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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · 29d

Chaired by artist Anna Dumitriu, Liverpool-based artist Gina Czarnecki and
Our Director Caroline Wilkinson is speaking at the British Science Festival @thebluecoat.bsky.social on the topic “Deepfakes, identity, and bioethics”. Check out more events throughout the week!

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Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · 29d

Yesterday evening @facelabljmu.bsky.social brought to us the digital avatar of King Richard III delivering an address
detailing the conferment on his son, Edward, of the offices of Prince of Wales and Earl of #Chester youtu.be/FbH_KLMs6aY?...

Digital avatar of King Richard III

YouTube video by Face Lab LJMU

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Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · Sep 9

This evening we had the great pleasure of hosting @mrk87.bsky.social and @jessiliu.bsky.social from @facelabljmu.bsky.social. They showed us how to go from a skull to a digital avatar 💀 🫅. Thanks for coming along and the audience who joined us 🤩

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Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · Sep 9

We haven't even started yet, but we know it's going to be good.
The wonderful @FaceLabLJMU crew have brought props, and lots of them are skulls! 💀

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Sep 9

Join us tonight in Chester to hear more about our research!

Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · Sep 2

Join us next week to hear from the research group that analyses, authenticates, & depicts the faces of significant historical figures using skeletal remains, death masks, and portraits!
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@storyhouselive.bsky.social

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@facelabljmu.bsky.social

📆9th Sept
ℹ️https://fb.me/e/3pPYrXKOj

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Sep 3

Scientists have been able to sequence the oldest complete genome from an ancient Egyptian man’s skeleton from Egypt's Old Kingdom period—offering the chance for Face Lab to reconstruct his face and reveal new insights into the era.

Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

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Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · Sep 2

Join us next week to hear from the research group that analyses, authenticates, & depicts the faces of significant historical figures using skeletal remains, death masks, and portraits!
📍
@storyhouselive.bsky.social

🗣️
@facelabljmu.bsky.social

📆9th Sept
ℹ️https://fb.me/e/3pPYrXKOj

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Sep 2

Looking to do a PhD with Face Lab X Computing @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social?

Project Title: Prediction of the missing mandible from the cranium
Deadline: 1st Nov, 2025.
Interview date: the 25th Nov, 2025.

Application link: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Prediction of the missing mandible from the cranium at Liverpool John Moores University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Prediction of the missing mandible from the cranium at Liverpool John Moores University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · Aug 22

Take a look at some of the latest work of our next speakers @facelabljmu.bsky.social. They will be joining us on Tuesday 9th September at the usual time in the usual place @storyhouselive.bsky.social #chester

www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Face Lab expertise 'demasks the dead'

LJMU Face Lab's latest project ventures into the extraordinary funerary practice of fusing masks to the faces of the dead, practised by many pre-Columbian peoples of South America.

www.ljmu.ac.uk

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Dr. Jessica Liu @jessiliu.bsky.social · Aug 13

Viv is a second year PhD @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @facelabljmu.bsky.social presenting some results from her fieldwork from Bolivia. Their project aims to produce representation of ancient Bolivian faces, through participatory co-design, involving local communities in the decision making process.

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Dr. Jessica Liu @jessiliu.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our PhD student Viviana Conti will be presenting her project “Integrating participatory praxis for ethical museum dissemination of ancient human remains: The case of the Bolivian National Museum of Archaeology - Munarq Mummy Collection.” www.eurac.edu/en/institute...

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Liverpool John Moores University @ljmuofficial.bsky.social · Aug 13

The latest project from LJMU's Face Lab ventures into the extraordinary funerary practice of fusing masks to the faces of the dead, practised by many pre-Columbian peoples of South America.

➡️https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2025/8/13/demasking-the-dead

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Aug 12

Colombia masked skulls:
Facial representation of an indigenous population from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia, Cal 1216-1797 AD. Presented by @jessiliu.bsky.social at the World Mummy Congress in Cuzco, Peru this week.

