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1. Astronomers find the nearest massive black hole to Earth

   Scientists from LJMU's Astrophysics Research Institute part of team to discover Earth's nearest Black Hole

2. Reflections on what the new government could do for UK business

   Anthony Walker, Strategic Manager for the Horizons project at LJMU spoke with Startups.co.uk on growing the economy under a new UK government.

3. Work under way to transform Byrom Street

   The university has begun work on a series of major projects to continue the transformation of our Byrom Street site for the benefit of students and staff.

4. The Conversation: Could forcing workers back to the office backfire?

   Employment experts Gemma Dale and Matthew Tucker argue the case for hybrid working in The Conversation

5. Congratulations to our graduates in Shanghai!

   Graduation at the Sino-British College at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

6. Energy from plants - how hybrids can boost biomass production

   Plant biologists show methods to improve Miscanthus hybrids to optimise seed production

7. Student welfare tracked by health app

   School of Sport and Exercise Sciences partners health tech firm Prorizon to study student health, welfare and performance

8. University Seal request form update

   The Secretariat has updated the request form to incorporate the additional stages of approval required from colleagues in finance and legal.

9. Gold award for support of the Armed Forces community at LJMU

   LJMU has received a gold award from the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) acknowledging how it provides support to the Armed Forces community.

10. Update to IT services: IT disruption expected Saturday 24 August

    As part of LJMU security upgrades, key platforms including Canvas, Staff Infobase and parts of the LJMU website will be unavailable on 24 August.