The Forgotten Athletes: Jockeys' Health reinvented
Jockey-turned-academic helps 400 riders with diet and performance
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Sport scientist preparing jockeys for the Grand National
LJMU's School of Sport and Exercise Science plays a vital role in preparing jockeys for what is the most famous horse race in the world the Randox Grand National.
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The universe is smoother than the standard model of cosmology suggests – so is the theory broken?
Ian G McCarthy, Reader in Astrophysics at Liverpool John Moores University writes for The Conversation's Cosmology in Crisis series.
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Neanderthals did not bury dead with flowers - research
Professor Chris Hunt's research at Shanidar Cave in Iraq indicates early Man had strong burial rituals
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Major new joint research project will focus on mental health of jockeys and staff in the horse racing industry
LJMU, Racing Welfare and the BHA will be carrying out a major new piece of research into the provision of mental health services across horse racing.
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LJMU and British Horseracing Authority launch new Racing PhD focusing on jockey nutrition and wellbeing
Improving jockeys’ wellbeing and fitness through research and sporting partnerships
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Masters in Art and Design Degree Show: Class of 2020 show their enterprise
Around 40 students will exhibit their ideas from MA courses in Fine Art, Graphic Art and Illustration, Art in Science, Fashion Innovation and Realisation and Exhibition Studies.
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Elite sport stars deliver guest lectures
The guest lecturers included Premier league football coach Mike Phelan and England International netball player Sara Bayman.
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Study dismisses hypothesized reduction in modern human brain size
Paleoanthropologists warn against Holocene hypothesis
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First appointment for new Jockey Nutrition and Welfare PhD
A PhD co-funded by the British Horseracing Authority and LJMU will commence in October with a full-time three year role for Daniel Martin from the Professional Jockeys Association’s Nutrition Team.