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Dr. Jessica Liu @jessiliu.bsky.social · Aug 2

Great day at Maidstone Museum with @mrk87.bsky.social doing some public engagement showcasing the process of facial depictions from skulls.

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Aug 2

Last year we worked with Maidstone Museum to produce facial depiction of a Medieval individual whose skull is displayed in their new ‘Lives in Our Landscape’ gallery. Read more: the-past.com/review/museu...

#facialdepiction #facialreconstruction #archaeology #maidstone #history #medieval

Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Aug 1

As part of the Festival of Archaeology, we are at Maidstone Museums between 10am - 3pm tomorrow (2nd August, 2025). Come find out more about the two facial depictions we made for the museum!

Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Jun 26

Our facial reconstruction of 4,000-year-old Rathlin Man revealed for the first time on RTÉ’s documentary series From That Small Island – The Story of the Irish.

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · May 15

Face Lab is on tour! We will be in Helsingborg, Sweden Dunkers kulturhus between 16-17 May 2025 in the exhibition "About Helsingborg". We will be talking about the facial depiction of Peter Karlsson. Please do come see us if you are around. dunkerskulturhus.se/event/lar-di...

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Apr 17

Maternity cover

Grant Manager (0.4fte) Fixed term for 6 months (5026)

jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/gran...

Grant Manager (0.4fte) Fixed term for 6 months (5026)

jobs.ljmu.ac.uk

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Feb 11

BBC article on the COST MDVI network. Find out more here: migrant-dvi.eu

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Liverpool: Team reconstructs faces to put names to the dead

Researchers at LJMU use new techniques to identify people who have died on migrations across Europe.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Jan 25

Happy Burns Night All! Watch our animated facial depiction of Robert Burns reading the poem ‘To A Mouse’ on YouTube youtu.be/qkr0po3rhec and read more about the project here www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

#BurnsNight2025 #BurnsNight

Robert Burns animated poetry recital

YouTube video by Liverpool John Moores University

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Jan 10

The Face Lab team have produced a facial depiction of a medieval King from Portugal, and he was revealed on January 07, 2025 in the Monastery of Saint Dinis and Saint Bernard in Odivelas, Portugal, to commemorate the 700th anniversary of his death.

Ministério da Justiça - XXIV Governo on LinkedIn: #inmlcf | 10 comments

O INMLCF - Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses conseguiu determinar, com precisão, algumas características do rosto do Rei D. Dinis, 700… | 10 comments on LinkedIn

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Face Lab LJMU @facelabljmu.bsky.social · Dec 19

🚨New publication🚨“Digital Immortality in Palaeoanthropology & Archaeology: The Rise of the Postmortem Avatar”

Read in Heritage journal’s special issue ‘Virtual Anthropology. Digital Approaches for Paleoanthropology & Paleopathology’ 👉🏼 doi.org/10.3390/heri...

Digital Immortality in Palaeoanthropology and Archaeology: The Rise of the Postmortem Avatar

It has been proposed that we are entering the age of postmortalism, where digital immortality is a credible option. The desire to overcome death has occupied humanity for centuries, and even though bi...

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Liverpool John Moores University @ljmuofficial.bsky.social · Dec 16

As our teaching comes to an end for the semester and we head towards the end of 2024, we’re reflecting on some of our highlights of the year.

Read more about this year's highlights at LJMU➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

LJMU: Our 12 Highlights of 2024!

2024, University, Corporate, Marketing, Research, Key Messaging, Reputation

www.ljmu.ac.uk

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Mark 💀👨🏻‍🎨 @mrk87.bsky.social · Nov 18

Yesterday we revealed our speaking avatar of King Richard III at York Theatre Royal. The culmination of a 10 year journey to give the facial reconstruction from his skeletal remains a voice.

Read more on Sky News & watch the full speech on YouTube youtu.be/FbH_KLMs6aY

news.sky.com/video/scient...

Scientists reveal recreated voice of King Richard III

Scientists have spent 10 years recreating the voice of King Richard III and are showcasing the findings today. The recreation suggests the monarch had a northern accent.

news.sky.com

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