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1. Major study of Cold War waste finds uranium 'largely inert'

   The threat to the environment posed by uranium left over from the Cold War may be less severe than feared, according to a field study led by Liverpool John Moores University.

2. 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.

3. Why do we love an underdog?

   Sport psychologist Dr Gill Cook in BBC podcast Mental Muscle

4. Make healthier choices this October

   From Stoptober, to go sober for October, our HR team share some tips and ideas for making healthier choices.

5. LJMU marks Armistice Day 2022

   Staff and students observed a two-minute silence across campus to mark Armistice Day.

6. Opening new frontiers in Space!

   New Robotic Telescope project boost science, technology and industry in Liverpool City Region

7. LJMU scientist wins silver award in Parliament

   Dr Claire Burke, an Astro-ecologist at LJMU’s Astrophysics Research Institute, was awarded the silver prize for physical sciences in Parliament at STEM for BRITAIN.

8. no mow may

   LJMU is taking part in No Mow May as part of our commitment to enhancing biodiversity and the environment.

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. Drama students tell untold stories of the women behind Operation Raspberry

    Thirteen second-year Drama students from Liverpool Screen School have, in collaboration with History academics and students from the School of Humanities and Social Science, produced an original show to be performed during anniversary events across the city in May.