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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social has joined a new transatlantic partnership of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom and the United States to advance research, skills, and policy in fusion energy. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/23/u...
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University joins new transatlantic partnership to accelerate fusion energy - University of Liverpool News
University joins new transatlantic partnership to accelerate fusion energy
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social and FIFA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a four-year collaboration aimed at strengthening methodological research practices across global football. news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/22/u...
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University to work with FIFA to advance football health research - University of Liverpool News
University to work with FIFA to advance football health research
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🌍 How can research tackle the world’s biggest sustainability challenges? @liverpooluni.bsky.social Interdisciplinary Centre for Sustainability Research brings researchers together to address complex global challenges. 🌱🔬 👉 @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/content/univ...
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🎙️Original Ideas, our podcast showcasing ground-breaking research. From climate change and sustainable business to AI and health innovation, explore the ideas shaping the future. @liverpooluni.bsky.social Listen here➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/ori...
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Minority ethnic women in the North of England face a lifetime of inequalities from childhood and maternity care to employment, mental health and later life, according to a new report co-led by a @liverpooluni.bsky.social researcher. @thenhsa.bsky.social 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/10/07/h...
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‘Hidden’ inequalities facing minority ethnic women in the North exposed - University of Liverpool News
‘Hidden’ inequalities facing minority ethnic women in the North exposed
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Radiotherapy halves the risk of brain tumour returning after surgery 🧠 A researcher from the @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social has led a major trial which could change treatment for patients with atypical meningioma. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/25/r...
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Radiotherapy halves the risk of brain tumour returning after surgery - University of Liverpool News
Radiotherapy halves the risk of brain tumour returning after surgery
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social has been awarded £1.5 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to establish a state-of-the-art laser facility to accelerate advances in clean energy, catalysis and sensing technologies. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/10/08/n...
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New £1.5M research facility to advance electrochemical interface research - University of Liverpool News
New £1.5M research facility to advance electrochemical interface research
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
How should England pay for social care? Germany, Norway and Sweden take very different routes Clarissa Giebel @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/how-should-e...
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How should England pay for social care? Germany, Norway and Sweden take very different routes
Cost keeps care out of reach for many people in England. Andy Burnham’s National Care Service could learn from how Germany, Norway and Sweden pay for it.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Taylor Swift: my database of her 123,553 lyrics reveals hidden patterns Naomi Adam, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Literature, @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/taylor-swift...
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Taylor Swift: my database of her 123,553 lyrics reveals hidden patterns
Her lyrics prove that Swift can be associated with continuity just as much as change.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🤖 How can AI deliver solutions that work for communities? @liverpooluni.bsky.social researchers are working with communities and partners to co-create AI approaches to major societal challenges. 🏘️🔬🤝 👉 @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/content/conn...
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Whatever you’re interested in, our 'Books of the Month’ features a broad sample of different recent releases authored by @liverpooluni.bsky.social staff. From architecture to business, photography to tourism, there’s something for everyone. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/30/s...
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September Books of the Month - University of Liverpool News
September Books of the Month
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🦠 Could understanding the microbiome transform healthcare? @liverpooluni.bsky.social researchers are exploring how the microorganisms living in and on our bodies could improve diagnosis, prevention and treatment. 🔬🌍 👉 Read @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/research/uni...
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How microbiome science is transforming the future of preventative healthcare | Times Higher Education
The communities of microorganisms living within and around us shape the way infections begin, progress and resolve. By studying the microbiome alongside pathogens, researchers are uncovering why some individuals are more resilient than others and how this insight could transform prevention and treatment strategies.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎙️🌍 Happy #InternationalPodcastDay Celebrate the power of podcasts to share ideas, spark curiosity and bring research to life. 🎧 Discover @liverpooluni.bsky.social’s Original Ideas Podcast, exploring how research is changing our world, AI, Music and more! 👉 liverpool.ac.uk/research/original-ideas/
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dr Michael Batie, from @liverpooluni.bsky.social’s Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, has been awarded a prestigious University Research Fellowship by the @royalsociety.org 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/08/m...
