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1. International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination

   To mark the day, Marie Hie, JMSU's Black and Asian Minority Ethic Student Officer, talks about LJMU's reciprocal mentoring scheme and how we can all contribute to reducing inequalities

2. Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable delivers Roscoe Lecture

   Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable will deliver one of LJMU’s popular Roscoe Lectures, entitled ‘Brexit and the North/South divide’ on Monday, 13 February.

3. University astrophysicist 'starring' role in Terrence Malick Hollywood movie

   Hollywood writer-director Terrence Malick has enlisted the expertise of a Liverpool John Moores University astrophysicist for his new film, Voyage of Time.

4. Obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities

   Obesity is increasing more rapidly in the world’s rural areas than in cities, according to a new study of global trends in body-mass index (BMI).

5. Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls 2022

   Our LJMU Equality team explains why the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls is important, and the support available here at LJMU.

6. Civil Engineering student nominated for Undergraduate Award

   Ria Mistry, a second year Civil Engineering student at LJMU, beat off tough competition to make the shortlist out of almost 4,000 undergraduate students.

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. Dinosaur footprint expert to feature in Channel 5 series fronted by Stephen Fry

   Dinosaurs with Stephen Fry, airing from Sunday 12 February on Channel 5, will feature expert analysis from LJMU’s Dr Peter Falkingham. He will explain how birds are modern descendants of dinosaurs by looking at the motion of ostriches compared to the T. rex.

9. Bibliotherapy sessions for your wellbeing

   As part of Feel Fab Feb and throughout the year, Student Advice and Wellbeing is hosting Bibliotherapy events with Reading for Wellbeing and Writing for Wellbeing sessions.

10. An afternoon with an astronaut

    Over 300 attendees from across Liverpool attended an ‘Afternoon with Helen Sharman ‘to listen to the inspiring story of what it was really like to become the first British astronaut in space.