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Introducing the Faculty of Science Proud to be a modern civic university delivering solutions to the challenges of the 21st century
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A modern civic university.
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We remain committed to doing more for our students, to further improving our research outputs and to firmly establishing Liverpool John Moores University’s influence. Our aim is to be recognised globally as an exemplary and innovative model of a modern civic university.
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Professor Nigel P Weatherill, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, LJMU
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Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is intrinsically linked to the city of Liverpool, its people, its traditions and its history, and we are making significant and varied contributions to the future success of the Liverpool city region. Our commitment to investing heavily in the success of our local community is part of a wider strategy that reflects our global ambitions and outlook for the future.
in the UK and internationally, and we are well placed to achieve our mission as a modern civic university delivering solutions to the challenges of the 21st century.
Expert at solving real world problems, our well-earned reputation for relevance, resourcefulness and getting results means that our influence already extends far beyond our city’s boundaries. Our impact on the economy is considerable and continues to grow both
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Founded in 1823 Ranked in the top 600 higher education institutions worldwide Four Faculties (Science; Arts, Professional and Social Studies; Education Health and Community; Engineering and Technology) 2,500+ staff
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21,300+ students
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About the Faculty of Science.
The Tom Reilly Building has a wide range of world-class facilities to support teaching and research in sport and exercise sciences and psychology. 2
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The Faculty of Science is based in the City Campus, in the heart of Liverpool’s city centre. n n n n n n n
3,970 students 322 staff (FTEs) 40+ undergraduate and postgraduate degrees plus extensive research opportunities 3 academic schools: School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, and School of Sport and Exercise Sciences 1 research institute: Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES) 3 research centres: Research Centre in Brain and Behaviour; Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology; Centre for Pharmacy Innovation 10 research groups: Applied Biology Research Group; Biomedical Science Research Group; Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Forensic Analysis Research Group; Chemoinformatics Research Group; Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics Research Group; Environment Research Group; Evolutionary and Behavioural Biology Research Group; Formulation and Drug Delivery Research Group; Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products Research Group; Pedagogic Research Group
A team of highly qualified international staff
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We pride ourselves on our world leading research. We use our research to inform our teaching, making our students highly employable on graduation.
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Professor Peter Wheeler, Dean, Faculty of Science
n Staff recruited from 26 countries n 140 permanent teaching staff with a teaching qualification or Higher Education Academy (HEA) recognition n 113 permanent teaching staff recognised by the HEA as Associates, Fellows or Senior Fellows n 2 National Teaching Fellows n 226 staff with PhDs
Investing in the Faculty Healthy student recruitment, world-leading research, collaborations, outreach and public engagement are key to our success. We have just completed the first phase of a £14 million investment in our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) facilities, and are now embarking on phase 2 of this project. This will greatly enhance our large teaching facilities, further improving the student learning experience, ensuring everyone has access to the latest technology and facilities alongside our excellent teaching and support.
Working in collaboration The Faculty of Science works in collaborations with colleagues across the University, with exciting projects in the areas of sport, health, crime-scene forensics and drone technology. Externally, our growing network of collaborative partners span the globe, with initiatives focusing on research, dual awards and student engagement programmes, as well as international student recruitment.
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Outstanding teaching and learning.
LJMU outperforms the UK university sector in key areas related to Learning Resources, Academic Support, Assessment and Feedback, Personal Development, and Organisation and Management, and 85% of final year undergraduates are satisfied with their overall experience at the University. (National Student Survey 2015) 4
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LJMU offers an extensive portfolio of continuing professional development courses, undergraduate degrees, postgraduate taught courses and research opportunities. Our academics are committed to delivering an engaging teaching and learning experience, alongside conducting innovative research and exciting consultancy projects with a wide range of employers and organisations. It is this combination of academic expertise and ‘real world’ experience which help ensure that our degrees are kept up-to-date and secure accreditation by key professional bodies. Graduate prospects
LJMU secured an exceptional outcome in its recent Higher Education Review by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), becoming the first university to receive two commended judgements. This rigorous independent review is designed to check that the University meets the expectations of the UK higher education sector. Importantly, the QAA found that LJMU not only met these standards, but exceeded them, securing an unprecedented two commended judgements, for the quality of our student learning opportunities and for the enhancement of student learning opportunities. Nine areas of good practice were also identified. This is the highest recognition that any university has received from the QAA to date.
