Reaching for the stars
Sport scientists and astrophysicists prepare school children for demands of space travel
Sport scientists and astrophysicists prepare school children for demands of space travel
An LJMU student and several LJMU sports experts are behind a cohort of para-athletes who will be going for gold in Rio this week.
World, Commonwealth, European and Olympic medallist, Anyika Onuora recently returned to Liverpool John Moores University to talk to sports scholars, sport interns and staff from student sport societies about her experiences as an LJMU Sports Scholar.
Researchers from LJMU’s Astrophysics Research Institute and School of Sport and Exercise Sciences supported the live in-flight call with British astronaut Tim Peake, which took place at Liverpool’s World Museum.
On national Young Carers Awareness Day, LJMU announced an official package of specialised support to ensure young carers are able to benefit from the advantages a university education can provide.
In 1984, there were 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering and technology courses. In 2015, there was still only 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering courses. This sad statistic formed the basis of an impactful lecture by Chi Onwurah MP about the gender imbalance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology (STEM) subjects and subsequent careers.
A new analysis of the famous Piltdown Man forgeries, conducted by LJMU researchers, points the finger of suspicion even more firmly at their discoverer, Charles Dawson. The Piltdown Man scandal is arguably the greatest scientific fraud ever perpetrated in the UK, with fake fossils being claimed as evidence of our earliest ancestor.
Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Frank Field MP at Liverpool Cathedral on Tuesday 12 July 2016.
Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Simon Kirby at Liverpool Cathedral on Tuesday 12 July 2016.
Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to His Honour Judge Clement Goldstone QC at Liverpool Cathedral on Wednesday 13 July 2016.