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Physics student shortlisted for Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal & Prize
3 July 2018: The winner of this year’s Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal & Prize will be announced next Monday! One of the finalists is third year PhD student,Lucy McAreavey.
Professor Sarah Coupland recieves ICO Ophthalmic Pathology Award
26 June 2018: NWCRC Director @SarahCoupland3 who was awarded the prestigious ICO Ophthalmic Pathology Award at the World Ophthalmological Congress (WOC) in Barcelona this month.
Dr Kate Black named one of Top 50 Women in Engineering
24 June 2018: Dr Kate Black, a lecturer in the University’s Centre for Materials and Structureshas been named as one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering in today’s Sunday Telegraph.
Researcher follows in famous footsteps with science communication award win
22 June 2018: University of Liverpool medical statistician Dr Laura Bonnett has been awarded the Rosalind Franklin Award Lecture for Physical Sciences and Mathematics by the British Science Association as part of its prestigious Award Lectures for 2018.
New director appointed to Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases Research
31 May 2018: The Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases Research (CEIDR) has appointed a Director, Dr Fiona Marston, to lead the team in accelerating solutions for existing and emerging infections.
Vet student wins prestigious award for dog health research
31 May 2018: A veterinary student from the University of Liverpool has won the Undergraduate Student Inspiration Award at the International Canine Health Awards. Jennifer Palfreyman won the award for her dedicated work into the oriental eye worm Thalazia callipaeda, a parasitic infection of the eyes of humans, dogs and horses which will cause blindness if left untreated.
Podcast: Jackie Bell has what it takes
29 May 2018: In our latest podcast we speak to University alumna Dr Jackie Bell who hopes to be the ‘first Scouser in space’. Dr Bell is a theoretical particle physicist, athlete, and a certified space junkie so It’s easy to see why she was selected as one of twelve candidates for the BBC2 program, ‘Astronaut: Do You Have What It Takes.’
Becoming an expert: From rock to bacteria
21 May 2018: Microorganisms are not visible to the naked eye, but there are more than 100 million times more microbial cells on Earth than that of stars visible in the universe. We have around 530 million microorganisms on our hands alone. Tsvetomila Mateeva is a final year PhD Student with the University’s School of Environmental Sciences.
Liverpool student shines in Spanish FameLab final
23 May 2018: A passionate and engaging talk about Ebola saw University of Liverpool PhD student Raquel Medialdea crowned third in the national final of FameLab Spain, which celebrates effective science communication in young scientists.
Professor Susan Dawson appointed non-executive director at Pets at Home
22 May 2018: Professor Susan Dawson has been appointed as an independent non-executive director at Pets at Home Group Plc, the UK’s leading pet care business. Susan, who is also Dean of the University’s Institute of Veterinary Science ,has strong Board experience relating to the veterinary world, including as Senior Vice President of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association, a Council Member for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and a Founder Member of the Veterinary Schools Council.
Becoming an expert: Tackling antibiotic resistance in horses
2nd May 2018: Cajsa Isgren is an equine vet and a second year PhD student at the University’s Institute of Infection and Global Health. Her project is looking at the emerging problem of antimicrobial resistance in hospitalised horses in the UK.
Becoming an Expert: Learning from Jelly Volcanoes
5 February 2018: Volcanoes have attracted people from all walks of life for centuries. Volcanic eruptions while extremely destructive, also provides the materials for life to flourish. Volcanic soil is known to be rich in nutrients for agriculture. Volcanic rocks can be used as aggregates in construction. Suraya Hilmi Hazim is a final year PhD Student in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences.
New exhibition celebrates outstanding women in medicine
9 October 2017: A University of Liverpool professor, Dame Margaret Whitehead, is being honoured as part of a special exhibition of photographic portraits of the leading women in medicine today, and the major figures from the past who have inspired them.
University receives its first Athena SWAN Gold award for gender equality
6 October 2017: The Institute of Integrative Biology has achieved the Athena SWAN Gold award for gender equality, the first departmental Gold award for the University of Liverpool. Two further departmental Athena SWAN awards have also been achieved by the Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease and the School of Engineering.
Professor elected as first Vice-President of IUPS
28 September 2018: Professor Susan Wray from the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology has been elected the First Vice-President of the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) at its recent congress in Brazil.