LJMU’s degrees are designed to produce professionals who can demonstrate an aptitude for entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity, opportunity and discovery. n Within six months of graduating: o 94% of undergraduate science students are in work or further study o 95% of our postgraduate science students are in work or further study n
LJMU is ranked 10th in the UK for the number of active graduate start ups and 12th for the turnover of these firms
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Our dedicated Centre for Entrepreneurship engages with nearly 2,000 students each year.
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A multi-disciplinary course portfolio.
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The Faculty of Science delivers a dynamic portfolio of taught degrees and research opportunities, across a wide range of disciplines. The portfolio includes degrees with foundation years, honours degrees and integrated masters programmes, taught postgraduate courses, professional doctorates and research degrees. All courses are informed by ongoing research plus links with professional bodies, industry and employers so ensuring all degrees are kept up-to-date and reflect the latest developments in the field.
Our courses encompass the following disciplines:
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Bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology
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Biomolecular sciences (including biochemistry, biomedical science, chemistry and forensic science)
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Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, drug development, industrial biotechnology and virology
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Psychology (including sport and health psychology)
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Natural sciences (including animal behaviour, biology, geography, wildlife conservation and zoology)
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Sport and exercise science, biomechanics, football, exercise physiology and nutrition
Go to page 24 to see the Faculty’s current course portfolio.
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Deciding to study Sport Science at LJMU was definitely the best decision I have made in my career. The staff offer world renowned academic excellence as well as exceptional applied experience and expertise. I would not be in the position that I am now if I hadn’t chosen to study at LJMU. 7
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Graduate Naomi Datson is now Head of Exercise Science for Women’s Football in the Football Association.
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Excellent facilities. The Faculty offers students access to high quality lecture theatres, seminar rooms and social learning spaces plus on-campus facilities designed to support the development of essential work-related skills and experience required for professional success. LJMU has upgraded its STEM teaching facilities, including our chemistry laboratories and associated analytical facilities, such as the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) unit. All teaching laboratories have been refurbished, greatly enhancing the delivery of practical classes to pharmacy, chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics and forensic science students. A new Geographical Information System (GIS) suite will become an integral component of geography teaching, and other subject areas such as environmental science, ecology and wildlife conservation.
Tom Reilly Building This state-of-the-art building, which houses the School of Sports and Exercise Sciences and the School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, offers some of the best facilities in the world. This includes appetite laboratories, psychology testing labs, neuroscience labs, an indoor 70-metre running track, force plates, caren disc, physiology suites, a DEXA scanner for measuring body fat, muscles and bone density, a driving simulator and a chronobiology lab. LJMU named the building after the late Professor Tom Reilly, who was known as the ‘Father of the Science of Football’ and was also the UK’s first Professor of Sports Science.
Life Sciences Building Following an £8.5 million refurbishment, this is now LJMU’s main life sciences building, housing exceptional new laboratories for biomolecular and stem cell biology. Facilities include a purposebuilt osteology laboratory and associated imaging equipment and software, which holds collections of human skeletal remains for study and research.
James Parsons Building The James Parsons Building accommodates students from both the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. Alongside specialist labs and teaching facilities, this building has a wide range of social facilities for students, including a Starbucks cafe plus IT suites and study zones.
Great Crosshall Street This building was first established in 2005 following the award of £4.5 million from HEFCE in recognition of LJMU’s excellence in sport and physical activity. It now accommodates research and training facilities for the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences.
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Our excellent teaching facilities include: science teaching and research laboratories covering all disciplines (anthropology, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, forensic analysis, life sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, orteology, pharmacy and sports science); analytical units; DNA facilities; environmental chambers for biological/ organic samples; imaging unit and microscopy suite; tissue culture facilities; T/SEM microscopy preparation suite.
