Charity encourages children to walk more to combat air pollution
The Living Streets charity has launched the WOW Walk to School challenge to help reduce levels of air pollution.
The national campaign is encouraging more children to walk to their schools. The challenge aims to reduce the number of congested roads and the associated levels of pollution.
The organisation found that...
Schools across England given new guidance on students using phones
The Government has released new guidance for schools in order to stop the use of mobile phones being used during school hours.
Statistics released by OFCOM suggest that 97% of children own a mobile phone by the age of 12,...
Share your memories of the original Liverpool Royal Hospital
After opening 45 years ago, Liverpool Royal Hospital closed its doors for the final time last October due to major issues in infrastructure.
The building has remained vacant since, but over the last few days demolition work has began to...
Rising concern over mental health of pupils during pandemic
There is rising concern for the mental health of pupils as ministers say they're 'doing everything' to allow summer holidays.
Melissa Campbell, Public Health Consultant for Liverpool City Council, expressed her concern for school children’s wellbeing.
She said: “Anxiety has escalated...
LJMU debate puts spotlight on World Cup and censorship
The spotlight was shone on the issues surrounding the forthcoming Qatar World Cup during a roundtable discussion hosted by LJMU’s Journalism department last night.
The discussion was led by Index On Censorship magazine and hosted by their editor-in-chief Jemimah Steinfeld....
LJMU expert helps identify longest-living dog breeds
A researcher at LJMU has helped reveal that certain dog breeds are more likely to have a shorter life span than others.
Brachycephalic (flat-faced) dogs such as pugs have a 40% increased risk of living shorter lives than typical-faced dogs...
New plan to boost special needs services for Wirral children
Plans to amend special needs support services for children in Wirral have been revealed by Wirral Council.
The Children, Young People and Education Committee met on Monday to discuss a raft of measures for Wirral’s SEND (Special Educational Needs and...
LJMU’s latest honorary professor visits Screen School students
BAFTA award winner Colin McKeown MBE has been made an honorary professor by the Liverpool Screen School at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).
The title is awarded to those who are closely associated with the university and make a significant...
An uncertain future: Students’ fears over post-pandemic job opportunities
Students are worrying about securing a job after university after the impact of Covid left many of them unable to do placements.
A study from the graduate careers organisation, Prospects, of more than 3000 university and sixth form students, found...
Students to pick up thousands in university fees as repayments are extended
Students will be paying off their student loans until they retire.
The Department for Education (DfE) announced today that undergraduate students will pay back loans over 40 years rather than 30.
The starting salary benchmark for repayments is being reduced to...