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Molecular biologist receives £1.8m Royal Society University Research Fellowship - University of Liverpool News
Molecular biologist receives £1.8m Royal Society University Research Fellowship
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social physicist has received the Faraday Cup Award for his leadership in developing pioneering beam-monitoring technology for CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/03/l...
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Liverpool physicist receives Faraday Cup Award for pioneering CERN beam diagnostics - University of Liverpool News
Liverpool physicist receives Faraday Cup Award for pioneering CERN beam diagnostics
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Professor Ric Williams, Chair in Ocean and Climate Sciences at the @liverpooluni.bsky.social, has been awarded the prestigious Challenger Medal in recognition of his contribution to understanding the ocean’s role in the climate system. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/10/o...
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Ocean scientist honoured with top award - University of Liverpool News
Ocean scientist honoured with top award
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How a love of gossip could make you a better reader Tabitha Rowland, PhD in Irish Studies @irishinstitute.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/how-a-love-o...
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How a love of gossip could make you a better reader
Gossiping involves being able to read social codes and pick up a host of other signals.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How studying astronauts could help tackle ageing on Earth 🧑‍🚀 @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @livunihls.bsky.social Samantha Jones and Anne McArdle, in Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science write for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/how-studying...
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How studying astronauts could help tackle ageing on Earth
Spaceflight can reproduce some changes associated with later life within weeks, offering clues about muscle loss, frailty and recovery.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Two @liverpooluni.bsky.socialresearchers are among the Academy of Social Sciences latest cohort of Fellows, recently announced. @livunihss.bsky.social 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/03/l...
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Liverpool researchers elected Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences - University of Liverpool News
Liverpool researchers elected Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Dr Yannick Ulrich, @liverpooluni.bsky.social research fellow in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded a €1.5 million @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant to improve predictions for several important experiments in particle physics ⚛ 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/03/e...
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ERC grant to advance precision predictions in particle physics  - University of Liverpool News
ERC grant to advance precision predictions in particle physics
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The search for dark matter – the invisible substance that makes up the vast majority of mass – remains one of the biggest mysteries of modern science. An international physics experiment involving researchers from @liverpooluni.bsky.social expand on this 🌌 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/01/l...
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LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for Dark Matter - University of Liverpool News
LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for Dark Matter
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Women’s Health in the North of England – Turning evidence into action by @thenhsa.bsky.social Millennium Gallery Sheffield City Centre, England Wednesday, October 7 • 10:30 AM - 3 PM Last few tickets left! 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-hea...
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Women’s Health in the North of England – Turning evidence into action
A Northern Health Science Alliance and Academy of Medical Sciences North of England Cross-Sector Hub event
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new @liverpooluni.bsky.social led study has highlighted widespread fragmentation between health and social care services for people living with dementia and their unpaid carers across eight European countries. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/03/e...
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European study highlights fragmented dementia care across health and social care systems - University of Liverpool News
European study highlights fragmented dementia care across health and social care systems
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
How a little stress may help our cells protect themselves Ian Copple, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology / MRC Senior Fellow Pharmacology & Therapeutics @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/how-a-little...
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How a little stress may help our cells protect themselves
Small challenges can activate cells’ protective systems. Scientists are exploring whether food compounds and medicines can make use of this effect.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How damaged teeth can reinforce stigma and disadvantage: conversations with street sex workers @liverpooluni.bsky.social's Janine Doughty and Gemma Ahearne write for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/how-damaged-...
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How damaged teeth can reinforce stigma and disadvantage: conversations with street sex workers
Women in street sex work described pain, stigma and barriers to dental care.
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Prof Tom Solomon CBE @runningmadprof.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Great to see more exciting research coming out @liverpooluni.bsky.social This new study sheds light on how our immune cells respond and adapt - another fascinating piece of work adding to our understanding of the human immune system. news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/02/s...
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Study uncovers new mechanism behind immune cell response - University of Liverpool News
Study uncovers new mechanism behind immune cell response
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social has secured €4.4M Horizon Europe funding to drive innovation from materials research to products that enhance society and the environment. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/08/11/e...
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€4.4M Horizon Europe funding to train the materials innovators of the future - University of Liverpool News
€4.4M Horizon Europe funding to train the materials innovators of the future
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social has secured almost £2 million to invest in cutting-edge research technology that will strengthen its life sciences capabilities and support new discoveries. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/08/10/2...
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£2m BBSRC funding to enhance research infrastructure - University of Liverpool News
£2m BBSRC funding to enhance research infrastructure
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Medea goes on a Mexican odyssey in Dahlia de la Cerda’s new book Niamh Thornton, Professor in Latin American Studies, @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/medea-goes-o...
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Medea goes on a Mexican odyssey in Dahlia de la Cerda’s new book
Dahlia de la Cerda blends the myth of Greek tragedy with modern Mexican culture.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social's Professor Francisco Rowe, from the Department of Geography & Planning, has been awarded the Distinguished Practice Award by the International Geographical Union (IGU). 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/08/24/i...
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Prof Francisco Rowe recognised with prestigious international award - University of Liverpool News
Prof Francisco Rowe recognised with prestigious international award
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🔬 Research & innovation at @liverpooluni.bsky.social 🎓 £13m MEDATA programme 🧪 €4.4m Horizon Europe funding 🚀 New Zero-G AstroLab 🧠 Advancing neuroscience 🌍 Celebrating Professor Francisco Rowe Discover how our research is making a difference. www.linkedin.com/pulse/our-ze...
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💡Our zero-gravity AstroLab, international award recognition and major investments for healthcare and materials discovery and innovation
This month, we are delighted to announce that we will lead MEDATA, a £13 million doctoral training programme that will equip healthcare professionals with advanced data science skills to improve medic...
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The Pandemic Institute @thepandemicinst.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
How did UK scientists react so quickly to the 2026 Andes hantavirus cruise ship outbreak? 🔬🦠 Discover how Liverpool's agile, research-led network went from responding to the incident to generating evidence within days. 🔗 www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/the-nee... 🧵👇(1/2)
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The need for speed – Liverpool’s research-led response to the Andes hantavirus outbreak – The Pandemic Institute
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Researchers recommend how to tackle vaccine misinformation 💉 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/08/06/r...
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Researchers recommend how to tackle vaccine misinformation - University of Liverpool News
Researchers recommend how to tackle vaccine misinformation
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social secured almost £2 million to invest in cutting-edge research technology that will strengthen its life sciences capabilities and support new discoveries. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/08/10/2...
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£2m BBSRC funding to enhance research infrastructure - University of Liverpool News
£2m BBSRC funding to enhance research infrastructure
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A new study is reshaping what we know about Europe’s last hunter-gatherers: 8,500 years ago, they were making repeated 100km sea voyages to Malta. 🌊
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Europe’s stone age hunters made sea voyages to Malta – thousands of years before evidence of sails - University of Liverpool News
Europe’s stone age hunters made sea voyages to Malta – thousands of years before evidence of sails
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🔬 £13m to support the next generation of healthcare researchers. Two new programmes have been announced to help strengthen the UK’s healthcare research capacity by developing talented researchers at different stages of their careers.
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£13m to support the next generation of healthcare researchers - University of Liverpool News
£13m to support the next generation of healthcare researchers
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Europe’s stone age hunters made sea voyages to Malta – thousands of years before evidence of sails @jblinkhorn.bsky.social University Research Fellow, Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/europes-ston...
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Europe’s stone age hunters made sea voyages to Malta – thousands of years before evidence of sails
People reached the Mediterranean island at least 8,500 years ago.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Dr Rebecca Price, from @liverpooluni.bsky.social has been awarded a GIBA Network+ Fellowship to investigate how proteins produced by gut bacteria may contribute to the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/08/07/f...