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Faculty subject league table rankings Guardian University League Table 2017:
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FOR PHARMACY Complete University Guide 2017:
18th
FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE
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FOR SPORTS SCIENCE
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FOR ANTHROPOLOGY
Links with award-winning Chester Zoo The Faculty of Science enjoys excellent links with the award-winning Chester Zoo, one of the world’s top zoos, with 20,000 animals and active conservation projects both within the UK and abroad. Our Dean, Professor Peter Wheeler is Chairman of the Trustees of NEZS, the charitable body that runs Chester Zoo. Many staff have completed research projects with
the zoo, and we are currently discussing using the zoo as a test setting for a study into the use of drones for thermal imaging in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. Students on our Animal Behaviour, Wildlife Conservation and Zoology programmes also complete regular field trips to the zoo.
Unearthing past lives The Faculty has longstanding links with the Poulton Research Project, a community archaeology project in Cheshire. Finds from this site include skeletons spanning an incredible 9,000 years, as well as carefully worked pre-historic flints and 17th century artefacts from the English Civil War. Over 800 skeletons from the site are stored in LJMU’s worldclass osteology laboratories, and the medieval chapel’s burial ground also acts as a training excavation site for our forensic anthropology students.
Professional pharmacy education The School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences was founded in 1849, making it the second oldest Pharmacy school in the UK and one of the oldest in Europe. The School recently established the Centre for Pharmacy Innovation, which focuses on clinical pharmacy practice research and the education and training of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. By establishing the first research collaboration in the UK between a hospital, university and community pharmacist, the Centre is investigating ways to improve how patients’ medicines are managed and prescribed outside of hospital.
CHEMISTRY FOR ALL The Royal Society of Chemistry’s outreach programme, Chemistry for All is designed to overcome barriers to chemistry education, particularly in students from challenging backgrounds. LJMU was only one of four universities from across the UK to be selected to take part in this £1 million project, which is delivered by our School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences in collaboration with LJMU’s School of Teacher Education and the Student Recruitment team. Working with local schools, our goal is to widen participation in chemistry and raise pupil awareness of the varied range of career paths available in this fascinating subject. 9
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Research and commercial engagement. LJMU’s research efforts and resources are focused through our acclaimed research institutes and centres, which support innovative new approaches that traverse traditional academic boundaries and challenge conventional thinking. The success of our research strategy was reflected in our strong performance in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). Research and scholarship activities are central to the student experience, informing the curriculum at all levels and ensuring that we deliver an exceptional academic experience positioned at the vanguard of developments in all disciplines. LJMU supports commercial enterprise and knowledge exchange activities across the University, covering all sectors and multiple industries.
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The stuff being developed here is absolutely cutting edge. We are all going to use the technologies being developed here and we are going to be able to say they were made in Liverpool.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, commenting on the new University Enterprise Zone.
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RESEARCH
Top ranked institution in the UK for research in sport and exercise sciences*
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Ranked in the UK for
research excellence
96%
research rated as international quality or above
94% of anthropology research considered world-leading or internationally important (REF 2014) 68% of LJMU’s healthrelated research is considered world leading or internationally excellent (REF 2014)
96% of research submitted in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience considered world-leading or internationally important (REF 2014)
Four-fold increase in world-leading research between 2008-2014 GRANTS AND FUNDING
16% increase in research grant
52% increase
Research grants portfolio worth £57 million (July 2015)
(QR) funding from HEFCE
income up to £8.7 million (2014-2015) in total Quality Research RESEARCH DEGREES (2014/15)
85 PhDs 20% increase in all awarded research degrees awarded COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE AND KNOWLEDGE
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Interaction with business and the community worth £10 million
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in commercial enterprise, from £3.7 million in 2013-2014 £4.1 million in 2014-2015
Ranked 53rd in the UK for income secured from contract research
*Research Quality Index data provided by Research Professional and available via Research Fortnight.
LJMU is a key player in Liverpool’s new University Enterprise Zone, which could create 1,000 jobs and support 300 new businesses over the next decade. 11
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Making an impact. As a direct result of our success in REF 2014, the allocation of funding relating to the activities submitted by the Faculty of Science increased by 64% from ÂŁ1.99 million to ÂŁ3.27 million. The high profile of much of the pure and applied research conducted by the Faculty attracts strong interest from a wide audience outside the scientific community, including the national and international media.
