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1. Coffee and Croissant, Breakfast and Networking

   Research and Innovation Services (RIS) will be holding an informal networking breakfast event, Coffee and Croissant, at Byrom Street, MTC Social Zone on Thursday 4th April from 8.15am – 9.30am.

2. Geographers say sterile gardens raise risk of flooding

   Drs Sarah Percival and Jon Dick back proposals to incentivise homeowners to keep their gardens green and natural

3. Academic Staff Governor vacancy

   The Secretariat is now seeking expressions of interest from eligible candidates for the position of Academic Staff Governor to serve on the Board of Governors.

4. Scheme helps LJMU employ more local people of colour

   A new scheme, Positive Action Training (PAT), helping local people of colour enter employment at LJMU has been launched by the Vice-Chancellor (interim).

5. Sport science students make an impact with nearly 15,000 hours of placements

   From community sports clubs that support people with special educational needs to premier league football clubs, 173 students have undertaken 14,730 hours of work-based placements this academic year.

6. Working in partnership to deliver transgender workshop

   LJMU, in partnership with the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES), welcomed staff, students and community representatives to an engaging, interactive transgender workshop recently.

7. How can Virtual Reality enhance student learning?

   Dr Alison Lui and Dr Peter Wolstencroft in the Faculty of Business and Law look at the issues after hosting the inaugural European Immersive Learning Network at LJMU

8. LJMU opening times over the winter break

   As semester one draws to a close and we get ready for the winter break, please see LJMU’s opening times for services and buildings below.

9. Rapidly changing climate poses high risk for legacy waste pollution on UK coast

   New research co-authored by hydrologists at LJMU has found that more than 3,000 coastal locations in England and Wales are at risk of pollution from legacy landfill sites due to the changing climate.

10. Student footballing star dazzles with Euro success

    As the UEFA Euro tournament 2016 gets into full swing in France, LJMU is celebrating its own football success story thanks to a Level 4 Sport Development student and sport scholar.