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1. Study seeks volunteers to help understand hot flushes of menopause

   Three groups of women needed to solve mystery of hot flushes

2. Using e-bikes and e-scooters safely

   Following a warning from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS), students, staff and visitors are reminded that electric bikes and scooters (apart from mobility aid devices) are not permitted on university premises.

3. LJMU science experiment aboard SpaceX flight

   Professor Ruth Ogden is exploring how astronauts can better experience long time periods in Space

4. New staff profile system

   This spring, LJMU will upgrade our public profiles system to the Digital Science Symplectic ‘Discovery’ system.

5. New Neonatal Care Leave Policy and updated Family Friendly policies

   A new Neonatal Care Leave Policy has been created and existing family friendly policies have been updated in relation to neonatal care leave.

6. LJMU telescope played major role in Gaia 'eye of Galaxy'

   Astrophysics Research Institute provide tracking of spacecraft over 15 year mission

7. Making Every Contact Count staff training: April and June

   Book onto the mental health and wellbeing training now.

8. 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.

9. Prehistoric predators kept large animals in check and shaped ecosystem

   Our prehistoric ancestors may have had large carnivores – giant lions, saber-tooth cats, bears and hyenas up to twice the size of their modern relatives – to thank for an abundance and diversity of plants and wildlife.

10. Research reveals secrets of Gestapo

    Surviving records held in Dusseldorf about the Gestapo have formed the basis of Professor Frank McDonough’s latest research, which reveals long-kept secrets about Hitler’s secret police.