Search the LJMU website

1. PhD student K-Ryan discovers rare supernova

   ARI student among authors of paper in Nature Astronomy describing event previously described only twice in history

2. Melissa crowned Pulp Idol for teen pregnancy novel

   UP-and-coming novelist Melissa Grindon hailed LJMU's writing community after being crowned Pulp Idol by Liverpool literary organisation, Writing on the Wall.

3. Ancient skeletal hand could reveal evolutionary secrets

   A 4.4 million-year-old skeleton could show how early humans moved and began to walk upright, according to new research.

4. New report on exploitation of maritime workers

   LJMU's School of Engineering and The Mission to Seafarers expose extent of illegal practice

5. Future-proofing history

   Liverpool workers’ memories of the Elder Dempster Lines, the UK’s largest shipping group trading between Western Europe and West Africa, have been recorded and captured as part of an online archive created by Liverpool John Moores University.

6. LJMU heads-up national university showcase shining spotlight on city’s arts, culture and the creative economy

   Liverpool John Moores University’s ‘Face Lab’ has taken centre stage at a national event showcasing universities’ role in driving growth in the creative economy.

7. Anna Soubry MP visits Sensor City

   Business Minister, Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP, visited the site of the new Sensor City to see how the £15 million facility will revolutionise sensor technologies.

8. forensic science

   LJMU scientists team up with police, farmers and unions ahead of new legislation on dog attacks

9. Which dogs live longest?

   Concern from study of more than 150 breeds

10. Why do young men get embroiled in street gangs?

    Dr Robert Hesketh's new book published by Palgrave 'Beyond the Street Corner' explores gang membership.