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1. £2m study to open doors in synthetic biology

   Dr Femi Olorunniji partners University of Chicago in search for 'synthetic biology toolkit'

2. Face of a king discovered

   Revealing the true face of Richard III.

3. Project Harpocrates scholarship for police staff seeking a career in covert investigations and intelligence

   The police staff, drawn from Nottinghamshire Police, West Midlands Police and British Transport Police, secured the scholarship opportunity under an initiative known as Project Harpocrates. The project seeks to support law enforcement efforts to recruit and retain staff in the highly specialist area of covert operations and specialist intelligence.  Whilst the project was open to all officers one of the specific aims of the project is to increase the representation of  Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff (BAME)  in this challenging and exciting area of investigation and intelligence management.

4. How can staff enhance the student experience? ‘Make every contact count’

   More than 120 staff from across the university attended an engagement workshop on prioritising the student experience.

5. Can a fish leave footprints? It’s possible, according to LJMU study

   Making footprints without feet: Lungfish moving on land leaves unusual traces says scientist.

6. Blistering Barnacles! Boat detritus boost for marine conservation

   eDNA from biofouling sponges offers clearer view of marine life

7. Woman’s skeleton shines light on early peopling of the New World

   A FEMALE skeleton found in Mexico has strengthened the theory that humans originally reached the American continent from different points of origin.

8. AI can spot wounded wild animals and poachers in camera trap footage

   AI from Liverpool John Moores University is being used to identify animals, plot their movements and spot wounds in a bid to help conservationists, reports New Scientist.

9. Public asked to remember the atrocities of crimes against humanity to reduce the risk of endless age on age destruction

   Director of Service Prosecutions and former United Nations International Prosecutor Andrew Cayley CMG QC FRSA made a ‘call to arms’ as he addressed the audience as the latest guest speaker at the LJMU Roscoe lecture series.

10. Alcohol deaths in the UK rose to record level in 2021

    Harry Sumnall, Professor of Substance Abuse, LJMU and Ian Hamilton, Honorary Fellow, University of York write in The Conversation