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1. Menopause cafes to take place in person throughout 2023

   To keep conversations moving forward around the menopause, dates in January, April, July and October 2023 have been set for the next four menopause cafes.

2. Advance HE Aurora Programme final days to apply

   LJMU staff are reminded that the application deadline for the Advance HE Aurora Programme, a leadership development initiative for women, is Friday 4 November 2022.

3. Donation boosts care leavers fund

   LJMU’s fund for care leavers has been boosted by £50,000, thanks to one of our honorary fellows and alumni.

4. Sport performance experts at LJMU support former pro footballers

   LJMU is a key regional operator in a nationwide PFA initiative, aimed at managing ex-players’ physical and mental transition away from full-time football.

5. Reciprocal Mentoring Programme involving BAME Staff, Black Students and Senior Leaders

   Given the success of last year's pilot, we are running the LJMU Reciprocal Mentoring Programme again and we are extending it to include BAME staff from across the institution. The programme is open to all LJMU Senior Staff from Director Level of non BAME Background and to BAME staff from non-Director Level and to Black Students from all Faculties.

6. "I was quite shy in first year and now I'm President'

   Emily Roxbee Cox on how she wants to give students the best possible experience

7. Supporting reconciliation in Cyprus through the recovery of war missing

   Families in Cyprus have been able to finally lay their relatives to rest thanks to a humanitarian project involving anthropologists from LJMU who have recovered and identified remains from multiple war graves.

8. £2m study to open doors in synthetic biology

   Dr Femi Olorunniji partners University of Chicago in search for 'synthetic biology toolkit'

9. Women expose themselves when calling out sexual aggression

   A NEW study into unwanted sexual attention in bars and clubs has found that men use two key aggression tactics.

10. Business School experts to work on project exploring value of culture and heritage to society

    Dr Rafaela Ganga and Dr Steve Nolan of Liverpool Business School will act a co-investigators on a new research project looking to measure the value of culture and heritage to people in Liverpool.