Why we haven’t marked your work – and what to do about it
As most of you are probably aware there has been a period of strike action within the university. Part of this has included a marking boycott. First of all we…
Liverpool Life
To our students. Why we are prepared to strike, with a heavy heart.
Picture this. You are a lecturer. You’ve worked really hard to get where you are. Your job typically involves conducting research and you also have a fair amount of teaching…
How we can support others during the ‘Covid Christmas’
Volunteering in the community Supporting our country is vital, but our community needs us too. Our villages, towns and cities are filled with people in need of support and there…
Breastfeeding celebration week: “Breastfeeding moms have superpowers, for real”
The poem below beautifully captures the mutually responsive and growth-orientated relationship between a mother and infant during breastfeeding. “She feeds her baby and it is the first loving touch she has…
Always Look On The Bright ‘cider’ Life
PsychLiverpool will always have a very special place in my heart, right beside my darling husband and cider. The image above is us at the top of Glastonbury Tor fortified…
Things To Do In Liverpool This Autumn 2018
As summer comes to an end, many of us are returning to Liverpool to begin the academic year, or arriving on campus for the first time. With the leaves beginning…
Street Drugs In The Northern Powerhouse Conference – An Overview
For those of you who didn’t have the opportunity to attend this unforgettable conference, here is a brief overview of all of the talks by the influential speakers… Professor Fiona…
Music and culture: what’s on in liverpool this summer
This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Liverpool rightfully earning the title of the European Capital of Culture. To celebrate, Liverpool is hosting a wide-range of exciting musical and cultural…
Student Solidarity
When I first received an email for the University explaining that there were plans for industrial action by the University and College Union (UCU) I naively thought that there was…
Why We Are Still Striking
The update… After three weeks of strikes, which had helped to bring about the hopeful prospect of talks between UCU (our Union) and Universities UK facilitated by ACAS (an impartial body),…