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1. Support this winter break and building opening times

   As semester one ends and we get ready for the winter break, please see LJMU’s opening times for buildings and support available over the coming weeks.

2. Milky Way research earns Parliament invite

   Early-career researcher Hannah Dalgleish was invited to Parliament after making a new discovery about the Milky Way.

3. Discoveries of faint galaxies using supernovae

   Tom Sedgwick, PhD student at the Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI), part of LJMU,has with a team of ARI astronomers discovered 140 ‘new’galaxies, with findings due to be published in April’s edition of the prestigious journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

4. World’s obese population hits 640 million

   More than one in ten men and one in seven women across the globe are now obese, according to the world’s biggest obesity study.

5. Faculty of Engineering and Technology experts share insights with aspiring students

   Staff from LJMU’s Horizons project brought 15 young people onto campus for an inspiring visit

6. Strength and conditioning interns train with Paralympic medallist Ola Abidogun

   LJMU master’s and undergraduate student interns recently spent a day with Paralympic and commonwealth medallist Ola Abidogun finessing their coaching skills in the latest of a series of workshops working with elite athletes and experienced industry professionals.

7. New animation brings ‘the Greatest Scot of all time’ Robert Burns back to life

   The team at LJMU Face Lab have created a ground-breaking new animated facial reconstruction of Robert Burns.

8. Anthropologists play down links between modern humans and Denisovans

   An anthropologist at Liverpool John Moores University and other researchers have played down links between modern Asian physiology and a recently discovered early human species, Denisova hominins.

9. Graduating with a PhD: Innovation vs Safety when it comes to AI

   One of the most groundbreaking research areas of our time is the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what it means for our future. But what are the legal implications?

10. Masters in Art and Design Degree Show: Class of 2020 show their enterprise

    Around 40 students will exhibit their ideas from MA courses in Fine Art, Graphic Art and Illustration, Art in Science, Fashion Innovation and Realisation and Exhibition Studies.