We are thrilled to announce that Professor Shakila Thangaratinam (@thangaratinam.bsky.social) has been appointed as the new Dean of the Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences (ILCAMS), succeeding Professor Peter Clegg.

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We recently held our annual away day in the stunning Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, and it was great to see everyone! Congratulations to all of this year’s staff award winners, our staff makes the institute what it is 👏

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ILCaMS institute away day 2025. It was a pleasure to do an elevator pitch on my research area, ‘Benchside to Stableside Research: The Potential of EV based Therapeutics for Racehorse Joint Care’ 🐎
I was also kindly awarded ‘Excellent Contribution to Public Engagement and PPI’ staff award.

🏆We’re proud to announce that ILCAMS has been awarded the Athena Swan Gold for our sustained commitment to gender equality in medical sciences.

💪 Huge credit to the submission team & everyone driving change across our institute.

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Recently we caught up with Dr Juliette Hughes, Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, to talk about her career journey, joining the Institute’s Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network, and how it can benefit staff.

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📽️Hollywood actress Zoe Colletti, star of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Only Murders in the Building, recently visited @alderhey.nhs.uk Children’s Hospital to speak at a Hirschsprung’s disease information event organised by ILCaMS’ researcher Dr Rachel Harwood.

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🎉We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a Gold #AthenaSwan Award from @advancehe.bsky.social.

Thanks to the ILCAMS Athena Swan Team who made this all possible.

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@liverpooluni.bsky.social’s Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences (ILCAMS) has been conferred an Athena Swan Gold Award, recognising significant and sustained progression and achievement in promoting gender equality.

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For those who want to follow some of my excellent colleagues at Liverpool! #HealthandLifeSciences #UniversityOfLiverpool #ILCaMS #ISMIB #SchoolOfBiologicalSciences #SchoolOfMedicine

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