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1. In memoriam Harry Pepp

   The university is sad to announce the death of former lecturer Harry Pepp. Professor Roger Webster pays tribute.

2. Pregnancy and elite sport - report

   Dr Kelly Massey, LJMU and Dr Emma Pullen Loughborough, interviewed athletes and their partners t gauge issues and support during and post pregnancy.

3. Sport science students make an impact with nearly 15,000 hours of placements

   From community sports clubs that support people with special educational needs to premier league football clubs, 173 students have undertaken 14,730 hours of work-based placements this academic year.

4. Space Oddity: Most distant disc galaxy discovered

   LJMU astrophysicist works with European Southern Observatory and collaborators to confirm Milky Way-like galaxy from 700m years after Big Bang

5. Staff update Freshers 2023 launch

   Tell your students about the exciting Freshers programme of activities planned for September.

6. Prehistoric predators kept large animals in check and shaped ecosystem

   Our prehistoric ancestors may have had large carnivores – giant lions, saber-tooth cats, bears and hyenas up to twice the size of their modern relatives – to thank for an abundance and diversity of plants and wildlife.

7. LJMU Library launches new reading corner

   LJMU Library has developed a new children's reading corner, providing access to a collection of children's books. This new space provides a fun and relaxed reading area for use by students, staff, local teachers and school children.

8. Professor Alison Ewing is announced as winner of the UKCPA Lifetime Achievement Award 2018

   The UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA) recently presented their prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2018 to Professor Alison Ewing.

9. The universe is smoother than the standard model of cosmology suggests – so is the theory broken?

   Ian G McCarthy, Reader in Astrophysics at Liverpool John Moores University writes for The Conversation's Cosmology in Crisis series.

10. Staff update on Freshers activities 2023

    LJMU and JMSU are gearing up for another action-packed Freshers period, here's some of the key things to expect.