Go ahead for new treatment for Black Bone Disease
A new drug to treat the ultra-rare genetic disease alkaptonuria (AKU) has been given the go-ahead following research in Liverpool.
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Sea pollution explored in new podcast
Academics at Leeds Beckett and Liverpool John Moores Universities are using sound - and the short stories of Merseyside writer, Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957) - to bring to life the magnitude of plastic pollution in our seas.
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In memoriam: Professor John Somauroo
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Professor John Somauroo.
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LJMU to study 21st C risks to global shipping
Marine research experts at Liverpool John Moores University are to undertake a major study of the risks to global merchant shipping.
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The tropical birds that hang out with the right-looking guys
In the world of rare tropical birds, hanging out with guys with the right looks can be the difference between life or death.
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UN Special Rapporteur joins LJMU webinar on preventative detention
From Guantanamo to Xinjiang, from India to Europe, governments globally appear increasingly willing to detain citizens and migrants on suspicion rather than evidence.
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World’s rarest great ape virtually wiped out in a century
The survival of the worlds rarest great ape the Tapanuli Orangutan is hanging in the balance, according to a team of scientists.
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LJMU hosts low carbon homes summit
LJMUs Faculty of Engineering and Technology plays host to the major players in the housing and construction industry on January 19-21.
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Research confirms severity of COVID hazards for dentists
New research has underlined the hazards associated with COVID-19 in dental surgery settings, and a solution to higher patient turnover.
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Nanotech to lengthen life-span of electric vehicles
Electric vehicles (EVs) are an important part of meeting global goals on climate change, but with more than half of their emissions coming in the manufacturing phase, product duration is key to ensuring EVs remain low-carbon emitters.