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1. Social mobility: making the future work for everyone

   Former UK Secretary of State, Justine Greening, led a series of discussions at LJMU this week aimed at creating better opportunities for young people.

2. Gold award for support of the Armed Forces community at LJMU

   LJMU has received a gold award from the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) acknowledging how it provides support to the Armed Forces community.

3. Discovery of a new great ape: The Tapanuli orangutan

   An international team of researchers have just described a new ape species, the Tapanuli orangutan, find out more about this exciting discovery here.

4. LJMU success at Greater China Awards 2022

   The university has won accolades for its work with China, as part of the UK's Department for International Trade Greater China Awards 2022.

5. Workshops for researchers now available to book for 2024

   Further workshops will take place throughout 2024 aimed at researchers and postgraduate researchers (PGRs) to enhance how they manage their research data.

6. UKRI open access monograph funding changes

   A reminder that UKRI has recently announced their guidance and requirements with regards to publishing open access monographs, which come into place from 1 January 2024.

7. Discovery Internships for Level 5 and 6 Students

   Elevate your career prospects as a second or final year student at LJMU (level 5 and 6) through a paid 'Discovery Internship' with local organizations, offering hands-on experience, invaluable insights, and a chance to shape your future career.

8. Inter Faith Week 2023

   Our Diversity and Inclusion team spoke to LJMU’s chaplains about the importance of Inter Faith Week, 12 to 19 November.

9. LJMU students help refugees at the Polish/Ukrainian border

   MA Wildlife Conservation students Vanessa Grundy, 27 and Alex Donnelly, 27 along with Vanessa's brother Mike Grundy are currently at the Poland-Ukraine border helping refugees get to safe accommodation in Krakow, and further across Europe, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

10. LJMU Staff Networks move to Teams

    From this month the process to join a staff network has moved to the LJMU website and Microsoft Teams, making it even easier to join one of LJMU’s staff networks