Colin Sinclair looks back on the huge progress made in the Knowledge Quarter in recent years and discusses the exciting developments which are transforming the face of Liverpool.

Probationary: The Game of Life on Licence has been co-created by criminologists at LJMU, FACT, artist Hwa Young Jung and a group of men who are on probation in Merseyside with the aim of changing public attitudes towards offenders.

LJMU is currently in the process of mapping around six major capital developments across the city centre, the majority to be completed by 2020.

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has taken a major step forward with plans to transform Copperas Hill into a vibrant new student destination by submitting a full planning application to Liverpool City Council.

Psychedelic parkas designed by fashion graduates from the Liverpool School of Art & Design will be on display at Pretty Green’s store in Liverpool One.

Zia will lead the University’s social engagement activity, building on LJMU’s long history of community engagement and impact, ensuring that the University maintains strong and innovative partnerships with other community organisations.

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram hailed the Liverpool City Region as “undergoing a renaissance in science and innovation”, at this year’s Business of Science Conference which took place on Thursday at the Hilton Hotel, Liverpool.

Ainscough’s Heavy Cranes Division has assembled a tower crane at one of Liverpool’s biggest construction sites, the £1billion Paddington Village project.

Senior Lecturer in English Literature & Cultural History Dr Nadine Muller has been named one of this year's Rising Star Engagement Award winners by the British Academy.

Sophie from the KQ Liverpool team met with Dr. Duncan Robertson from the University of Liverpool Technology Directorate to find out how innovative businesses can access the facilities and expertise of a world-class research university for FREE.

Growth challenges facing the Liverpool City Region will take centre stage at this year's Business of Science Conference which is being held in the city for the first time on Thursday 17th May.

Liverpool has announced it is to submit a ''compelling bid'' to host Channel 4's new national headquarters.

LJMU has launched subject specific Saturday clubs to raise the aspirations of young people in Merseyside.

LJMU has been awarded £44,000 to expand an innovative chemistry outreach scheme to encourage young people from 11 schools across deprived areas of Liverpool City Region, to become the scientists of the future.

30 German exchange students and lecturers from Augsburg University of Applied Sciences have taken part in a tour of the Paddington Village site, where Morgan Sindall is delivering two key projects for the planned £1 billion extension to the city’s Knowledge Quarter.

Liverpool City Council is to launch an international search to find an operator for a landmark hotel in the heart of its £1bn Paddington Village development.

Unique performance to explore the mysteries of the Universe as Liverpool hosts the largest professional astronomy and space science event in the UK for over a decade.

Kevin Horton reflects on his recent visit to Oslo and considers the benefits of embracing a low carbon approach for the Liverpool brand.