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1. January Media Highlights

   LJMU knowledge and expertise hit the headlines in January with stories and commentary in New Scientist, The Independent, BBC News 24, The Liverpool Echo, BBC 5 Live and more.

2. Chief Constable of Merseyside Police joins LJMU

   Sir Jon Murphy, the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, who retires this month after a career of more than 40 years as a serving police officer, is to join LJMU’s Centre for Advanced Policing Studies as Professor of Advanced Policing Studies.

3. 'Trust' is key to future of policing

   Merseyside Police Chief Constable, Andy Cooke QPM, cited enhancing trust within his own staff and the community as being one of his key priorities in leading Merseyside Police, as part of LJMU’s Chief Constable Annual Lecture Series.

4. Staff and students welcome changes to Highway Code that promote active travel

   Staff and students at LJMU have welcomed changes to the Highway Code that restructure the road hierarchy and prioritise walking and cycling.

5. Q &A with... Dr Rachel Broady

   Dr Rachel Broady, Lecturer of Media Culture and Communications takes part in a Q&A with MA Journalism student Mia O'Hare

6. Local pupils from across the city inspired at LJMU graduation

   Pupils from across the city have engaged with a variety of LJMU projects to experience graduation first hand.

7. 'Foam fingerprinting' technique identifies animal traffickers

   Researchers at LJMU's Forensic Research Institute to train police in new field techniques

8. LJMU funds 100 interns for local business

   KEY roles in Liverpool businesses are being filled by LJMU undergraduates under a new employability scheme.

9. International Conference on Mixed Methods Research (ICMMR 2019)

   Prof Padam Simkhada, Professor of International Public Health at the Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, delivered the keynote speech in the International Conference on Mixed Methods Research (ICMMR 2019) at the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, India on Saturday 23rd February 2019. Professor Simkhada also gave an inaugural speech on the implications of mixed methods on health service research during the conference inauguration ceremony.

10. A giant interstellar bubble being grown in the Andromeda Galaxy

    An international team of astrophysicists have uncovered an enormous bubble current being ‘blown’ by the regular eruptions from a binary star system within the Andromeda Galaxy.