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1. Global Accessibility Awareness Day

   18 May is Global Accessibility Day. Here are some simple things you can do to help improve accessibility if you are a student or staff member

2. Could you present at the LJMU Students at the Heart Conference 2023?

   Submissions are welcome from students and staff across the university.

3. Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance

   As Transgender Awareness Week begins, our LJMU Equality team explains what the week means and why it’s important.

4. Empower Programme for students on the Autism spectrum

   The NHS Merseyside Health Sector Career and Engagement Hub is running the Empower programme - a pre-employment transition workshop for second and final year LJMU students on the Autism spectrum.

5. Bob Steventon

   We have received the sad news that our former Energy and Environment Manager Bob Steventon passed away earlier this week.

6. England Rugby utilise the world-class facilities at LJMU's School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

   In preparation for this year's World Cup, England Head Coach Eddie Jones brought the Northern-based players of his squad to LJMU to utilise the state-of-the-art sport science facilities.

7. Armchair archaeological digs

   Researchers recreate lost worlds using drone technology

8. Cosmic fireworks as distant star ‘squeezed’ by massive black hole

   Daniel Perley and collaborators describe only third Black Hole 'tidal event' on astronomical record in the journal Nature

9. Health advice - mumps

   We are aware of a couple of LJMU students being diagnosed with mumps in the last few days.

10. Volunteer at our March graduation ceremonies

    Staff are needed to usher graduands and guests, and to carry out other duties at the Anglican Cathedral during our March ceremonies this bicentenary year.