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KEY FACTS ABOUT THE FACULTY’S INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOINTLY AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS WITH ALL TOP 20 UNIVERSITIES IN THE TIMES HIGHER WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2015-16 OVER 50% OF LJMU RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ARE CO-AUTHORED WITH INSTITUTIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
992 CO-PUBLISHED PAPERS WITH INTERNATIONAL CO-AUTHORS, PLUS 765 PAPERS WITH UK ONLY AUTHORS 5 PAPERS HAVE BEEN CITED IN REGISTERED PATENTS 19.5% OF OUR RESEARCH PAPERS ARE IN THE TOP 10% OF THE MOST CITED PUBLICATIONS WORLDWIDE
20% OF RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE TOP 10% OF JOURNALS (AS RANKED BY ELSEVIER) 22% OF RESEARCH LINKS IN USA, FOLLOWED BY GERMANY, SPAIN, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, JAPAN AND FRANCE
RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED WITH 727 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING 16 MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES (SUCH AS BASF, L’OREAL, PROCTOR AND GAMBLE, SHELL) AND SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
SPORTING EXCELLENCE Our School of Sport and Exercise Sciences recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of launching the world’s first single honours programme in sport science in 1975. Today, the School offers a portfolio of undergraduate and taught masters programmes, alongside carrying out world-class research. In addition, it has established consultancy contracts with a range of high profile sports companies, including British Horse Racing Authority, England Football Club, England Rugby, Everton Football Club, Jockey Health, Liverpool Football Club, Manchester United Football Club and Team Sky.
HUMAN EVOLUTION LJMU’s research on human evolution is shaping our understanding of where and when our species evolved. Our academics discovered the earliest human bones ever found in Northern Britain, studied how microbes travel, raising questions on how diseases are spread and even examined how our ancestors shed hair so that they could sweat more and keep cool while running after food.
Alternatives to animal testing
Safety assessment
Our Chemoinformatics Group, in conjunction with Alta Mira Molecular Networks, has developed a platform to share toxicity data and safety evaluations further developing the use of computational tools as alternatives to animal testing.
LJMU researchers have led the way in developing models to predict the toxicity of chemicals to humans and the environment. These models now form the basis of the VEGA platform, free online software commonly used to predict the toxicity of chemicals. The research has also led to the development of alerts of initial hazard assessment of chemical, such as skin sensitisation.
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Gouldian finches show us the effects of social conformity Dr Leah Williams and Dr Claudia Mettke-Hofmann from the School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, in collaboration with the University of Swansea, published work in the journal Animal Behaviour which reveals that the Australian Gouldian finch birds adjust their behaviour according to the personality of their partners. This research builds on earlier research which found that Gouldian finches have different personalities according to the colour of their heads.
World-class research PREHISTORIC LJMU’s Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES) is advancing the understanding of sport science through research in biomechanics, cardiovascular health, exercise metabolism, brain and behaviour, physical activity, and sport psychology. RISES has helped pioneer and develop cardio-vascular screening protocols to help identify those at risk of sudden cardiac death and improve the cardiovascular care of athletes in the UK and globally. At a local level, RISES’ Sporting Playgrounds project explored how modifying playground environments can positively influence levels of physical activity in school children. RISES was named Research Team of the Year in the inaugural Educate North Awards in 2015.
STORIES
LJMU palaeontologist Dr Peter Falkingham is using the latest imaging technology to help us better understand some of the largest animals to have walked the earth, Sauropod dinosaurs, such as Diplodocus, Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus. Using three-dimensional computer models, he reconstructed the bodies of these giant dinosaurs, analysing how their size, shape and weight-distribution changed over time. The latest imaging technology also enabled Dr Falkingham and colleagues to produce the first digital image of a Sivatherium giganteum, which lived in India around one million years ago. Previously thought to be an elephant-sized, moose-like creature, we now know that it is actually a close relation to modern-day giraffes.
Deadly pest control LJMU research shows that biological pest control products being sold to gardeners could be a potential threat to bumblebees.
