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1. Genetics plays huge part in animal migration - study

   Reindeer from one 'genetic ancestry' travel ten times further on average than others

2. February is LGBT+ History Month

   This month marks LGBT+ History Month 2022, a chance to shine a light on the overlooked and complicated history of all of the identities and communities under the LGBT+ umbrella .

3. Can we use art to question our use of energy?

   Call out for staff and student ideas for Light Night 2022

4. Professorship and Readership Conferment 2022: Call for submissions

   Each year applications are invited for the conferment of Professorships and Readerships and the process for 2022 is now open.

5. International Women's Day - Tuesday 8 March

   This year's International Women's Day theme is #BreakTheBias and Ambar Ennis, VP Community and Wellbeing at JMSU and Julia Daer, EDI Advisor discuss what this means to them.

6. Validation and Review training courses

   Training for Chairs, Panel Members and Programme Teams

7. Ice Age bone samples reveal DNA links between wolves and dogs

   An international group of geneticists and archaeologists have analysed bones samples, some provided by LJMU, that reveal the ancestry of dogs can be traced to at least two populations of ancient wolves.

8. Staff Car Parking Update

   Following a recent review of LJMU staff car parking provision, the university will continue to subsidise staff car parking until 31 August 2023.

9. Celebrating Black History Month

   For this year's Black History Month celebrations, LJMU is involved in a range of events.

10. Microplastic pollution threatens hermit crab populations

    New research from Queens University Belfast and Liverpool John Moores University reveals how the microplastic pollution crisis is threatening biodiversity.