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1. Centre for Entrepreneurship wins international recognition

   LJMU’s Centre for Entrepreneurship has received international recognition after winning the title of ‘Outstanding Program Abroad’.

2. Happy Hamsters

   Hamsters are the ubiquitous childhood pet: cute, cuddly, ready to sink their teeth deep into your finger … But how can you tell if your hamster is happy?

3. Study helps explain high rate of adverse drug reactions among women

   Biomedical research team from LJMU, Australian National University, University of New South Wales and Melio healthcare publish study in Nature Communications providing evidence of major difference in how men and women react to prescription drugs

4. School of Art and Design receives RIBA funding

   RIBA has awarded funding to LJMU's School of Art and Design for innovative research into building design for sufferers of dementia.

5. LJMU relations with Nepal strengthened after researchers meet with President

   Researchers from LJMU have met with the President of Nepal, the Right honourable Bidhya Devi Bhandari, to discuss issues relating to education, gender, women's rights and social justice. Dr Sara Parker from Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Science and Rose Khatri from the Centre for Public Health recently met with the President and spoke for almost two hours.

6. Natural Health Service Consortium is improving health and reducing demand on services

   Pioneering delivery partners gathered at Liverpool John Moores University to showcase the achievements of the Natural Health Service (NaHS) Consortium.

7. The evolution of large-bodied dinosaurs

   Scientists from LJMU, working with external researchers, have developed examine the evolutionary history of sauropod dinosaurs using computer models.

8. 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.

9. Bid to stop stigma of menstruation in Nepal

   LJMU researchers have secured a £300,000 grant from the British Academy to tackle the stigma faced by Nepalese women during menstruation.

10. Bob Steventon

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