.
We talk to Professor Andy Newsam, Director of the National Schools’ Observatory, about the Apollo 11 Moon landing and learn some interesting facts about the Moon along the way.
Love reading and analysing books? Consider studying English Literature – a degree that opens doors to a wide range of careers.
With the new academic year just around the corner, we’ve put together some useful advice to prepare you for starting uni this autumn.
A tiny artefact with complex incisions tells us about prehistoric ornamentation, writes Professor Chris Hunt