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1. Just one more episode – four reasons why binge watching is bad for you

   Sedentary behaviour expert, Sophie Carter, explains why binge watching TV is detrimental to your health.

2. BBC presenter Jane Garvey 'tells it like it is' to students

   Students studying English at LJMU were treated to a special Q&A with the presenter of BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour.

3. Using forensic science to tackle illegal wildlife trade 

   More effective measures of detection are needed to help stop the trade in illegal animal products. An LJMU graduate is working on an innovative approach to address the problem.

4. Chantelle Lunt

   Chantelle is an alumna and current PhD researcher here at LJMU. She is a writer, public speaker, educator, entrepreneur and activist. She’s a national civil rights campaigner and the founder of Merseyside Alliance for Racial Equality CIC (MARE), a non-profit organisation committed to promoting racial equality across Merseyside through grassroots community-led education and engagement work.

5. Elysia Greenway

   Elysia is a PhD researcher with LJMU’s internationally renowned Face Lab, a research group focusing on facial depiction and representation, at the interface of art and science.

6. Dr Olatunde Durowoju

   Olatunde has been a member of staff within our business school for nearly a decade and most recently took on the role of Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion within our Faculty of Business and Law, ensuring students and staff are provided equity of opportunity to achieve whatever they aspire.

7. Professor Roger Webster

   Professor Roger Webster is the former Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professional and Social Studies and Professor of Literary Studies at the university. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by LJMU in 2017 for his outstanding contribution to arts and cultural education. He brought together a book on the origins and history of LJMU, released in 2017 for the university’s 25th anniversary.

8. Professor Dhiya Al-Jumeily OBE

   Dhiya Al-Jumeily is a professor of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and has been teaching at LJMU for more than 26 years. He was awarded an OBE in The Queen’s New Year Honours list of December 2020 for his service to scientific research.

9. Dr Tony Lloyd

   Dr Tony Lloyd is an inspiring leader and is the CEO of the ADHD Foundation. He has been the driving force in promoting neurodiversity in the UK and has gained a master’s in both psychotherapy and inclusive education, as well as his PhD, here at LJMU.

10. Dr Scott Foster

    Scott is the PhD programme leader with responsibility for the doctoral students in our business school. Having followed a path into the miliary at just 16, gaining only one GCSE, Scott came to study for a degree at LJMU later in life, eventually gaining a PhD before becoming a member of staff and now inspiring others to follow in his footsteps.