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1. Obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities

   Obesity is increasing more rapidly in the world’s rural areas than in cities, according to a new study of global trends in body-mass index (BMI).

2. Early language learning linked to school maths performance - report

   Two-year study concludes into how children develop numeracy skills

3. Metro Mayor launches Centre for Educational Leadership

   Steve Rotheram says LJMU's support for schools will be a beacon for country

4. Discovery Internships for Level 5 and 6 Students

   Elevate your career prospects as a second or final year student at LJMU (level 5 and 6) through a paid 'Discovery Internship' with local organizations, offering hands-on experience, invaluable insights, and a chance to shape your future career.

5. Four LJMU students share their Discovery Internships

   Meet Muhammad, Becky, Charlotte, and Justin, LJMU students who share their Discovery Internship story, where they balanced study and hands-on experience.

6. Graduate and Placement Jobs Fair

   The Graduate and Placement Jobs Fair takes place on Wednesday 18 October at the Student Life Building, 12-3pm. It will feature 60+ organisations from a range of sectors looking to hire students from across all courses and disciplines. If you have a disability, health condition or are neurodivergent and find busy fairs can be overwhelming, join us from 11am for our accessibility hour.

7. One to one appointments for careers advice

   Our Student Futures: Careers, Employability and Enterprise team has a range of careers support over December and the festive break.

8. This time last year LJMU student and now graduate Nathan Bickerton, went viral

   He was offered a job just fifteen minutes after creating a Wikipedia page and tweeting The Diary of a CEO host and BBC Dragon, Steven Bartlett. Here he tells us about the whirlwind of a year he's had, what his LJMU undergraduate and postgraduate degrees taught him, and his own tips for how to stand out from the crowd in the job market.

9. A study of the chimpanzee precursor of HIV-1 could lead to a better AIDS vaccine

   Liverpool John Moores University has been part of an international research team, led by Professor Beatrice Hahn and colleagues at the Perelman School of Medicine, who have been studying the origin of HIV-1 in non-human primates for decades.

10. Galaxies are "wasteful" and retain fewer materials needed to build stars and planets, says new study

    Galaxies “waste” large amounts of heavy elements they generate via star formation by ejecting them up to a million light years away