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1. January Media Highlights

   LJMU knowledge and expertise hit the headlines in January with stories and commentary in New Scientist, The Independent, BBC News 24, The Liverpool Echo, BBC 5 Live and more.

2. LJMU Lecturer Dr Robert Macdonald wins Design in Mental Health Network Award

   An LJMU Lecturer at the Liverpool School of Art and Design, Dr Robert Macdonald, has won the Design in Mental Health Network Award (DIMHN) for his contribution to local mental health services.

3. The Forgotten Athletes: Jockeys' Health reinvented

   Jockey-turned-academic helps 400 riders with diet and performance

4. Laura Bishop at helm as PVC for Science

   Professor Laura Bishop has joined LJMU as the new Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Science.

5. Visit to House of Lords to discuss how to support disabled graduates

   Keren Coney, Careers Adviser in Student Advancement: LJMU's Careers, Employability and Enterprise Service, was thrilled to go to the House of Lords to meet with Lord Shinkwin to discuss how to support disabled graduates as they seek to enter the workplace.

6. Pointing disadvantaged youngsters towards careers in law

   LJMU once again proved its commitment to supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds thanks to the Law Factor.

7. Blue tits individually decide: "Should I stay or should I go?"

   A new study reveals that energy resources, shelter and the environment are not the only factors involved in blue tits’ decisions to migrate or remain resident, their individual personalities also play a role.

8. Designing our futures

   Students of LJMU studying Product Design were able to meet with industry partners, engineering and design companies as well as showcase their work at the end of year product design show.

9. International Conference on Mixed Methods Research (ICMMR 2019)

   Prof Padam Simkhada, Professor of International Public Health at the Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, delivered the keynote speech in the International Conference on Mixed Methods Research (ICMMR 2019) at the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, India on Saturday 23rd February 2019. Professor Simkhada also gave an inaugural speech on the implications of mixed methods on health service research during the conference inauguration ceremony.

10. The Truth About Getting Fit at Home

    Sport science experts at Liverpool John Moores University star in this week's prime-time BBC documentary - The Truth About Getting Fit at Home, BBC One, Wednesday, 9pm.