The difference between good and bad impact management How do academics and research managers really feel about impact management? Here’s how it can be done badly, and how to do it right

Interesting read: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/diffe...

Doctoral student Maula Nadia by the results of a successful nanopore run

We are delighted to have the brilliant Maula Nadia working on her PhD using advanced molecular tricks to combat #illegal #trade in #sharks and #rays!
Her 3-peak/amplicon skyline is pure #SciArt!
@ljmuimpact.bsky.social @cefasgovuk.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com

Great read from Elise Fox in conversation with Patrick Byrne on tracking “forever chemicals” in our water and identifying the sources that matter most. Turning data into action. 💧

www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/res...

#WaterQuality #PFAS #ResearchImpact

Excellent! I love Lucy Worsley!

Lucy Worsley Investigates | John the Painter: Saboteur | Season 3 | Episode 2 Lucy meets Prof James Crossland to learn more about John the Painter and his bomb attack.

www.pbs.org/video/john-t...

Dear Americans,
My contribution to the celebration of your 250th - sharing insights with @lucyworsley.bsky.social on "John the Painter", a Scottish terrorist who attacked the Royal Navy in the name of revolution
#history @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmuhistory.bsky.social

Contributed some written evidence for the Representation of the People Bill, currently in the House of Commons committee stage. @ljmuimpact.bsky.social
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm....

Prof Andros Gregoriou’s recent appearance on FinextraTV is a good example of academic expertise being used in a way that genuinely helps people make sense of a difficult topic. Andros explains the 4 main forms without overstating what they can deliver. Watch here: www.finextra.com/videoarticle...

Loneliness report | Liverpool John Moores University
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Wake Up to Money - Something to declare? - BBC Sounds Consultation on a customs loophole allowing goods to come into the UK duty-free ends.

Really great to be back on #wakeuptomoney talking with @felicityhannah.bsky.social (and her Uncertainty Klaxon) about some of the economic implications of the war in the Middle East.

@ljmuofficial.bsky.social @ljmuimpact.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

World War III: The twentieth century's most important war? From 1945 onwards, it was a war that never broke out that occupied the minds of millions of people around the world. During the Cold War era, World War Three remained an apocalyptic fantasy, but it was a fantasy with enormous impact, relevance, and resonance. Facing this ‘spectre of ever greater annihilation’ politicians, officials, military leaders, and 'boffins' all pored over its implications, planned for its outcomes, and wrestled with the morality of it all. The global public consumed ideas about a third major twentieth century conflagration through an untold number of novels, comics, films, plays, artworks, news media articles, and games. This talk will cover the imaginary of World War III more generally, and then focus on how analogue games approached this topic and what this can add to our understanding of the twentieth century.

Better Dead Than Red: RPGs and the invasion of America Since the founding of the United States 250 years ago, fears of subversion and invasion by foreign powers have waxed and waned, but have never gone away. The 1980s saw the emergence of RPGs and board games that explicitly dealt with this threat, either literally or metaphorically. What do we make of these games as historical objects and how do we analyse them within their historical context. This talk by Malcolm Craig will invite you to consider games like Freedom Fighters, Year of the Phoenix, and the infamous Price of Freedom, and think about what they tell us about the United States in the era of Ronald Reagan.

They're not up on the site yet, but I'll be giving 2 talks at @conpulsion.bsky.social in Edinburgh on April 11/12:

11th: 11.30-12.30: World War III: The 20th century's most important war?

12th: 15.30-16.30: Better Dead Than Red: RPGs & the invasion of America

More on the talks in the images below

AI saving UK's endangered birds Conservation, animals, birds, partnership, countryside, wildlife, AI, computer science, machine learning, Conservation AI Network

AI saving endangered birds | Liverpool John Moores University
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Sio Wynne exploring practical approaches to alleviating gender dysphoria.

Heather Panter examining forensic and investigative responses to transgender homicides.

Serious research with clear pathways into policy and practice.

Went to the q:LJMU Research Showcase today. Three thought provoking projects with real world relevance.

Hannah Madden asking “what counts as sex?” and what that means for risk and sexual health messaging.

PG Survey | Liverpool John Moores University
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归心似海 A Heart That Always Returns | Lunar New Year Digital artist, Beatrice Png Jiaxing 方佳幸, has delved into the Maritime Archives to piece together a creative response to Lunar New Year.

Great artwork from our wonderful Beatrice Png Jiaxing: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/guix...

We have a fantastic group of colleagues sharing insights on the day, including:
Dr Hannah Madden (School of Nursing, Public and Allied Health)
Dr Heather Panter (School of Law and Justice Studies)
Dr Bee Hughes Hughes (School of Humanities and Social Science)
Prof. Viv Hope (School of Nursing)

q:LJMU was established to provide an inter-disciplinary space for LJMU staff & research degree students interested in research with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) communities to come together to support research activities, discussion & collaboration.

As part of our activities to mark LGBTQ+ History Month, next Wednesday 25th February colleagues from the q:LJMU Network, in collaboration with the Diversity and Inclusion Team, are hosting a Research and Scholarship Showcase in room G.09 in the Tithebarn Building, between 1pm and 2:30pm.

Understanding flu vaccine hesitancy in Liverpool’s ethnically diverse communities @cathymonty-psy.bsky.social

www.thepandemicinstitute.org/news/underst...

The difference between good and bad impact management How do academics and research managers really feel about impact management? Here’s how it can be done badly, and how to do it right

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/diffe...

Really looking forward to speaking at the Thackray Museum of Medicine (Leeds) ‘Late: Anatomy Uncovered’ event tomorrow night. I’ll be speaking about the history of medical illustration followed discussions about anatomical archives and ethical seeing. More info thackraymuseum.co.uk/event/thackr...

According to Professor John Byrne, art should be about doing something new, rethinking how we do stuff, and increasingly making art that is “useful”.

In his new book, John challenges the traditional notion of art as purely aesthetic. 🎨

➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com an elderly relative sent me this asking if it was real because they don't understand AI. Really worrying 😟

John Byrne | Liverpool John Moores University
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From bodybuilding to the local gym: how performance-enhancing drugs can damage the heart These drugs are shown to change the very structure and function of the heart.

From bodybuilding to the local gym: how performance-enhancing drugs can damage the heart
theconversation.com/from-bodybui...

Things reek, stink and pong – but why are there no verbs for describing a delightful odour? | Adrian Chiles We don’t have a single verb to express smelling something nice. Welsh and Croatian, by contrast, are never caught short when something fragrant gets right up your nose, writes Guardian columnist Adria...

LJMU's Michael O’Shaugnessy get's a nice mention in Adrian Chiles Guardian column today: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

blogs.ed.ac.uk/thekmblog/20...

Blog Blog

From ARIs to Action:
www.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/r...

Farm 999 - Series 1: 11. Cows Stranded in a River, Poachers Tracked by Drone A County Down farmer calls in a search team for missing cows, a North Yorkshire officer catches deer poachers, and Paul explores how DNA could help prevent dog attacks on sheep.

Dr Nick Dawnay is advancing police investigations with new #forensic methods. You can hear how the Canine #DNA Recovery Project is validating new DNA recovery methods from livestock attacks. Watch here www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis.... Thank you to @ljmuimpact.bsky.social team for highlighting this.

Two significant Liverpool John Moores University research papers analysing the factors influencing #Covid‑19 infection, death rates and excess mortality across #Europe have now been formally submitted to the UK Covid‑19 Public Inquiry.

Thank you to @ljmuimpact.bsky.social for highlighting this.