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1. Public arts visionary leads lecture at Liverpool School of Art and Design

   LJMU welcomed Helen Marriage, the Co-founder and Director of Artichoke arts production company, to its first Luminary Lecture of 2022.

2. Honorary Fellows: Gillian Miller and Kevin Fearon

   Read the oration for Gillian Miller and Kevin Fearon on the award of their Honorary Fellowships from LJMU, the University's highest honour.

3. Registration for the Students at the Heart Conference 2023 is now open

   This year’s Students at the Heart Conference will take place on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 June and you can now register for sessions and workshops.

4. First Step Spring Internships available for Level 4 students

   A new pilot internship programme for first year students (level 4 only) with little to no previous work experience launched on Monday 15 January and close at midnight on Sunday 4 February. There will be no interview process for these opportunities, the Student Futures team will undertake a matching process between participating organisations and students. The internships will begin on Monday 4 March (start dates may vary for each role).

5. Family judge for Cheshire and Merseyside hosts first LAC public debate event

   Her Honour Judge Margaret de Haas QC hosted the first public debate held by LJMU’s Legal Advice Centre, which focused on the legal rights of grandparents.

6. Personality is consistent according to cockroaches

   A team of scientists from Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Manchester have released the findings of a personality study.

7. Sir Brian officially opens Student Life Building

   Our Chancellor, Sir Brian Leveson, has unveiled a plaque to officially open our fantastic Student Life Building.

8. Honorary Fellow Neena Gill CBE

   Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Neena Gill CBE at Liverpool Cathedral on Friday 13 July 2018.

9. Record-breaking supernova discovered

   Astronomers scanning the sky to make new discoveries in the universe have witnessed a record-breaking cosmic explosion about 200 times more powerful than a typical supernova - and more than twice as luminous as the previous record-holding supernova.

10. Tourists say ignorance is bliss - research

    Research shows that far from choosing safe and familiar locations, holidaymakers prefer places they know little about.