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1. LJMU team up with Merseyside Police to combat deepfake crime

   First training of kind in Europe

2. A timely reflection on Liverpool and our lives

   At a time when COVID 19 has made people fearful, isolated or alone, Jeff Youngs new book, Ghost Town, offers not only a fascinating read but also a reflection on all those things that are important to us, our families, friends and communities. Its a deeply felt and beautifully written journey through Jeffs Liverpool childhood, the adult writer stalking Liverpool alone or with friends, searching for a past lost, regained, remembered so viscerally that the reader feels intimately connected to the child Jeff longing to leave the hospital where hes had his tonsils removed or to the older man out walking with writer friend, Horatio Clare, in search of de Quincey in Everton.

3. Academic makes film for BBC Arts

   Dr Nadine Muller, Senior Lecturer in English Literature & Cultural History at LJMU, has appeared in her first presenter-led documentary, a short film for BBC Arts based on her research on the history of widowhood in Britain.

4. What is happening in Liverpool this festive season 2022

   The winter season 2022 has officially arrived across Liverpool. Here’s everything you need to know about what is happening around campus, and across the city, to get you into the festive spirit.

5. International experts develop biofouling approach at LJMU

   Experts from across the world have come together at LJMU to exchange knowledge and develop methods to tackle biofouling.

6. In Memoriam: Dr Yulia Chistyakova

   Criminology academic 'touched the lives of many at LJMU and beyond'

7. New animation brings ‘the Greatest Scot of all time’ Robert Burns back to life

   The team at LJMU Face Lab have created a ground-breaking new animated facial reconstruction of Robert Burns.

8. Staff and students support Whitechapel Centre’s Christmas Appeal

   Whitechapel and LJMU are working together to bring some much needed comfort to homeless people during the forthcoming festive season.

9. LJMU leads way in police education

   Merseyside Police and LJMU relationship, a model for England and Wales

10. One day conference to shine expert insight on the history of the Battle of the Atlantic

    The Centre for Port and Maritime History is to host the event in association with the Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Trust, considering the history and legacies of the battle 80 years on.