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How useful is a sociology degree?
It's five years since Macey-Rae Read graduated with a Sociology degree from LJMU. She talks about how her degree proved useful in landing her a role as a therapy coordinator
11/09/18 -
Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment
Mining the metals for smartphones is a vital activity that underpins the modern global economy, but the environmental cost is probably far greater than you realise: LJMU's Dr Patrick Byrne and Prof Karen Hudson-Edwards from the University of Exeter investigate
30/08/18 -
Syria’s White Helmets and the long history of attacking wartime humanitarians
The White Helmets stand as a beacon of light for much of the international community amid the darkness of the Syrian civil war, but their image has been tainted by politicisation, explains Senior Lecturer in International History Dr James Crossland
20/08/18 -
Cardiac screening saves footballers' lives – but we can do more
Sudden cardiac death in young football players is a worrying phenomenon, and, according to our latest study, it is also more common than previously thought, writes Dr David Oxborough
20/08/18 -
What we did this summer – LJMU International Summer School welcomes students from China
After LJMU students experienced life in Shanghai they embraced the chance to show off Liverpool and beyond to visiting students from China
16/08/18 -
Volatile substance abuse – a problem that never went away
Drug related deaths are at their highest levels since records began, but a substance problem many think disappeared in the 1980s has been ignored in all the headlines, write Professor Harry Sumnall and Dr Sarah J MacLean
09/08/18 -
Chimpanzee ‘nests’ shed light on the origins of humanity
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, and observing them in the wild helps us reconstruct how our ancestors adapted to a changing environment millions of years ago, write Drs Alexander Piel and Fiona Stewart
30/07/18 -
Over 1,500 assaults on paramedics a year – but new law won’t stop the violence
A new law with tougher sentences is welcome, writes Paramedic Programme Manager John Ambrose, but will it actually have any impact on the front line?
30/07/18 -
Prehistoric people started to spread domesticated bananas across the world 6,000 years ago
One of the most widely grown, traded and eaten of all the crops, bananas were once a prized exotic novelty, but are now a staple in many country’s supermarkets – Prof Chris Hunt and Dr Rathnasiri Premathilake investigate
30/07/18 -
Croatia vs England post-match analysis
Science and Football students give their post-match analysis of the Croatia and England game of the World Cup.
16/07/18
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G’mar Hatima Tova to our students, staff and followers who have been observing #YomKippur
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Essential guide from @TheComedyTrust at the Welcome event today 😄 https://t.co/H38kHNRE46