LJMU poet's debut wins prestigious award
Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize
Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize
The Right Honourable Lord West of Spithead delivered a Roscoe Lecture which emphasised the importance of the Navy during World War One.
Creative Writing Lecturer, Andrew McMillan, has become the first poet to win the Guardian First Book Award with Physical, a ‘breathtaking’ collection that explores modern male anxiety in settings from the gym to northern industrial towns.
Oration for Honorary Fellowship presented by Roger Phillips
LJMU Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Professor Nigel Weatherill, has been appointed Chairman of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. The announcement of Professor Weatherill’s appointment as Chair for an initial three-year term has been made following approval of the recommendation by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Board of Directors.
Oration for Corporate Award presented by Honorary Fellow Commodore Rod Walker.
To Dream, Plan and Achieve
The Broadcast Hub is proving to be a useful tool for further raising the profile of the University, with Dr David Lowe conducting interviews with Sky News and broadcasters based in Istanbul and Dubai.
War Boy to War Horse
Researchers recreate lost worlds using drone technology