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1. LJMU to launch climate and sustainability research institute

   LJMU is to launch a new research institute to bring together and accelerate world-leading research around climate and sustainability.

2. Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable delivers Roscoe Lecture

   Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable will deliver one of LJMU’s popular Roscoe Lectures, entitled ‘Brexit and the North/South divide’ on Monday, 13 February.

3. The ‘Green Hell’ of our ancestors

   Tropical rainforests were once thought unliveable but scientists, including Liverpool John Moores University’s Professor Chris Hunt, are showing that our human ancestors lived in these conditions, and in fact the forests themselves are long-term documents of human action.

4. LJMU lecturer and terrorism expert advises Police on anti-terror policies

   LJMU is proving to be a pioneering voice in shaping police policy around terrorism and protecting young people from radicalisation in the region. Dr David Lowe, senior lecturer at the School of Law and leading expert on counter-terrorism has been working closely with Merseyside Police HQ, presenting at their recent Prevent Seminar, while assisting with guidance on law and policy issues more generally.

5. Trainee nurses benefit from latest digital technology

   Trainee nurses and midwives at Liverpool John Moores University will be skilled in state-of-the-art medication management technology software after the university teamed up with international software firm Better.

6. Business students to take Harvard course

   Postgraduates to take influential economics module

7. Christmas closure and support services over the festive break

   The university will close at 5pm on Thursday 23 December and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 4 January. The Student Life Building will be open 24/7 throughout the festive break including on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

8. Global symposium explores how universities and business schools can maximise social value

   More than 100 people from 12 countries gathered in-person and online for a two-day global symposium hosted by LJMU's Liverpool Business School and Social Value UK.

9. Elite sport stars deliver guest lectures

   The guest lecturers included Premier league football coach Mike Phelan and England International netball player Sara Bayman.

10. Liverpool teen on shortlist of three for global Peace Prize

    Aaron Scarth's campaign for rights of children of prisoners dovetails with research in LJMU's School of Education and Screen School