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1. Why do young men get embroiled in street gangs?

   Dr Robert Hesketh's new book published by Palgrave 'Beyond the Street Corner' explores gang membership.

2. FactLab role in Lever Prize 2016

   The prestigious Lever Prize 2016 has been won by the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) for a joint project with FACT, involving FACTLab, a collaboration between FACT and LJMU, which explores the interaction between arts and science.

3. LJMU to spearhead new £5m Digital & Creative innovation initiative

   Read more about the transformational £5m project led by LJMU aiming to put Liverpool City Region’s digital and creative industries (DCI) sector at the forefront of innovation in emerging digital technologies.

4. LJMU leads €10m project on data science-led healthcare

   LJMU, Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital partner with ten European countries to model improved diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for atrial fibrillation to stroke patients

5. Rapidly changing climate poses high risk for legacy waste pollution on UK coast

   New research co-authored by hydrologists at LJMU has found that more than 3,000 coastal locations in England and Wales are at risk of pollution from legacy landfill sites due to the changing climate.

6. Memories and milestones

   Find out more about the recent Roscoe Lecture delivered by Professor Peter Toyne CBE DL: Memories and Milestones

7. LJMU launch new Disability Sport and Physical Activity Network (DisSPA)

   LJMU were joined by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE DL & Professor Greg Whyte to launch new Disability Sport and Physical Activity Network (DisSPA Network) this month.

8. Championing positive culture change

   It was standing room only at LJMU's BAME Staff Network launch held at Sensor City earlier this month. The session, which was chaired by Professor Ahmed Al-Shamma’a, featured a range of enlightening and informative keynote talks.

9. Study dismisses hypothesized reduction in modern human brain size

   Paleoanthropologists warn against Holocene hypothesis

10. Thought-provoking Roscoe Lecture

    Journalist and human rights activist, Rebecca Tinsley, delivered a thought-provoking Roscoe Lecture which delved into the human psyche, asking if genocide is part of our nature.