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WHY OUR BRAINS Solving the evolutionary puzzle of menopause NEED TOUCH Researchers from LJMU’s Research Centre in Brain and Behaviour, in collaboration with the University of Nottingham, are using sophisticated MRI technology, coupled with a pioneering sensory nerve recording and stimulating technique as part of a three-year Medical Research Council (MRC) funded study. It is hoped that this new research will reveal the cortical processing of our sense of touch at an unprecedented level of resolution, providing new insights into why nerve pathways are altered in patients suffering from some types of neurological disorders, including carpal tunnel syndrome, which is common in office workers.
Menopause is an evolutionary puzzle, as an early end to reproduction seems contrary to the laws of natural selection. To evaluate the most common evolutionary hypotheses for why females outlive their fertility, researchers from LJMU and the University of Liverpool mapped species with a postreproductive lifespan (PRLS) across the evolutionary tree of mammals to investigate how PRLS has evolved. Their study, published in Biology Letters, used data from 26 different mammal species, including three different tribal or historical human populations. The results suggest that the menopause arose through a non-adaptive ‘mismatch’ between lifespan and reproductive span. The researchers believe that in populations where males remained at home and females dispersed to reproduce, an adaptive benefit drove the extension of this post-reproductive period.
Discovering a new species of human The popular US science magazine, Discovery, rated the top 100 science stories of 2015 and positioned the discovery of a new species of human, Homo naledi, shedding light on our origins as the second most important of the year. LJMU’s Professor Joel Irish worked with the project team from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, investigating the teeth of the new species, which are amongst the most important parts of the skeleton in determining the relatedness of the new species to modern humans. Consisting of more than 1,500 fossils, the discovery was the largest hominin find yet made on the continent of Africa.
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Improving animal welfare How can you tell if your hamster is happy or otherwise? Well thanks to LJMU research we now know that hamsters that live in cages with hammocks, extra bedding, ledges and chews show shifts in their cognition similar to those seen in people when they are happy. This is the first study to demonstrate that positive shifts in emotion can be objectively measured in hamsters and the findings were published in Royal Society Open Science. In another study, LJMU researchers discovered for the first time that, unlike their adult counterparts who kiss and embrace immediately after a fight, young chimpanzees reconcile through play. Dr Samina Farooqi and Dr Nicola Koyama examined the post-conflict behaviour of five immature chimpanzees for 15 months (aged between 40-78 months during the length of the study) at Chester Zoo, UK. Published in the International Journal of Primatology.
FOOTBALL EXCHANGE The Football Exchange (FEx), based within LJMU’s Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES), includes match and training analysis and various aspects of player preparation and recovery. FEx’s research has changed how elite clubs manage the preparation and recovery of their players, such as the effectiveness of cold-water immersion, a commonly used recovery practice in elite professional football. FEx has also developed formal academic training and continuing professional development courses for key staff and coaches and organised the first worldwide science and football conference as part of its efforts to transfer knowledge across the global ‘football family’. FEx is at the centre of the development of game changing performance analysis techniques. Working with pioneering sports performance analysts Prozone Ltd, FEx has established the reliability of the company’s automated match-analysis tool, leading to its acceptance and uptake across the industry, including at many English Premier League football clubs as well as leading international clients. FEx and Prozone won the Commercial Partnership Award in the 2016 Educate North Awards.
Virtual rehabilitation is more than just a game It is estimated that one in every 400 children in the UK are affected by cerebral palsy. Currently there is no cure, but a range of treatments can help relieve symptoms and increase a child’s sense of independence and self-esteem. These include physiotherapy, occupational therapy and medication to relieve muscle stiffness and spasms. Working alongside partners including Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, the Biomechanics team based at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences has conducted research into virtual rehabilitation to train postural control in children with cerebral palsy. Their awardwinning, custom-built virtual reality computer game Goblin Post Office, developed with funding from The WellChild Trust, is used to train movement coordination of the pelvis and trunk. A portable version of the Goblin Post Office game has now been installed at The Movement Centre, which runs rehabilitation services for children with neuromuscular movement problems. This means that there is greater clinical access to the game and even more children with cerebral palsy can benefit from this virtual rehabilitation.
