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1. Graduation review Tuesday 10 July

   The Liverpool Business School and the School of Law graduated today, while Dr Steve Garnett was given an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of outstanding achievement in the use of technology in social change

2. Future-proofing history

   Liverpool workers’ memories of the Elder Dempster Lines, the UK’s largest shipping group trading between Western Europe and West Africa, have been recorded and captured as part of an online archive created by Liverpool John Moores University.

3. Prize-giving ceremony celebrates teaching, research and knowledge transfer activities

   Built Environment and industry partners recognise the achievements of outstanding students

4. Special Collections and Archives on the BBC

   The Library's 19th century periodicals collection will be featured in an episode of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip on Thursday 24th January. Presenter Martel Maxwell and expert James Braxton talked to Professor Brian Maidment before heading over to the School of Art & Design to be sketched by two graphic design students.

5. Thoughtful design can help people with Dementia

   Professor Mary Marshall OBE, director for 16 years of the world expert’s in applied dementia research: the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling, gave an architectural lecture which explained why certain designs in buildings can be distressing for people with dementia.

6. LJMU shortlisted for six nominations at education awards

   LJMU has been shortlisted in six categories at the Educate North Awards 2016 to be held on Thursday 21st April in Manchester.

7. World’s obese population hits 640 million

   More than one in ten men and one in seven women across the globe are now obese, according to the world’s biggest obesity study.

8. Can we turn the tide for orangutans in 2016?

   Assisting conservationists in combating primate extinction threats

9. Award for pupil tackling homelessness in the city

   Read more about the Good Citizenship Award presented to Georgia Johnson in recognition of her fundraising and support for homeless people in Liverpool.

10. Making Liverpool schools sun safe this summer

    Liverpool John Moores University is working with the Skcin cancer charity and the Clare Daly Foundation to roll out the Sun Safe Schools accreditation across primary schools in the Liverpool region, which will benefit up to 10,000 children.