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Image of quantum physics waves and electrons in bright colours.

Jackson Pollock-style paint drops in red, pink, white and maroon.

A sculpture that appears like cylinders of ice.

Science isn’t just labs and equations – at #BSF25 in partnership with @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social, it comes alive through art, performance, workshops and bold conversations.

Check out inspiring and creative events in the link below!

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Up to 1/5 students in student accommodation identify as LGBTQ+ & their experience at university is known to be often tougher than straight students.
LJMU & Unite Students are partnering to identify gaps & provide support.

➡️https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2025/7/30/lgbtq-student-study

Exercise-based rehabilitation reduces the severity, frequency, and recurrence of the heart condition atrial fibrillation.

While current treatment is effective, trials of exercise-anchored rehab have seen symptom severity cut by 39% & risk of recurrence by 32%.

👉 www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

LJMU business experts are partnering Liverpool City Region Freeport in upskilling local people for work.

Liverpool, already one of the most important ports in the UK, is seen as a key growth hub in global trade & the Freeport offers a range of incentives.

Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

We join our community in Silence for Southport today at 3 pm.

One year on, our thoughts remain with everyone affected.

sefton.gov.uk/oneyearon

Can the media's portrayal of pets pose a threat to their welfare?

New research by LJMU shows media uses sympathetic language for dogs & cats, but frames reptiles & amphibians as threats. The bias may impact how we treat different pets and their welfare.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

We're delighted to be sharing our facilities and sport coaching expertise, from both our staff and students, with the Armed Forces charity Help for Heroes. We're supporting the charity’s Sport Coaching Academy.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

When public money is tight, how do governments put a price on culture? Culture, cities, urban, economics, economy, cultural industries, museums, history, Liverpool, heritage, waterfront, research, The Conversation

When public money is tight, how do governments put a price on culture?

In an era of economic bad news, the UK must find better ways to assess value for money when it comes to culture, otherwise valuable projects could miss out on funding:

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@ohstevenolan.bsky.social

An illustration of a green Dracaena Fragrans ‘Victoria’ plant and a pink Fuchsia ‘Snow Cap’ flower

Hannah, a final year illustration student, has won the Liverpool Botanical Collection Student Art Competition with her design now featuring across a series of branded materials to help raise the profile of the collection.

Find out more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Four talented LJMU Film graduates, Daniel, Zoe, Max and Alex, played key roles in the creation of Jimmy McGovern’s new BBC2 film Unforgivable, produced by LA Productions in Liverpool.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Scientists at LJMU are developing grassroots tech to clear landmines. Using engineered microbes, they aim to make Miscanthus roots aggressive enough to disable buried explosives, which is a world-first in sustainable demining.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Liverpool Business School becomes first to receive NCEE's Entrepreneurial Award LJMU's Liverpool Business School has been recognised for exceptional entrepreneurial education and community impact.

We are delighted to announce that our Liverpool Business School has become the first business school to receive the prestigious National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education Entrepreneurial Award 🎉

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

We are proud to be part of a £1M Lottery-funded plan to bring green spaces back to our cities.

Our Natural Capital Hub will lead training & support to help communities restore nature where it matters most.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Scientists in Liverpool & Belgium say lion bones found in a cave suggest Neanderthals used the remains of big cat carcasses to make tools.

First discovered in the 80s, scientific advances have now enabled researchers to link the tools to the cave lion.

Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Herbal and nutritional supplements are frequently more popular than prescription medicines but the claim that they boost mood or ease depression is backed by scant scientific evidence, according to health experts.

Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Over the past month, more than 100 young people, aged 14 to 17, from across the UK have taken part in LJMU summer schools aimed to inspire those from underrepresented backgrounds to consider higher education.

Read our full story ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

🎓 A double celebration for LJMU grad and Irish music producer Brian Sheil.

Fresh from completing his MSc in Audio & Video Forensics, he’s just been confirmed as a judge for The Grammys 👏

Congratulations, Brian!

Liverpool-loving Harry joins the 'culture club' Tourism, Business, Marketing, Management, Economy, Liverpool, Culture, Hospitality, Careers, Jobs, Employability, Graduation, Graduates

🎓 Congrats to Harry Brizell, Liverpool Business School grad, who’s landed his dream role with Culture Liverpool, helping deliver world-class events like Eurovision & The Giants, propelling the city onto the international stage.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Student satisfaction increases at LJMU Student satisfaction at LJMU has risen across all seven themes in the National Student Survey 2025.

Positive results for LJMU in the NSS 2025.

Student satisfaction at the university has risen across all 7 themes and LJMU is outperforming the higher education average in a number of areas.

➡️https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2025/7/10/student-satisfaction-increases-at-ljmu

Award-winning poet Mandy Coe has had her first experience of university, graduating with a PhD in Creative Writing.

The Liverpool-based writer is author of six books and winner of the Manchester Poetry Prize.

Read more about her story: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Congratulations to LJMU law grads, Molly, Morgan & Aran, who celebrated their degrees yesterday after giving back to Liverpool through free legal advice for those in need with LJMU's Legal Advice Clinic.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Graduation: Uniquely skilled graduates to combat digital crime Graduation, Masters, Postgraduate, Technology, Engineering, Forensics, Crime, Policing, Law Enforcement, Video, Audio, Evidence, Skills, Partnerships, Merseyside Police

10 LJMU grads become England’s only police officers with elite certification in audio & video forensics, tackling deepfakes, voice manipulation & more. A UK first, with Merseyside Police at the cutting edge.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Congratulations to all our students and staff graduating this week! We can't wait to see you all crossing the stage very soon 🎓

Find out everything you need to know about your day ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/students/gra...

We were proud to welcome the International Biennial Association to campus as we celebrate 200 years of the Liverpool School of Art & Design, an inspiring week of global art, ideas, and creativity across the city.

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The British Science Festival 2025 #BSF25 programme is now live!

We’re partnering this year with @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social.

Join us from 10-14 Sept for 4 days of over 100 FREE events in #Liverpool.

britishsciencefestival.org/events

Congratulations to recent First-Class Honours graduate Jole Challinor, the inaugural winner of the Liv Game Summit, Liverpool’s biggest game development event!

Jole is making waves with his hit indie game Blade Rush under his own company, Noba Games Ltd.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Book your place at this year's British Science Festival!

Together with @britsciassoc.bsky.social & @liverpooluni.bsky.social we're hosting 100+ events across the city, celebrating science in all its varied forms, including health and sport, space, forensics, animals and nature, psychology & more.

Researchers sequence first genome from Ancient Egypt Egypt, anthropology, archaeology, history, Ancient Egypt, Biology, Genomics, Genome, Genes, Migration, Research, Nature

LJMU and Francis Crick Institute Researchers have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from a man who lived around 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, the age of the first pyramids.

www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Anyone at Glastonbury over the weekend manage to catch our students’ and researchers’ work on the lineup?

The innovative sci-art research was showcased at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, as part of the vibrant Science Futures area in the Green Futures Field.

➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

We’re supporting #ArmedForcesDay as part of our pledge to the Armed Forces community to better support cadets, veterans, reservists, military personnel and their families.

Find out more more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

#SaluteOurForces