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1. 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.

2. 'Black children often alienated in early years education'

   Education professional Diane Garrison starts conversation about depth of school 'othering'

3. New book tracks nursing care in the Soviet Union

   LJMUs Dr Susan Grant has spent the last decade researching and tracing the history of nursing care in the Soviet Union, with her discoveries now documented in a new publication Soviet Nightingales: Care under Communism.

4. Board of Governors - Non-Teaching Staff - Call for Nominations

   Call for nominations to fill the Non-Teaching Staff vacancy on the Board of Governors

5. LJMU to mark 200 years of city history

   Liverpool John Moores University will mark two centuries of history with a series of city-wide celebrations throughout 2023.

6. New ES1 form available for managers

   The Finance team has recently updated the ES1 form used to assess contractors against HMRCs off-payroll working rules (sometimes called IR35).

7. 'Saint of cooking and health' honoured by city

   Public health pioneer and founding figure of LJMU Fanny Calder has been honoured at Liverpool's newest hotel.

8. LJMU part of £1.8m NERC coastal protection research

   Climate change is threatening to wreck efforts to contain man-made pollution around Britains coast.

9. Local LGBTQ+ group get a taste of LJMU

   Local LGBTQ+ group get hands on at IM Marsh Food Kitchens.

10. The Liverpool Peace Symposium

    LJMU academics are teaming up with the Church for a one-day symposium on peace.