Search the LJMU website

1. Cost and stigma tarnish experience of medicinal cannabis users

   Five years on from the legalisation of prescription cannabis researchers in the School of Justice Studies conduct the first UK study of patient experiences

2. What's happening this Summer in Liverpool?

   If you're staying around Liverpool this summer, there's no shortage of events to get involved in. Postgrad graduate Izzy rounds up some highlights happening across the city and key dates to add to your diary.

3. £5M European funding to support development of Liverpool’s ‘Sensor City’

   The England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, has awarded £5 million to support the development of a hi-tech sensor hub in Liverpool city centre.

4. LJMU on hand to ease NHS burden on endoscopy demand

   Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy in the UK is at its highest and continues to rise, LJMU is now aiming to meet this gap in patient need by supporting the delivery of a new course.

5. degree apprenticeships

   LJMU is set to expand its successful degree apprenticeship programmes after being awarded significant new funding. The university has received £1m from the Office for Students’ national fund to support level 6 degree apprenticeships.

6. ‘Pest’ monkeys save palm oil industry millions

   MONKEYS save the palm oil industry hundreds of millions each year by killing damaging pests, according to researchers in Liverpool, UK.

7. Employability showcase for APSS

   A host of businesses and organisations have praised LJMU’s commitment to student employability.

8. New phase of biochemical technology

   Blood-monitoring medical solution could change healthcare forever

9. Addressing UK engineering's innovation lag

   Anthony Walker, Strategic Manager for the Horizons project, spoke with The Engineer about the adoption of game-changing technologies such as AI across the UK engineering sector and argues for urgent action.

10. PFAS: you can’t smell, see or taste these chemicals, but they are everywhere – and they’re highly toxic to humans

    Dr Patrick Byrne, Reader in Hydrology and Environmental Pollution, writes in The Conversation on the growing dangers of 'forever chemicals' - PFAs - in our water resources.