We would like to wish all those preparing for and celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Dragon a very happy and healthy New Year. A range of exciting celebrations will be taking place across the University and City to mark the special occasion.

An Associate Professor in our English department has followed in the footsteps of some of her favourite short story writers by winning the Edge Hill Short Story Prize Readers’ Choice Award.

We have been awarded a £1 million grant as part of a new £10 million national research hub from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) that will focus on developing new mathematical foundations for artificial intelligence (AI).