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Effects of ecstasy on the brain Researchers from LJMU and the University of Liverpool conducted a study examining the effect ecstasy has on different parts of the brain. The team carried out an analysis of seven independent studies that used molecular imaging to examine the neuropsychological effect of ecstasy on people regularly using the drug. They found that ecstasy users showed significant reductions in the way serotonin is transported in the brain, which can have a particular impact on regulating appropriate emotional reactions to situations. The results of the study were published in the NeuroScience and Biobehavioral Reviews journal.
PRIMATE RESEARCH The number of chimpanzees in the wild has dropped significantly in the past 20 to 30 years and they are now classified as an endangered species. Until now, the most common method used to survey populations was via counting nests during ground surveys. Now a joint study by LJMU and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN Netherlands) has revealed that drones fitted with a standard camera can detect chimpanzee nests, saving conservation researchers hours of ground work. This research was published in American Journal for Primatology. In another study with the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and various organisations in Indonesia, LJMU conducted a survey of Sumatran orangutans which revealed that more of these primates live in the wild than LJMU leads the way among UK previously thought. While the international universities with this and team discovered thatfar-sighted approximately enriching programme of cultural and 14,600 orangutans still live in the wild artistic for expected, its students. today,engagement 8,000 more than they It’swarned a trulyagainst life-changing opportunity for complacency as planned every student to get involved in the arts. development projects could sharply reduce the number of orangutans in the Darren Henley,Research Chief Executive, Arts Council England future. published in Science and Advances. LJMU Honorary Fellow
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Research from across the University. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles LJMU’s Drones Research Laboratory, and associated Civic Drones Programme, is enabling the University to harness its interdisciplinary expertise in this exciting new technology, via new degree courses plus research and commercial projects within Liverpool and around the world. In addition to two masters programmes – MSc Drone Technology and Applications and MSc Wildlife Conservation and UAV Technology – current dronesrelated research includes developing innovative conservation programmes, monitoring electrical power distribution systems and processing land classification data for Google.
SENSOR CITY
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The £15 million ‘Sensor City’ facility is a joint venture between LJMU and the University of Liverpool, which aims to create 1,000 jobs and house 300 new businesses over a 10 year period. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, has awarded £5 million to support the development of this hi-tech facility. Sensors can be used in everything from home security systems to medical technology and high value manufacturing. The project will support companies as they develop and implement novel sensor systems, integrating sensors, firmware and advanced algorithms.
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LJMU is a key player in the Shakespeare North project, which originated from the fact that the only freestanding purposebuilt Elizabethan playhouse outside London existed in the Merseyside town of Prescot. The project has ambitious plans including the launch of diploma and postgraduate programmes examining Shakespearean stagecraft plus the potential development of a replica Inigo Jones ‘cockpit-in court’ theatre, which would complete a Shakespeare triangle encompassing Stratford-upon-Avon, London, and the North West of England.
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Dementia research LJMU and Mersey Care NHS Trust are leading the UK’s work as part of Innovate Dementia. This three year trans-European €5.4million project is looking to develop innovative approaches to dementia care to address the needs of the growing number of people with dementia across North West Europe.
EU Atlantic Strategy Mersey Maritime and LJMU are working together to bridge the skills gap that could hamper growth in Merseyside’s maritime sector. As part of the agreement, small and medium-sized maritime firms now have access to LJMU’s facilities, including our research and development laboratories and testing facilities.
Telescope technology In 2004, LJMU broke the mould by developing the world’s largest fully robotic telescope. Now the Astrophysics Research Institute is scoping out the technical requirements and scientific goals for Liverpool Telescope 2 (LT2). This new facility will build upon the success of its predecessor, focusing on time domain astronomy, the importance of which is set to increase in 2020 when the new Large Synoptic Survey Telescope begins its 10 year mission. LT2 will enable LJMU to fully exploit new scientific opportunities emerging as a result.
Face Lab Face Lab, based in the School of Art and Design, carries out forensic research, archaeological investigation and consultancy work, using the latest modelling technologies to undertake craniofacial identification, facial reconstruction, face recognition and facial comparison. Face Lab works with police forces and researchers in the UK and around the world, including the University of Winchester, the University of Johannesburg, the University of Liverpool and the University of Pretoria. The new masters degree, MA Art in Science, draws together the work of Face Lab with other disciplines such as public health, sports science and forensics. 19
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A globally recognised University. Just as Liverpool has always forged connections with communities across the oceans, LJMU has adopted an international approach to its operations. From educational partnerships with universities in Malaysia to commercial contracts with multi-national companies, we are a university that thinks globally, while still taking care of business in our own back yard. We currently manage collaborative academic programmes with international academic partners in China, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Partnerships have also been forged with European higher education institutions in Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic, Greece and the Netherlands.
