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1. Ticket offer for Rebecca Ferguson's Christmas Night Out

   ACC group offers LJMU staff 50% discount.

2. Taking Shaun the Sheep to China

   Aardman Animations is teaming up with creative technology experts in Liverpool to develop research for an immersive Shaun the Sheep experience in China.

3. Suicide prevention trial is first for schools in England

   NIHR funded trial in partnership with schools and parents to encourage struggling children to seek help

4. Staff leadership course: apply for CPD accredited Calibre Programme

   Open to staff who identify as neurodiverse, deaf or disabled, or who have a long-term physical or mental health condition

5. First Step Spring Internships available for Level 4 students

   A new pilot internship programme for first year students (level 4 only) with little to no previous work experience launched on Monday 15 January and close at midnight on Sunday 4 February. There will be no interview process for these opportunities, the Student Futures team will undertake a matching process between participating organisations and students. The internships will begin on Monday 4 March (start dates may vary for each role).

6. A new treatment for eating disorders: trials on Merseyside

   Neuroscience backs training your brain to aid recovery

7. Smart shoes trialled to cut risk of stair falls

   Scientists aim to create software to predict falls in elderly

8. Students raise money for sick children by completing NSS

   Final year undergraduate students have raised over £5,000 in just two weeks for Claire House Children’s Hospice by completing the National Student Survey.

9. Redmond calls for more transparency in C4 relocation debate

   Panel including Channel 4 agree the status quo is no longer viable at public debate on relocation of the broadcaster

10. Times Higher Award shortlisting for ‘star-shattering’ research project

    New technology using Artificial Intelligence alongside the famous Liverpool Telescope (LT), has been shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award for Research Project of the Year 2017.