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1. Synthetic phonics “ineffective” for teaching children with persistent reading difficulties

   Study by LJMU and UCL of official methods in England's schools shows disconnect with many struggling pupils.

2. Professorship and readership conferment process now open

   The application process for professorship and readerships is now open. The deadline for submission of applications is Monday 19 January 2026 by 11.59pm.

3. World Mental Health Day 2019

   World Mental Health Day on October the 10th is the annual global celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy. Throughout the week starting Monday 7th– Friday 11th October LJMU Student Advice and Wellbeing Services will be delivering a range of activities and raising awareness to celebrate good mental health and encourage us all to look at what we can do to maintain and promote positive wellbeing.

4. Honorary Fellow Natalie Gross

   Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Natalie Gross at Liverpool Cathedral on Friday 13 July 2018.

5. Staff Survey 2025 update: 143 actions across LJMU

   In response to the findings of the 2025 staff survey, the university and service teams have put in place 143 owned actions, over the past twelve months, to improve the local needs and changes colleagues highlighted in their day-to-day work.

6. Liverpool maritime sector steams ahead on jobs and growth

   LJMU's Global Centre for Maritime Innovation commissions report into growth and jobs in Liverpool's maritime industry.

7. Holocaust Remembrance Day

   On Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January) we reflect on some of the past events at LJMU which have shaped our understanding of humanity's worst crimes.

8. Identifying dinosaurs from their footprints is difficult – but AI can help

   Can AI help us identify dinosaurs from their fossilised footprints, asks Dr Paige dePolo, lecturer in vertebrate biology, writing in The Conversation.

9. University welcomes new students

   St George’s Hall will again play host to a special event organised by LJMU to welcome new full-time undergraduates to the University and the city of Liverpool.

10. First female US president?

    Complex US politics system explained