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3,000 students follow an LJMU programme of study in their own country
56% of the Faculty of Science’s 1,737 publications have international co-authors
Faculty staff have published research papers with collaborators from 78 countries (excluding the UK)
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DEGREE PREPARATION PROGRAMMES LJMU offers international students the option of completing degree preparation programmes at our International Study Centre. These courses are managed and taught by Study Group, a world leader in education and training for international students, and offer direct progression onto a wide range of our undergraduate and taught postgraduate degrees.
Trans-Atlantic alliance The Faculty of Science is leading participation in LJMU’s partnership with the Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) trans-Atlantic alliance. Provision is being developed for joint delivery across the areas of Archaeology, Anthropology and Environmental Studies. The collaborative agreement will give students the chance to study on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as benefiting from dual taught postgraduate programmes, delivered by LJMU and SCSU lecturers through video link and guest lectures. There will also be opportunities to take part in field trips with both sets of students, and joint research projects are being comprehensively planned, including the co-supervision of postgraduate research students. By 2017 it is anticipated that hundreds of students will have benefited from the opportunity to study at both campuses.
Pharmacy links Our School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences has an established international network with university research groups in countries such as Bangladesh, India, China, France, Libya, Spain, Slovakia, Iran and Thailand.
Chinese research LJMU was part of an international team of palaeontologists, led by the China University of Geosciences in Beijing, investigating unusual dinosaur tracks dating from the Lower Cretaceous, over 120 million years ago. The tracks appear to have been made by four-legged sauropod dinosaurs yet only two of their feet have left prints behind. Previous studies of such trackways have suggested that the dinosaurs, which were far too big to walk on their hind legs, might have been swimming. This new study of trackways in Gansu Province provides evidence that some hindfoot-only tracks were produced by walking, not swimming animals. LJMU also worked collaboratively the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of the Urban Environment, studying the microbes which live in the lakes and reservoirs of China. “Due to the expansion of cities in coastal monsoonal China access to adequate drinking water supplies is an important issue,” says Dr Dave Wilkinson. “The study of microbes in the water can be an important way of assessing water quality.”
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China maritime partnership A decade of collaboration between LJMU and the 10th best university in China, the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), has been further consolidated thanks to the development of new research and teaching initiatives. The two universities have already collaborated on a number of joint research projects in marine technology, engineering and maritime logistics, including two on-going EU FP7 projects on supply chain integration and maritime safety respectively (totaling €1m). WUT has now agreed that LJMU should be its main university partner in the UK, for doctoral research and postgraduate study.
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A world-class city. Liverpool is a dynamic student city, bursting with opportunities and things to do: a legendary music scene, award-winning shopping facilities, museums, galleries and theatres, not to mention two Premier League football clubs, golf courses, beautiful parks and outstanding countryside a few miles up the motorway. The city also has an outstanding international track record as a centre of excellence for the automotive industry, biotechnology and computer gaming, and
Sony, Jaguar/Land Rover and Novartis are just some of the world-class companies based in the region. Liverpool is a multi-racial and multi-cultural city supporting a diverse range of religions and communities. LJMU’s staff and students also come from over 100 countries around the world and collectively create help to create a truly unique and supportive University community.
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£100million campus investment LJMU has started work on a new flagship building in the heart of Liverpool city centre. The new £100million+ building is expected to be open for use at the start of the academic year in 2018. New facilities will include a new central library, student zones, lecture theatres, general teaching spaces, seminar rooms and IT suites plus state-of-the-art sports facilities, including an eight-court sports hall, a gym and multi-use studios for dance and other sports and fitness activities. Other facilities and services, such as a café and retail space, the University’s World of Work Careers Centre, Student Advice and Wellbeing, Student Administration, and LJMU’s Teaching and Learning Academy plus Liverpool Students’ Union. 22
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Art and culture. The University is embedded within the cultural landscape of Liverpool and our partnerships with theatres, arts and music organisations are an essential part of our offer to students. By working with the worldclass Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Tate Liverpool, the Everyman & Playhouse, and other partners we can give our students and staff unrivalled access to Liverpool’s exceptional cultural assets, including world-class art collections, a RIBA-Stirling prize winning theatre venue and a worldclass concert hall. Such access is important not just for UK students but for international students as well, helping broaden horizons and cultural understanding.
