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1. Face of a king discovered

   Revealing the true face of Richard III.

2. Researching the kingfisher’s iconic hydrodynamic design

   Renowned for their noiseless dive, the kingfisher’s iconic beak-shape has inspired the design of high speed bullet trains. Now scientists have tested beak-shape among some of the birds’ 114 species found world-wide, to assess which shape is the most hydrodynamic.

3. New book aims to promote gender equality and celebrate inspirational women in Nepal

   An online book, which aims to change the narrative of women in Nepal and celebrate those who have inspired positive change has been created to help shape research and development projects in low and middle income countries.

4. Mount Pleasant Car Park

   Car Park

5. Obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities

   Obesity is increasing more rapidly in the world’s rural areas than in cities, according to a new study of global trends in body-mass index (BMI).

6. LJMU heads-up national university showcase shining spotlight on city’s arts, culture and the creative economy

   Liverpool John Moores University’s ‘Face Lab’ has taken centre stage at a national event showcasing universities’ role in driving growth in the creative economy.

7. Mind the GaP!

   Time is rapidly running out for Principal Investigators to be trained on the new Grants and Projects (GaP) system. It has been agreed by the University that any bids for external funding (research and enterprise activity) from April 2020 will need to be set up by the Principal Investigator on the GaP system, so its important that you book onto training ASAP.

8. A potential new threat to bumblebees identified by researchers

   Parasitic worm sold to gardeners causes rapid death in bumble bees

9. See the four average faces of Merseysiders

   Revealing the average faces of Liverpool

10. Graduation review: Friday 24 November 2017

    Read the Graduation review for Friday 24 November 2017, the last day of our Graduation ceremonies in 2017.