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1. Making space for women to thrive in astrophysics

   More than 100 schoolgirls heard from LJMU astrophysicists during a special British Science Week event that celebrated the contribution of women in STEM.

2. REF 2014: World-leading research reaches new heights at LJMU

   LJMU has achieved world-leading status in the latest assessment of university research, with the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences 0.01 marks off the top position in the UK.

3. National Teaching Fellowship awarded to Dr Craig Hammond

   LJMUs Dr Craig Hammond, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, has been recognised for his outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession in higher education, with a National Teaching Fellowship.

4. Recruitment Officer Oliver to stage production at Shakespeare North Playhouse

   LJMU staff member Oliver Back is delighted to share that his latest production is set to be staged at the Shakespeare North Playhouse.

5. Astronomers spot oldest ‘dead’ galaxy yet observed

   Dr Renske Smit, of the Astrophysics Research Institute, contributed to research in Nature

6. Honorary Fellow Professor Roger Webster

   Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Professor Roger Webster at Liverpool Cathedral on Thursday 13 July 2017.

7. Cave bears may have been adapting to survive the ice age

   Recent research published in Quaternary Science Reviews on the long extinct cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) has found their attempt to adapt to the growing harshness of the last ice age before their extinction.

8. Pioneering hackathon inspires leaders to transform organisations

   Hosted by Liverpool Business School, the ‘Organisational Development (OD) Hackathon’ was designed to help organisations transform in challenging times.

9. New book tracks nursing care in the Soviet Union

   LJMUs Dr Susan Grant has spent the last decade researching and tracing the history of nursing care in the Soviet Union, with her discoveries now documented in a new publication Soviet Nightingales: Care under Communism.

10. Meet LJMU's own Ten Pound Pom

    Professor of Creative Writing Catherine Cole's poignant memoir on emigration to Australia and the bravery of migrants