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1. 5G technology used in Liverpool

   Margot James, Minister for Digital and Culture, this week visited Europe’s first dedicated 5G health and social care pilot, helping people live independently at home.

2. Graduate and Placement Recruitment Fair – Wednesday 12 October, 12-3pm, Student Life Building

   Find out more about the Graduate and Placement Recruitment Fair which takes place on Wednesday 12 October, featuring 50+ employers from a range of sectors looking to hire students from across all courses and disciplines.

3. Astro-ecology: Counting orangutans using star-spotting technology

   LJMU, WWF and HUTAN came together to examine better ways of detecting the great apes in the Bornean forest canopy, by using drones fitted with thermal-imaging cameras.

4. Advance HE Aurora Programme 202223 applications open

   Applications are now being taken from LJMU staff for the Advance HE Aurora Programme

5. Women in STEM lecture series: Chi Onwurah MP

   In 1984, there were 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering and technology courses. In 2015, there was still only 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering courses. This sad statistic formed the basis of an impactful lecture by Chi Onwurah MP about the gender imbalance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology (STEM) subjects and subsequent careers.

6. LJMU leads €10m project on data science-led healthcare

   LJMU, Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital partner with ten European countries to model improved diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for atrial fibrillation to stroke patients

7. LJMU joins record-breaking Liverpool Pride March 2024

   More than 100 students, staff and alumni took to the streets for the Liverpool City Region Pride March at the weekend.

8. 2016 Lever Prize shortlist

   School of Art and Design and FACT partnership project praised

9. ARI creates simulation of the Universe with realistic galaxies

   An international team of astronomers, including Dr Rob Crain from the LJMU Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI), have developed a simulation of the Universe in which realistic galaxies are created. Astronomers can now use the results to study the development of galaxies from almost 14 billion years ago until now.

10. 'Let's reverse the damage we've done to the planet'

    Research at LJMU is helping to make a difference to the species extinction crisis by implementing conservation translocation best practice and advising government inquiries.