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.
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LJMU green space part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations
One of LJMUs outdoor green spaces has been formally recognised as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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Degree Shows 2020 go virtual
Around 250 graduating artists and designers are reaping the rewards of a huge technological effort to exhibit all final year work on digital platforms as LJMU adapts to the new normal.
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Students at the Heart Conference - Have your say!
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Students given unique insight into production of BBC Radio Merseyside’s longest running programme
LJMU's MA Mass Communications students went behind the scenes at BBC Radio Merseyside for a studio tour, followed by an 'in conversation' event with Mike Brocken, presenter of Folkscene, Radio Merseyside's longest running programme.
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Share your favourite stories
The LJMU community has begun sharing online stories in a bid to boost our lockdown spirits.
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Can supermarket trolleys help cut risk of stroke? - trials underway
Shopping trolleys will be used to help save people from suffering a stroke by identifying irregular heartbeats, as part of a new medical trial.
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Melissa crowned Pulp Idol for teen pregnancy novel
UP-and-coming novelist Melissa Grindon hailed LJMU's writing community after being crowned Pulp Idol by Liverpool literary organisation, Writing on the Wall.
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Professor's shock at destruction of Earth's habitats
Leading primatologist Serge Wich has expressed his shock after contributing to research which suggests only 3% of the world's land remains ecologically intact with healthy populations of all its original animals.
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Royal Astronomical Society award for ARI’s ‘virtual universes’
Simulations of Space aid public and scientific understanding of science