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1. Sign up to staff wellbeing activities this Feel Fab Feb

   From wellbeing wanders to art therapy, LJMU has a month’s worth of free events for all staff to get involved in this Feel Fab Feb.

2. Four apps new students should download now

   My LJMU, Canvas, Outlook and the Microsoft Authenticator apps are essential for all new students.

3. What does 'Trans Visibility' mean and why is it so important?

   We caught up with Oli Fitzsimmons, Trans and Non-Binary Part-Time Officer at John Moores Students Union, following Trans Day of Visibility, to hear from him on what an inclusive LJMU community looks like.

4. Happy Lunar New Year to our LJMU community across the world

   LJMU is wishing all our students, staff and partners in 30 institutions across the globe a happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating.

5. Effects of global warming on Merseyside

   Geographers at LJMU have used mapping software to show how Liverpool, Wirral and parts of Sefton would be affected by a seven-metre rise in sea level.

6. Managing your time during your studies

   Top tips for new students.

7. Applications invited for PhD scholarships

   LJMU is inviting applications for fully-funded PhD scholarships and our Thematic Doctoral Pathways programme.

8. New study suggests explanations for usage of plesiosaurs’ long necks

   Plesiosaurs are an extinct group of marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs who are famous for their long necks. The effect of such long necks on how these animals swam is a mystery but now computer simulations are helping LJMU scientists understand what would happen if a plesiosaur turned its head while swimming.

9. What's happening in Liverpool this semester 2023

   2023 is a big year for Liverpool John Moores University. Not only is it our bicentenary marking 200 years since the institution was founded and became the LJMU as we know it today, there’s also so much going on across the city over the coming months.

10. New muscle study to help combat frailty in old age

    Read how Scientists at LJMU and the Australian Catholic University have established a new technique for studying muscle growth in humans that could advance treatments to prevent frailty in old age.