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1. Privacy and security survey

   To better understand how much we all know about data protection matters, a short staff survey has been put together.

2. Human-altered ecosystems

   What can fossil bones tell us about the ecology and behaviour of extinct species? In two recent publications, Dr Carlo Meloro from the School of Natural Sciences and Psychology has worked with international teams to demonstrate how we can interpret palaeoecology (the ecology of fossil animals and plants) of extinct wild dogs by looking at their fore-limb and skull shape.

3. Free legal support for Windrush community

   LJMU's £2.6m Legal Advice Centre joins forces with Liverpool Advocates For Windrush campaign to help with backlog

4. Professional Services Conference and Awards 2017

   More than 250 delegates gathered for LJMU's third Professional Services Conference, with the theme ‘Working together to achieve results in an uncertain HE environment’.

5. Study reveals new insights into the origins of Scotland's mysterious Picts

   A newly published study in PLOS genetics led by School of Biology and Environmental Sciences experts Dr Adeline Morez, Prof Joel D. Irish and Dr Linus Girdland Flink is helping to shed new light on the origins of Scotland’s Picts.

6. Lockdown study finds undiagnosed mental health crisis among new mothers

   This article by Vicky Fallon, Lecturer in Health Psychology at the University of Liverpool, Sergio A. Silverio, Kings College London and Siân Macleod Davies, Liverpool John Moores University was first published by `The Conversation.

7. Liverpool Centre for Cultural, Social and Political Research

   The new Liverpool Centre for Cultural, Social and Political Research (CSPR) is looking to recruit four working group leads.

8. Research aims to better connect disabled children with local sport

   LJMU researchers in sport science hope to make a difference to the lives of children with learning disabilities through their Movement Matters community research project.

9. Sinuses shed light on how humans got their unique skull shape

   They are most-commonly associated with a blocked nose and headaches but the humble sinuses could hold an important key to the evolution of the human face.

10. Gang injunctions found to reduce serious crime on Merseyside and save police thousands of pounds

    New LJMU policing expert reveals gang injunctions are key to tackling organised street crime and protecting communities following three-year study