2023 was LJMU's bicentenary. Over the past year, there’s been celebrations, events, exhibits, public lectures, international academic conferences, Bicentenary merchandise for graduates plus the launch of LJMU's new strategic plan 2023 –2030. 

More than 170 key figures from Liverpool City Region organisations attended the University of Liverpool Vice Chancellor’s Conference, to hear local and national viewpoints on Liverpool’s future success.

Senior leaders from the University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance plans for an Academic Health Sciences Campus on the site of the former Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

The new programme will support the growing number of startups and spin-outs created within the KQ Liverpool innovation district.

The Infection Innovation Consortium: iiCON has bolstered its core team, welcoming a cohort of new starters to support operations following strong growth.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and self-funded charitable medical research organisation, LifeArc, are partnering to launch a new Translational Development Fund to help tackle infectious diseases.

People in Liverpool will now benefit from faster access to vital tests and scans for a wide range of health conditions, with the opening of a new NHS community diagnostic centre on the Paddington Village development in Edge Hill.

Communities across the Liverpool City Region could be set to benefit from over 4,000 new jobs and a multi-million-pound investment in the life sciences sector as part of the UK’s second Investment Zone.

While the rest of the world watched on, we worked with our world-leading scientists, researchers and our ethical Civic Data Cooperative, to safely reopen our visitor economy to the public.

Find out what Year 12 students Anthony, Harvey and Kostas from Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School got up to last week, as part of their week’s work experience with the KQ Liverpool team, in this blog.

The findings from this funded study will inform new methods for preventing and treating adverse mental health conditions in children.

The five-year deal will see the two areas commit to active co-operation initially linked to innovation in digital, smart cities, clean energy and net zero, and health.

Two public consultation events are being held in the Fabric District this month, to help shape plans for future development of this emerging and exciting area of Liverpool city centre.

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and University of Liverpool have teamed up to create the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC).

Funded as part of the Biomedical Catalyst, the programme consists of a unique package of business support and access to clinical, scientific, technical and commercial advice at no cost to the company.

A recent RCP & KQ Liverpool Roundtable brought together local leaders from the public, private and education sectors to discuss the current strengths and future opportunities for enhancing Liverpool’s innovation district.

As part of the pre-let campaign launch, new CGI images and an animation have been released today at MIPIM, showcasing HEMISPHERE by Sciontec, the new £56m, innovation-led development on Paddington Village.

Ahead of MIPIM, this blog explores why real estate investors are focusing on life sciences.