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1. Appointment of Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive

   Mark Power confirmed as Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Liverpool John Moores University.

2. Climate change ‘opened and closed’ migratory door through Arabia for 400,000 years

   One of the driest places on Earth has intermittently been a 'green corridor' for human migration due to historical periods of increased rainfall, according to new research.

3. Graduate and Placement Recruitment Fair – 10 March, 12-3pm, Student Life Building

   Students from any programme or level of study are invited to attend this fair to meet and network with 50+ employers offering internships, placements and graduate roles.

4. Part-time job opportunity for students and graduates

   LJMU students and graduates are invited to apply for positions in a team of marshals helping to keep our buildings COVID-safe in the new academic year.

5. Alcatraz, Auschwitz, Chernobyl…the appeal of dark tourism

   Is dark tourism just another fad in the age of the selfie and tick list travelling? Gillian O’Brien explains its appeal and gives it historical context.

6. LJMU announces art and design partnership in India

   PVC Joe Yates attends high-profile launch as India opens up to greater educational links

7. Royal Astronomical Society award for ARI’s ‘virtual universes’

   Simulations of Space aid public and scientific understanding of science

8. Smart meter data could help identify dementia

   Energy use patterns from smart meter data could be used to help identify whether people are suffering from conditions such as dementia and depression, computer scientists have shown.

9. Support a local charity by completing National Student Survey

   If you’re a final year student, you can help support a local charity by completing a short survey.

10. LJMU receives Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence and National Teaching Fellowship

    LJMU is one of 15 teams to win the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) and an LJMU academic has also been awarded one of 54 National Teaching Fellows (NTF). Dr Philip Denton, Principal Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, is the recipient of the NTF and the paramedic team at LJMU’s Schools of Nursing and Allied Health received the CATE.