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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Nov 14
Hello from the University of Liverpool news account. We're expanding our reach here on Bluesky.

Here we'll share news & insight about our global research, rooted in one the greatest cities in the world.

Posts from the Press team: news.liverpool.ac.uk/contacts/

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Improving everyday health behaviours could transform the nation’s future health.

A new study by @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @healthfoundation.bsky.social found that small changes in diet, exercise & smoking could reduce chronic illness over the next 20 yrs⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/11/04/n...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Professor Enitan Carrol is leading new NHS England-funded trial in three hospitals, which doctors say could make a “vital difference” to the care of children ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/27/n...

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October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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NEWS | Professor @jayhinton.bsky.social and an international team have been awarded £4.56M Wellcome Discovery Award to investigate natural human resistance to Salmonella

🔗 bit.ly/4hujsRG

@livuninews.bsky.social | #TeamLivUni
A news title card with a transparent image of salmonella bacteria against a navy blue background. The text reads '£4.56M Wellcome Discovery Award to investigate natural human resistance to Salmonella' in white.
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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ICYMI: Prof Jonathan Sharples is on this week’s Countryfile (from 16:40) discussing the research expedition he led on board RRS Discovery around the NE coast of Scotland to study the impact of offshore wind farms on ocean productivity.

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Countryfile - A Tale of Two Ciders
Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson are in Herefordshire, the UK’s cider capital, at the height of the apple harvest.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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NEWS I Scientists at @liverpooluni.bsky.social have developed a new low-cost blood test that could make it easier to detect #Alzheimer’s disease at an earlier stage. Read all about it ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/01/l...

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October 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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NEWS | New research from the University of Liverpool suggests that the way young people spend their free time may play a crucial role in supporting their wellbeing and social development.

Read more ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/30/l...

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September 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Researchers and senior leaders from @liverpooluni.bsky.social will be hosting and contributing to a number of policy -aligned events at this year’s Labour party conference, taking place in Liverpool from 28 September – 1 October.

Read more ⬇️

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September 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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NEWS | A senior lecturer in pain neuroscience has been awarded £1.7 million to research chronic widespread pain.

Backed by the Wellcome Career Development Award Fellowship, the project explores how stress contributes to the condition’s development ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/22/1...
"Chronic pain devastates lives, yet we still don’t fully understand how it takes hold – especially in cases where there’s no clear physical cause. This grant allows us to look directly at how stress can prime the peripheral nerves, potentially years before symptoms appear." Dr Andrew Marshall, senior lecturer in pain neuroscience
September 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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NEWS | A large-scale international study led by the University of Liverpool and funded by @epilepsyinst.bsky.social has found little evidence that sodium valproate significantly impairs male fertility in men with epilepsy or bipolar disorder.

Read more ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/15/s...
A man smiles for a picture taken in a harbour he wears black famed glasses. Text overlaid reads: “These results are significant because fear of fertility side effects specifically attributed to valproate can lead men to discontinue the medication, risking uncontrolled seizures, mental health deterioration, hospitalisation, or death in extreme cases.” Dr Gashirai Mbizvo, Deputy Director for Epilepsy Research, Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre.
September 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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NEWS | After 5 years of closure, the Tate Hall Museum at the University's Victoria Gallery & Museum has reopened.

It’s back brighter than ever with the launch of Lightbulb moments💡

A free exhibition celebrating Liverpool’s great ideas & discoveries⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/12/t...
A young woman looks into a display cabinet that contains a gorilla skeleton Two people look at a wall that displays posters of Liverpool popstars Three young people look into display cabinets that contain archival documents Three young people stand in a large hall with wooden beams in the roof. One of them takes a photograph on their phone of a dolphin skeleton that is hanging from the ceiling. There is also a wooden display case in front of them.
September 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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NEWS | A large-scale study across schools in Rwanda and Kenya has found dangerously high levels of air pollution from biomass-fuelled cooking, raising serious health concerns for millions of children and staff across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Read more here ⬇️

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September 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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NEWS | Hospital robots, AI-guided sleep support and a mobile hair salon are among a selection of innovative business ideas chosen to receive investment from a unique new Liverpool City Region programme ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/04/i...

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September 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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BECOMING AN EXPERT I @ulmsresearch.bsky.social PhD candidate @concettagigante.bsky.social explains how her work to understand the diversity of banks & their behaviour can help bank regulators design smarter policies ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/08/29/b...

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August 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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NEWS I 'The #Beatles, Heritage and Culture' online MA will examine the enduring cultural & economic impact of the band on #Liverpool & the surrounding City Region ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/08/26/l...

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August 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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NEWS I First global systematic review of hepatitis B care has found critical patient losses at every step of care, calling for new models to improve diagnosis, treatment & patient retention. Read more ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/08/19/g...

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August 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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BECOMING AN EXPERT | After contracting malaria as a child, Maurice Karani became fascinated by how illnesses spread and are managed.

Now, in his PhD research, he’s exploring the dynamics of dog populations in East Africa to help control rabies ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/08/12/b...
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August 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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NEWS | New work supported by the University of Liverpool concludes that vaginal microbiome testing could revolutionise women’s health by enabling earlier, more accurate, and personalised diagnosis & treatment of a range of conditions⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/08/07/r...

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An illustration of a female body surrounded by different kinds of cells. Text reads: “This is an exciting time for women’s health. Now vaginal microbiota tests are being developed that can help identify pathology and guide treatment. I look forward to these being brought into routine clinical practice in the next 5-10 years to improve outcomes for women and girls.” Dr Laura Goodfellow, Department of Women’s & Children’s Health
August 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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NEWS | New findings from @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @uofglasgow.bsky.social show socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are already evident by age five and persist throughout childhood and adolescence.

Read more⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/08/06/r...

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Dr Yu Wei Chua, lead author and Research Associate in the Health Inequalities and Policy Research Group at the University of Liverpool, and NIHR Researcher at the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Consortium said: “Our findings show that the mental health gap is already firmly in place by age five, regardless of whether we use income or maternal education to index socioeconomic disadvantage.”
August 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Huge congratulations to Dr Jaime Norman (@livuniphysics.bsky.social‬) who has been awarded a prestigious STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to investigate quark-gluon plasma.

Find out more: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/08/04/p...

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August 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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NEWS I Study findings published in @thelancet.com Public Health provide strongest evidence to date that salt warning labels on restaurant menus significantly reduce the amount of salt ordered. Read more ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/28/s...

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July 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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NEWS | This week, 7,500 people graduated from @liverpooluni.bsky.social - including 7 recipients of honorary degrees 🎓

Learn more about these distinguished figures in culture, social justice, health, science, and research here ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/14/u...
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July 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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NEWS I @livuni-ismib.bsky.social researchers have begun work on a major £2.7 million @nihr.bsky.social-funded trial investigating the long-term effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation in people with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Read more ⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/16/2...

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July 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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NEWS I @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social colleagues visited Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences in Chennai, #India to mark the start of a strategic partnership in health & life sciences. Find out more: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/14/n...

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July 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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NEWS | This week 7 esteemed figures from across culture, social justice, health, science & research will receive honorary degrees. Including:

✒️ Liverpool-born poet Levi Tafari
🌍 Colin and Wendy Parry, founders of the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/14/u...
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July 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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NEWS | The University of Liverpool with partners including @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social has launched the Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre - a world-leading research hub uniting brain & mind ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/10/b...

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World-leading neuroscience centre launched
July 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM