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Self-employed working hours return to pre-Covid levels after five year slump
29 January
The working hours and happiness of the self-employed are starting to recover – five years on from the downturn induced by the pandemic, research from the University of Liverpool Management School and LSE reveals.
New e-learning portal to advance genomic literacy across the healthcare landscape
28 January
The Centre of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation in Pharmacogenomics (CERSI-PGx) has launched a new eLearning portal designed to accelerate the adoption of pharmacogenomics (PGx) in real-world clinical practice. Led by the University of Liverpool in partnership with the British Pharmacological Society (BPS) and Queen Mary University of London, the portal offers free, bite-sized online learning […]
University to celebrate 100 years of Catalan Studies
26 January
Throughout 2026, the University of Liverpool will celebrate the centenary of its Catalan Studies education and research, the first institution outside Spain to reach this milestone.
40 years of tracking trees reveals how global change is impacting Amazon and Andean Forest diversity
23 January
New research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution reveals significant recent shifts in tree diversity among the tropical forests of the Andes and Amazon, driven by global change.
Liverpool particle physicists secure £5.9 million STFC award
15 January
The University of Liverpool’s experimental particle physics group has secured £5.9 million in funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to support its internationally leading research programme over the next two years. The award, made through the STFC Consolidated Grant scheme, will fund a broad portfolio of research developing and exploiting major experiments […]
UK’s £600 Million Health Data Research Service could unlock great benefits for patients, communities and economies
14 January
Professor Iain Buchan is W.H. Duncan Chair of Public Health Systems and Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation at the University of Liverpool. Professor Andrew Morris is Director of Health Data Research UK, Professor of Medicine and Vice Principal at the University of Edinburgh, and President of the Academy of Medical Sciences. The UK’s new […]
Blood sugar spikes linked to higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease
A new study led by researchers from the Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology has found that spikes in blood sugar after meals may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
£2M EPSRC award to drive next-generation magnetic particle imaging
12 January
Dr Liam O’Brien from the University of Liverpool’s Department of Physics has been awarded a £2.1 million Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Open Fellowship to develop next-generation magnetic nanoparticle tracers for medical imaging and formulation testing. Drawing on expertise from the Departments of Physics and Chemistry, the project will create novel magnetic nanoparticle tracers using advanced magnetic composite materials. […]
Mental trauma succeeds 1 in 7 dog related injuries, claims data suggest
8 January
Mental trauma, including specific phobias and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), succeeds one in seven dog related injuries, while over half of cases result in the need for time off work and/or loss of earnings, suggests a study of personal injury claims data for England and Wales, published online in the journal Injury Prevention. Researchers […]
The Academy celebrates graduates’ achievements at December 2025 graduation
5 January
We were delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of all our graduates at the December graduation, for the PGCAP, PGDAP and MA AP programmes. We are very proud of their hard work, commitment and enthusiasm during their programme of study. Congratulations to all graduates and we wish you all continued success for the future. Some […]
CELT Global Health part of new initiative to accelerate innovation against drug-resistant bacterial infections
17 December
The University of Liverpool’s Centre of Excellence for Long-acting Therapeutics – Global Health (CELT Global Health) is part of a new public-private research initiative called END2AMR (European Novel Drug Research to Address Microbial Infections and Drug Resistance) which aims to tackle some of the most difficult-to-treat bacterial infections. CELT Global Health will provide its expertise […]
2025 Review of the Year
16 December
We take a look back at some of the highlights from across the University community in 2025.
University of Liverpool breaks ground at new Bengaluru Campus
15 December
The University of Liverpool has marked the first exciting step towards its upcoming Bengaluru campus with a ground-breaking ceremony held at Alembic City.
Discover interdisciplinary resources and winners from the Research Staff Conference 2025
Image: Dr Selina Johnson chairs the panel on building interdisciplinary collaborations, featuring Prof Michelle Briggs, Dr Jacqueline Waldock, Sam Mukhopadhyay and Dr Matthew Flynn. Over 60 academics, researchers, postgraduate research students and professional services staff from across the university escaped the damp Liverpool weather to celebrate and discover more about developing interdisciplinary collaborations at the […]
The Tung Auditorium welcomes brand new season of diverse live music
11 December
The University of Liverpool’s state-of-the-art concert hall, The Tung Auditorium, has released its Spring/Summer 2026 programme announcing another vibrant and diverse season of live music beginning on 14th January. In keeping with previous years, this season’s high-calibre line-up offers something for everyone, featuring a dazzling array of genres and acclaimed performers.
Research shows humans making fire 350,000 years earlier than thought
10 December
A team of researchers led by the British Museum has unearthed the oldest known evidence of fire making, dating back over 400,000 years, in a field in Suffolk. The discovery shows humans were making fire around 350,000 years earlier than previously known.
University establishes new Liverpool Air Quality Research Centre (LARC)
The University of Liverpool has received funding to establish the Liverpool Air Quality Research Centre (LARC) for air quality assessment and mitigation, a new hub for training, research and digital tools that address port-related and urban air pollution across the city region. The centre is primarily supported with a £150k grant from the Liverpool City […]
Double success: Liverpool academics awarded ERC Consolidator Grants
9 December
Two University of Liverpool researchers have been successful in the latest round of the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grants.
Professor Brianna Heazlewood, from the Department of Physics, and Dr Ceren Kabukcu, from the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, have both been awarded ERC Consolidator Grants amounting to £3.85M in total.
Elusive species face the greatest threat from human land use
A new study from University of Liverpool researchers reveals that the species hardest to detect—those rarely seen, recorded, or included in scientific monitoring—are also the most vulnerable to human-driven habitat change.
LZ sets a world’s best in hunt for dark matter and gets new look at neutrinos from sun’s core
8 December
University of Liverpool researchers are part of an international physics experiment that has just announced its record-breaking latest results in the search for dark matter. The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment is dedicated to uncovering the secrets of dark matter, the elusive substance thought to constitute 85% of the universe, and a central challenge in modern physics. […]