About the Journal

About the Proceedings

LJMU has a long-standing tradition of hosting institution-wide conferences and events focused on enhancing academic practice and the student experience. While these events have generated valuable research, innovation, and practice, much of this work has not been systematically archived. This journal provides a dedicated space to record and celebrate the contributions of staff and students working to improve teaching and learning. It includes resources such as seminar materials, presentation slides, and abstract booklets from events like the Students at the Heart Conference and the Teaching Insights Seminars. Established in 2022, the journal may also include content from earlier events.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content with no submission or publications fees.  The content in this proceedings is published under a Creative Commons Licence that allows others to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of works in this proceedings or to use them for any other lawful purpose in accordance with the licence - please see individual items for full licence details. 

Notice and Takedown Policy

If you are a rights holder and are concerned that you have found material in LJMU Open Journals which infringes UK law, please contact us by emailing openjournals@ljmu.ac.uk, stating the following:

  1. Your contact details and the reason for the withdrawal request, some examples are:
    1. Unauthorised use by reason of reproduction and/or making available the material
    2. Breach of moral right of [paternity/integrity/right not to have my work subjected to derogatory treatment]
    3. Other complaints, e.g. defamation, breach of confidence, data protection
  1. The full bibliographic details of the material and the full URL
  2. Proof that you are the rights holder or are an authorised representative.

 Upon receipt of notification the ‘Notice and Takedown’ procedure is then invoked as follows:

  1. LJMU will acknowledge receipt of your complaint by email or letter and will make an initial assessment of the validity and plausibility of the complaint. We aim to acknowledge and assess the complaint within seven days of receipt.
  2. Where grounds for complaint are plausible, the material will be temporarily removed from public view in LJMU Open Journals pending an agreed solution.
  3. LJMU will contact the contributor who deposited the material, if relevant. The contributor will be notified that the material is subject to a complaint, under what allegations, and will be encouraged to assuage the complaints concerned.
  4. The complainant and the contributor will be encouraged to resolve the issue swiftly and amicably and to the satisfaction of both parties, with the following possible outcomes:
    1. The material is replaced on LJMU Open Journals unchanged.
    2. The material is replaced on LJMU Open Journals with changes.
    3. The material is permanently removed from LJMU Open Journals.
    4. In some cases a metadata record will remain. This will be on a case by case basis.

If the contributor and the complainant are unable to agree a solution from receipt of notification, the material will remain unavailable through LJMU Open Journals until a time when a resolution has been reached. It may be necessary for us to seek legal advice before the complaint can be fully resolved.