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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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 7d

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 ⬇️

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 8d

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 13d

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 16d

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 ⬇️

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"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

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 24d

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.

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news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/15/s...

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“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.

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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Two people look at a wall that displays posters of Liverpool popstars

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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.

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Sep 9

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Sep 4

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Aug 29

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Aug 26

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Aug 20

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Aug 12

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Aug 8

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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“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

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Aug 7

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.

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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.”

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Aug 4

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 30

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 18

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 16

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 14

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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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 14

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

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 10

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

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 8

NEWS I £1.46M @ukri.org funding for project to tackle food inequality in region led by @charlottehardman.bsky.social & working with 9 #LCR orgs. Read more below ⬇️ 🍎 🏠 🥕

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

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 4

NEWS | A unique Community Charter on Data & AI, created by residents across @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social, aims to improve public services through better data sharing and guide the use of AI for public benefit—from tracking disease to tackling misinformation ⬇️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/04/f...

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 2

NEWS I Event with Liverpool World Centre, part of @liverpooluni.bsky.social researcher Dr Jonathan Hogg's ‘An Oral History of British Nuclear Test Veterans’ work, gives young people chance to meet veterans & hear their stories: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/01/n...

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University of Liverpool News @livuninews.bsky.social · Jul 2

NEWS | We're delighted to announce the University's Professor Calum Semple OBE has been appointed the Scottish Government’s next Chief Scientific Adviser 💫

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New Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland announced

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