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1. Don’t miss our Welcome Event for new students

   LJMU offers a wide range of different services for students – from money advice and study skills workshops to careers guidance and free gym membership.

2. Footballers suffer higher risk of neurodegeneration - study

   Footballers who frequently head the ball may suffer from an increased risk of neurodegeneration, according to new research.

3. Revealing 100-year global height study

   Dutch men and Latvian women are the tallest on the planet, according to the largest ever study of height around the world. The research group, which included LJMU’s Dr Lynne Boddy, conducted the study using data from most countries in the world, tracking the height of young adult men and women between 1914 and 2014.

4. LJMU representatives explore partnership opportunities in India

   Regional Manager for South Asia, Shailender Silamsetty, and International Partnerships Manager, Dr. Ian D. Bennett spent time recently visiting Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in order to explore new partnership opportunities and showcasing the LJMU brand overseas

5. Policy Updates

   Updates to policies

6. Making Transatlantic Connections

   Find out more about LJMU's partnership with Southern Connecticut State University and two recent international field trips

7. UK’s most comprehensive study into domestic abuse

   LJMU and the Digital-Trust have launched the UK’s most comprehensive study into domestic abuse, investigating physical violence, coercive control and digital abuse within relationships.

8. Covid teenagers tell of 'emotional rollercoaster' - study

   Lockdown is an emotional rollercoaster full of loss and uncertainty, say teenagers in a new video film about the pandemic.

9. Girls feel strain of lockdown more - study

   A study of the impact of the pandemic on adolescents has found girls significantly more likely to suffer from lockdown stress and anxiety than boys.

10. Study 'solves mystery' of shifts in physical appearance of ancient Nubians

    The shift from hunter-gatherer to farmer likely explains evolutionary jumps in appearance amongst many ancient peoples, says a new study.