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1. Discovery of rotating disc around nascent star 'a special moment'

   Finding from ARI, ESO and Durham University could help us understand how stars are born

2. Statins research offers new advice to GPs

   First comprehensive advice on 'true' and 'false' side effects

3. Applications now open for Advance HE Aurora programme 2025

   Apply by 5pm on Friday 8 November 2024.

4. Student Spotlight: Abbie Romano

   The representations of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) roles is improving, but there’s work to be done. As of 2018, WISE Campaign (Women into Science and Engineering) announced that the UK is on track to have one million women working in the field by 2020. These statistics are encouraging, and demonstrate an improvement in opportunities shown to young women who pursue the career path.

5. The Conversation: Woman spends 500 days alone in a cave – how extreme isolation can alter your sense of time

   Reader in Experimental Psychology Dr Ruth Ogden writes for The Conversation on the extraordinary experience of Beatriz Flamini.

6. 5 ways to boost your employability whilst at university

   LJMUs Student Futures: Careers, Employability and Enterprise Team have shared 5 of the most popular ways that students can enhance their employability to help support future career goals whilst at uni.

7. Lord Field of Birkenhead

   The university is saddened to learn of the death of our honorary fellow, Frank Field.

8. Season's greetings from LJMU

   Download the digital 2023 LJMU Christmas card

9. New research by Public Health Institute on children’s perceptions of electronic cigarettes

   The increasing popularity and rapid growth of electronic cigarettes has raised considerable concern about their impact on children and young people.

10. Nightlife safety: What more can be done?

    Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership with LJMU Public Health Institute host major summit on night-time safety and 'Club Health'