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1. Can supermarket trolleys help cut risk of stroke? - trials underway

   Shopping trolleys will be used to help save people from suffering a stroke by identifying irregular heartbeats, as part of a new medical trial.

2. ‘Joining a student society made me come out of my shell’

   Meet JMSU's new Vice-President (Activities) Pedrom Tavakolli 

3. 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.

4. Global impact for publication on lack of exercise under ‘lockdown’

   Research which highlights changes to the human body during lockdown and other sedentary situations is having a huge impact among scientists worldwide.

5. International Women’s Day 2021 – Find out what is going on at LJMU

   This year, LJMU s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Team in partnership with LJMUs Women Academics Network, reached out to departments to find out what they were doing to celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) 2021... Read on to find out what is going on in your area!

6. Sport science programmes promote greater diversity

   "We have a chicken and egg situation, which is unsustainable"

7. Lecturer’s new book examines security at sports mega-events amid the pandemic

   International Relations and Politics with Sociology Lecturer, Dr Jan Ludvigsen, shared insights from his book this week with the LJMU community ahead of its release on Friday 8 April.

8. Trio's fast start in promising engineer careers

   Talented engineers rewarded with scholarships from Institution of Civil Engineers

9. What does 'Trans Visibility' mean and why is it so important?

   We caught up with Oli Fitzsimmons, Trans and Non-Binary Part-Time Officer at John Moores Students Union, following Trans Day of Visibility, to hear from him on what an inclusive LJMU community looks like.

10. "I’ve always wanted to make sure everyone gets the same opportunity" - Ambar Ennis

    Meet the Student Union's new Vice-President (Community and Wellbeing).