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1. Public arts visionary leads lecture at Liverpool School of Art and Design

   LJMU welcomed Helen Marriage, the Co-founder and Director of Artichoke arts production company, to its first Luminary Lecture of 2022.

2. Astrophysics Professor shares his ‘observations’ on the UK’s Eurovision entry

   On the eve of this year's Eurovision song contest, LJMU Astrophysics Professor Andy Newsam analyses the UKs Space Man entry and ponders how the lyrics stand up in the real universe.

3. Meet the electric Formula Student team heading to Silverstone this summer

   Intrepid engineering students are hoping to race LJMUs first electric racing car around the world-famous Formula 1 track in July.

4. Alcatraz, Auschwitz, Chernobyl…the appeal of dark tourism

   Is dark tourism just another fad in the age of the selfie and tick list travelling? Gillian O’Brien explains its appeal and gives it historical context.

5. Liverpool LASER Talks - Electric Dreaming: The ethics of Artificial Intelligence and its role in creative practice

   As use of AI grows and new applications emerge, so do questions around its ethics. What are the ethical dilemmas which have emerge? How do we use AI for good? What examples are there and how do we learn more about these issues? In these LASER Talks we explore these issues from a number of perspectives including crises facing the arts sector, inclusion and the environment. Proposed solutions owe much to games culture in terms of audiences and interactive experiences. New audiences can be reached with new meaningful experiences, marginalised groups can use AI to reach beyond their challenges and entirely new approaches to protecting the natural world can emerge.

6. Get Into Teaching Online Open Day

   Attend our Get Into Teaching Online Open Day to ask questions to our academics and admissions teams to learn more about how you can begin your teacher training journey.

7. Equality, diversity and inclusion in journalism teaching conference

   The journalism department is holding a free one-day conference on EDI in Journalism education on June 26th. Although the conference is geared towards Journalism education, the conference is open to educators from other subject areas who will be welcome to share their research and best practice as well as benefit from transferable, practical ideas around embedding EDI in teaching, learning and assessment and creating an inclusive environment for students.

8. Hedgehog House Installation: Tithebarn

   The Environmental Sustainability and Energy Team at LJMU are installing hedgehog houses around campus to encourage wildlife and improve biodiversity

9. Hedgehog House Installation: Byrom Street

   The Environmental Sustainability and Energy Team at LJMU are installing hedgehog houses around campus to encourage wildlife and improve biodiversity.

10. Hedgehog House Installation: JLAD

    The Environmental Sustainability and Energy Team at LJMU are installing hedgehog houses around campus to encourage wildlife and improve biodiversity.