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Fellowship to investigate gut bacteria's role in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease - University of Liverpool News
Fellowship to investigate gut bacteria's role in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Liverpool City Region has UK’s strongest music-focused large creative economy, with one in five creative businesses operating in music, according to analysis revealed through Soundings, an interactive mapping platform developed by @liverpooluni.bsky.social 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/08/04/l...
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Liverpool is UK’s most musical big city economy - University of Liverpool News
Liverpool is UK’s most musical big city economy
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social unveils new cutting-edge testing facility to simulate space conditions 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/08/05/n...
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University unveils new cutting-edge testing facility to simulate space conditions - University of Liverpool News
University unveils new cutting-edge testing facility to simulate space conditions
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Should Andy Burnham be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings? Experts react @alexbalch.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social co-writes for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/should-andy-...
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Should Andy Burnham be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings? Experts react
Pressure is mounting on Andy Burnham to address small boat crossings into the UK.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Dr Clarissa Giebel discusses dementia research on The One Show on BBC 🧠 @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livunihls.bsky.social 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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The One Show - 05/08/2026
Ricky Gervais and Chaka Khan join Alex Jones and Vernon Kaye on the sofa.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social identified hospital admissions in England for ectopic pregnancy (when a fertilised egg implants outside the womb) increasing since 2021... more than twice as many admissions of women from most deprived areas than least deprived areas. news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/07/30/h...
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Hospital admissions for ectopic pregnancy on the rise in England - University of Liverpool News
Hospital admissions for ectopic pregnancy on the rise in England
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
World first as patient receives pioneering lung cancer vaccine 🫁 @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk lead a groundbreaking international clinical trial to investigate a personalised cancer vaccine for the most common type of lung cancer. 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/07/30/w...
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World first as patient receives pioneering lung cancer vaccine - University of Liverpool News
World first as patient receives pioneering lung cancer vaccine
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Project Merlin: Unlocking Britain’s Nuclear Secrets ☢️ Dr Jon Hogg, Susie Boniface and guests reveal the human cost of Britain’s Cold War nuclear programme and its impact on society. @cfpjustice.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social and Research England Policy Fund www.youtube.com/@MerlinProje...
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Merlin Project
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social physicists find tantalising hints of Higgs boson pair production 🌌 👉 www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/new...
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🚀 July was another big month for @LivUni research 🌍 74th globally for sustainability 🎓 150th Anniversary Chairs launched 🛡️ Defence Universities Alliance 🧬 AI tackling Ebola ⚖️ Hillsborough Law impact ⚽ World Cup predictions powered by AI 👉 Our latest newsletter www.linkedin.com/pulse/anothe...
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💡Another global rise, applications open for our 150th Anniversary chairs, and landmark Hillsborough Law passes final hurdle
Welcome to our July newsletter. We celebrated another league table rise at the start of the month in the THE Sustainability Impact ratings, placing 74th globally - a 14-place climb on our 2025 perform...
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
@liverpooluni.bsky.social researchers lead major collaborative study to transform lung cancer screening 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/07/21/l...
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Liverpool researchers lead major collaborative study to transform lung cancer screening - University of Liverpool News
Liverpool researchers lead major collaborative study to transform lung cancer screening
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What the lotus flower reveals about veteran PTSD in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Ben Cartlidge, Lecturer in Greek Culture and Classical Receptions @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/what-the-lot...
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What the lotus flower reveals about veteran PTSD in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
The magic flower is used by the nymph Calypso to purge Odysseus’ trauma.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
RS celebrates success of UK teams at Formula Student 2026 Congratulations to @liverpooluni.bsky.social (University of Liverpool Motorsport) who won: -Concept Class Overall Winner -IPG Automotive Lap Time Simulation Concept Class Award 2026 designsolutionsmag.co.uk/rs-formula-s...
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RS celebrates success of UK teams at Formula Student 2026 - Design Solutions
The company made £50,000 worth of products available to teams globally to help them develop winning race vehicles, through RS Formula Student funding. Two of
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