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1. 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

2. Join a staff network

   Find out about the staff networks we've got at LJMU and how to join.

3. Exercise training won’t show on scales but will improve health

   Using scales to see if your two months of exercising has paid off might sound like a simple and logical step but LJMU Professors Thijssen and Green say it’s likely your scales will deliver a disappointing message.

4. We are failing in a key cornerstone of democracy in the UK: justice

   We spoke to Dr Lizz Peatfield JP about the failings of the criminal justice system after the publication of her new book The Reality of Justice in England's lower courts

5. The life of a primatologist

   Meet LJMU primate specialist and lecturer in Animal Behaviour, Dr Alex Piel. He talks about his research on chimpanzees and what they tell us about our own history.

6. Global themes for Postgraduate Research Festival

   The postgraduate research community from every faculty came together for LJMU’s annual PGR Festival at the Maritime Museum.

7. LJMU presented with silver award for support of the Armed Forces community

   The university was celebrated alongside other Northwest-based organisations for its commitment to the Armed Forces community at the Defence Relationship Management (DRM) Merseyside Silver Awards 2023.

8. Policy updates

   Recent updates to policies

9. Professorship and Readership Conferment: Call for submissions

   Each year applications are invited for the conferment of Professorships and Readerships and the process for 2020 is now open.

10. What does 'Trans Visibility' mean and why is it so important?

    We caught up with Oli Fitzsimmons, Trans and Non-Binary Part-Time Officer at John Moores Students Union, following Trans Day of Visibility, to hear from him on what an inclusive LJMU community looks like.