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1. Commonwealth competitors going for gold at Birmingham 2022

   Good luck to all athletes and sport science staff from the LJMU community as they ready themselves for the Commonwealth Games 2022, starting in Birmingham this week.

2. The Americans of Abercromby Square

   Creative writing lecturer JP Maxwell's new historical fiction of spies, slavers and conspiracy in 1860s Liverpool

3. Staying Safe this Semester

   Our Student Advice and Wellbeing team is giving their advice on staying safe and where to go for help or support if you need it.

4. Chancellor Nisha Katona's 'afternoon with Claire House Children's Hospice'

   Claire House is one of LJMU’s corporate charity partners. Chancellor Nisha Katona attended “an afternoon with Claire House” to raise the profile of the amazing work the charity is doing for terminally ill children in Merseyside.

5. Student voices 'centre stage' at Conference

   More than a dozen students present idea, research and stories at Students at the Heart Conference

6. Eight students compete in Archon University Fitness League

   Eight LJMU students took part in an Archon Fittest Universities Event in Birmingham earlier this month, with student Jordan McCarthy placing first across the leaderboard in the STRONG category.

7. Researching the kingfisher’s iconic hydrodynamic design

   Renowned for their noiseless dive, the kingfisher’s iconic beak-shape has inspired the design of high speed bullet trains. Now scientists have tested beak-shape among some of the birds’ 114 species found world-wide, to assess which shape is the most hydrodynamic.

8. Transatlantic research partnership in the arts

   LJMU’s School of Art and Design has agreed a five-year partnership with Transart Institute in New York City, which will see the two organisations offer a joint transdisciplinary doctoral programme from summer 2020. The aim of the programme is to create an exchange in research areas including contemporary art, art history, curating and exhibition studies, digital culture and technology.

9. Get involved in menopause yoga, cafes and conversations

   The latest updates on LJMU's work to support staff through the menopause.

10. Journalism students make flying start at Liverpool ECHO

    ECHO ups placements to eight in sports and news as Screen School undergraduates impress