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1. A message from the Vice-Chancellor (interim)

   A message from Mark Power, welcoming all staff back to campus for the new academic year.

2. Policy updates

   Policy updates

3. BBC Sport tour inspires Sport Business students

   Read more about the visit of a group of BA (Hons) Sport Business students to BBC Sport at Salford Quays recently as part of one of their modules.

4. Discover magazine recognises Homo naledi research

   Research regarding the discovery of a new species of human relative shedding light on the origins and diversity of our origins was selected as the second most important scientific story in 2015.

5. New global opportunities portal

   The LJMU Global Opportunities Team is delighted to announce the launch of a new Global Opportunities Portal. This portal has been developed in-house by the LJMU ITS Team to offer a better user experience to our students seeking new experiences abroad.

6. The Conversation: Most humans haven’t evolved to cope with the cold, yet we dominate northern climates – here’s why

   Evolutionary biologists Dr Laura Buck and Dr Kyoko Yamaguchi write in The Conversation on how human species (hominins) have coped with cold climates over the millennia.

7. Lord Field of Birkenhead

   The university is saddened to learn of the death of our honorary fellow, Frank Field.

8. In Memoriam: Dr Larry DeNardis

   It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Honorary Fellow, Dr Larry DeNardis, the former US Congressman.

9. LJMU supporting local people in need

   LJMU has donated £13,000 to a local charity to support people across Liverpool who need emergency food parcels.

10. Biodiversity thriving at LJMU

    An environmental study has revealed dozens of species of wildflowers and grass are thriving across the LJMU estate.