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1. LJMU policy updates December

   New policy on sustainable food systems and changes to the environmental, energy and sustainability management statement.

2. New performance review and development system

   Following a successful pilot scheme, from next week all staff will be able to access a brand new system to take ownership of their development and objective.

3. Telegraph STEM Award for MEng Civil Engineering student

   Revolutionising the construction sector

4. Black culture's hidden contribution to British design in London exhibition

   Somerset House hosts 'The Missing Thread - Untold Stories of Black British Fashion' co-curated by Andrew Ibi of Liverpool School of Art and Design

5. Human speech evolved from great apes

   Researchers have shown that, contrary to previous arguments, great apes do have control over their voice, and can learn how to ‘speak,’ throwing new light on the evolution of speech.

6. Move more and sit less to improve health and productivity

   Encouraging desk-based staff to move more and sit less at work can not only improve their health, but also their work performance, was the advice from the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES), at a forum for contact centre employees.

7. LJMU to build world's largest robotic telescope

   Liverpool John Moores University will start work on the world's largest robotic telescope after a £4 million boost from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

8. Next-gen smart road surfaces prove potential

   Yangming Gao and Patryk Kot publish first lab trial results of electronic self-sensing asphalt in the international journal of Construction and Building Materials

9. Majority of April and May exams to be held online

   Most exams in April and May 2022 will be held online. There are a small number of examinations which will be held in-person due to specific requirements of the professional body.

10. Academic Registry Roadshows

    Informal one-hour breakfast sessions open to all academic staff who want to learn more about the support available to them from Academic Registry.