NEWS AND VIEWS EUROVISION MAKES A TATTOO ON LIVERPOOL

In May 2023, Liverpool hosted the worlds largest music competition: The Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine.

An incredible fortnight-long cultural festival took place over the city, creating a moment of collective and cultural resilience with Ukraine. The contest was watched by 162 million people worldwide.

LJMU played its own role through research, collaborations and celebrations, bringing together both student and staff contributions in this significant international event.

Liverpool Screen School Students Work At Eurovision Press Office

A lucky group of second year undergraduate and master’s students studying journalism within the Liverpool Screen School worked with the Liverpool City Council to deliver multimedia content and to work as part of the press office team.

Research Into The Impact Of Eurovision 2023 On Health Risk

In conjunction with the Public Health Department at Liverpool City Council, experts from the Public Health Institute within LJMU’s Faculty of Health are undertaking research to look at the health risk of behaviours associated with nightlife during the Eurovision period.

A survey will examine individuals’ past, present, and future use of alcohol and drugs - as well as measuring sexual behaviours, exposure to anti-social behaviour and violence, and feelings of safety during Eurovision week.

A series of other evaluation studies, commissioned by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, took place to determine the social impact of Eurovision 2023 on wellbeing, cultural legacy and the economy, and LJMU sits on the Steering Group to report back their findings for the final report.

ART STUDENT’S WORK TO BE EXHIBITED IN LIVERPOOL AND PHD STUDENT’S ENDURING LINKS TO UKRAINE PhD student, Nien-Ting Chen, a Taiwanese curator and artist, has been working with Ukrainian artists before the war broke out and has continued her collaborations during the conflict.

Having visited Kyiv and Dnipro in 2021, she went on to co-curate two exhibitions exploring the war and supporting the people of Ukraine in 2022. The first, a virtual exhibition ‘Unstable Condition: Greeting From A Stranger’ and the second in Taipei ‘News From The Fields’.

Read the full article about LJMU’s part to play in Eurovision 2023 here: