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1. Project Harpocrates scholarship for police staff seeking a career in covert investigations and intelligence

   The police staff, drawn from Nottinghamshire Police, West Midlands Police and British Transport Police, secured the scholarship opportunity under an initiative known as Project Harpocrates. The project seeks to support law enforcement efforts to recruit and retain staff in the highly specialist area of covert operations and specialist intelligence.  Whilst the project was open to all officers one of the specific aims of the project is to increase the representation of  Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff (BAME)  in this challenging and exciting area of investigation and intelligence management.

2. Trainee pharmacists speed ahead in digital practice

   Pharmacists-to-be are being trained on the world's first fully patient-controlled online health record.

3. UN Special Rapporteur joins LJMU webinar on preventative detention

   From Guantanamo to Xinjiang, from India to Europe, governments globally appear increasingly willing to detain citizens and migrants on suspicion rather than evidence.

4. Improvement works at John Foster Building

   Next month (June 2022), we will begin a programme of improvement works to John Foster Building, which means it will be closed for a period over the summer.

5. CBD use in rugby high as players seek to soothe pain

   A new study from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) highlights the high prevalence of cannabidiol (CBD) use among professional rugby players despite warnings it could lead to drugs bans.

6. $1 billion not enough to halt orangutan decline

   A new study shows that money is better spent on forest protection and law enforcement than rescue and rehabilitation

7. Academic Board Election Results Notice

   Following the close of the elections for 6 posts on the Academic Board, the results are now available.

8. 200 firms supported in drive to low carbon economy

   £5.2 million Low Carbon Eco-Innovatory hits milestone and bids for fresh funding

9. LJMU praised for 'making the city a better place'

   Managers at a Merseyside care charity have praised LJMU for making the city a better place and sharing its own community values.

10. Building maintenance update

    We have entered a new partnership with an award-winning contractor to maintain your facilities across the university.