News
Find out what’s going on throughout the Knowledge Quarter and the wider city.
Interim Chief Executive Appointment for new development company
Following a formal recruitment process, Colin Sinclair, CEO of Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool), has taken up the dual role of Interim CEO of the newly formed Knowledge Quarter Development Company.
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Team appointed to shape gateway masterplan for £2bn scheme
Liverpool City Council has appointed a “super team” of planning experts to develop a masterplan for the Knowledge Quarter Gateway site to a £2bn flagship regeneration
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Maths boost for region as University of Liverpool to open specialist maths college
The University of Liverpool has received approval from the Department of Education to establish a specialist maths college which will provide world-leading maths education for young people from all backgrounds who have a passion for mathematics.
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Board game developed aims to improve the public’s understanding of life of licence
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.
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LJMU Estates Roadmap to 2020 progresses with 4-6 Rodney Street
LJMU is currently in the process of mapping around six major capital developments across the city centre, the majority to be completed by 2020.
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Significant step forward for LJMU’s £64m regeneration project at Copperas Hill
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.
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Liverpool Philharmonic awarded Gold for disabled access by Attitude Is Everything
Liverpool Philharmonic has been awarded Gold by Attitude is everything, one of only nine music venues nationally to have achieved the highest standard.
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LJMU fashion students design Pretty Green Psychedelic Parkas for Liverpool store
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.
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Zia Chaudhry MBE is to join LJMU as the Director of the Foundation for Citizenship
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.
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Science and innovation renaissance will drive the local Industrial Strategy
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.
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Ainscough Pieces Together Tower Crane at Paddington
Ainscough’s Heavy Cranes Division has assembled a tower crane at one of Liverpool’s biggest construction sites, the £1billion Paddington Village project.
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English lecturer named British Academy Rising Star for her work with UK war widows
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.
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