In 1984, there were 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering and technology courses. In 2015, there was still only 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering courses. This sad statistic formed the basis of an impactful lecture by Chi Onwurah MP about the gender imbalance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology (STEM) subjects and subsequent careers.
Pupils from Sacred Heart College, Crosby joined the Media Technology Group of the Dept. of Electronics & Electrical Engineering to learn technical processes for creating TV programmes.
Bonobos are willing to share meat with animals outside their own family groups. This behaviour was observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is documented in a new study in Springer’s journal Human Nature
Meta analysis of trials of exercise rehab support wider use to lower impact on patients
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), in collaboration with Liverpool Biennial, is co-hosting the 12th General Assembly of the International Biennial Association (IBA). This prestigious international event taking place this July, marks a significant moment as the university celebrates 200 years of the Liverpool School of Art and Design.
LJMU is delivering specialist training to dozens of community matrons and nurses across the Liverpool City Region to ensure patients are able to shape their own treatment and care.
LJMUs Dr Susan Grant has spent the last decade researching and tracing the history of nursing care in the Soviet Union, with her discoveries now documented in a new publication Soviet Nightingales: Care under Communism.
LJMU Chancellor, Nisha Katona MBE, dropped in for a visit to the Faculty of Health and was moved by the “extraordinary students” that she spoke with and learnt new skills from.