LJMU is setting the blueprint for a new type of partnership with the arts and cultural sector, which enable us to offer all students exclusive offers and discounts at leading cultural organisations across Liverpool. Our current partners include:
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Faculty of Science ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO School of Natural Sciences and Psychology
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Undergraduate degree and integrated masters programmes offered in: n Animal Behaviour BSc (Hons) n Animal Behaviour with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) n Biology BSc (Hons) n Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) n Forensic Anthropology BSc (Hons) – accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Scientists n Forensic Anthropology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) n Geography BSc (Hons) n Geography with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) n Psychology BSc (Hons) – accredited by the British Psychological Society n Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) – accredited by the Institute of Environmental Sciences n Wildlife Conservation with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) n Zoology BSc (Hons) n Zoology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
Undergraduate degree and integrated masters programmes offered in: n Applied Chemistry BSc (Hons) n Applied Chemistry MChem n Biochemistry BSc (Hons) n Biochemistry BSc (Hons) with Foundation Year n Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) – accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science n Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) with Foundation Year n Forensic Science BSc (Hons) – accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Scientists n Forensic Science BSc (Hons) with Foundation Year n Pharmacy MPharm – accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council n Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) n Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) with Foundation Year
Postgraduate taught degrees offered in: n AESOP Erasmus Mundus n Bioarchaeology MSc n Forensic Anthropology MSc n Health Psychology MSc – accredited by the British Psychological Society n Primate Behaviour and Conservation MSc n Wildlife Conservation and UAV Technology MSc n Professional Doctorate in: Health Psychology Postgraduate research opportunities: n MPhil and PhD study available in all subject areas
Postgraduate taught degrees offered in: n Cosmetic Science MSc (from 2017) n Clinical Pharmacy MSc n Drug Discovery & Design MSc n Industrial Biotechnology MSc n Pharmaceutical Manufacture & Quality Control MSc n Virology MSc Postgraduate research opportunities: n MPhil and PhD study available in all subject areas Continuing professional development courses (CPD): n Biomedical Issues and Microbiology n Blood, Nerves and Hormones n Blood-borne viral infections and sexually transmitted infections n Chemical Life Processes n Fundamentals of Molecular Bioscience n Histology and Toxicology n Human Physiology and Genetics n Immunity and Infection
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Laboratory Investigation of Disease A Laboratory Investigation of Disease B Medical and Molecular Biochemistry Medicines Use in Cancer Principles of Virology Understanding and controlling viral infections n Viral infections of pregnancy and childhood n Viral infections of the respiratory and alimentary tracts
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences Undergraduate degrees offered in:
n Applied Sport Psychology BSc (Hons) – accredited by the British Psychological Society n Science and Football BSc (Hons) n Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) Postgraduate taught degrees offered in: n Clinical Exercise Physiology MSc n Sport and Clinical Biomechanics MSc n Sport and Exercise Physiology MSc n Sport Nutrition MSc n Sports Psychology MSc n Professional Doctorates in Sport and Exercise Psychology n Professional Doctorates in Applied Sport and Exercise Science Postgraduate research opportunities: n MPhil and PhD study available in all subject areas
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This guide is designed to give you a brief insight on Liverpool John Moores University and our Faculty of Science. For institutional enquiries, please contact: Professor Peter Wheeler Dean, Faculty of Science Liverpool John Moores University James Parsons Building Byrom Street Liverpool L3 3AF Tel: +44 (0) 151 231 2042 Email: p.e.wheeler@ljmu.ac.uk For all other enquiries, please contact: Tel: +44 (0) 151 231 2888 Email: scienceadmissions@ljmu.ac.uk Web: ljmu.ac.uk/scs