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1. 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).

2. Professor welcomes international delegates as ECSS President

   LJMU’s Professor of Exercise Physiology is also the incumbent President of the European College of Sport Science, and recently welcomed around 2,800 delegates from across the globe to the annual congress, this year held in Vienna.

3. Graduation review: Wednesday 12 July 2017

   Find out more about the third day of LJMU's 2017 Summer Graduation Ceremonies that were held at Liverpool Cathedral on Wednesday 12 July

4. Does this painting offend you?

   Was Manchester Art Gallery's removal of JW Waterhouse's Hylas and the Nymphs a brilliant conversation-starter or a PC act of censorship? History of Art lecturer Dr Juliet Caroll and students give their thoughts

5. 80 years on: the mysterious flight of Rudolf Hess

   Intrigue, propaganda and conspiracy theories - Dr James Crossland, reader in international history at LJMU, looks back at one of the most bizarre episodes of the Second World War.

6. Staff dental plan

   An opt-in period is now open for a staff dental plan.

7. NatWest partnership boosts chances for student entrepreneurs

   Students with exciting business ideas are benefitting from a new partnership with banking giant NatWest.

8. Cosmic explosion is brightest of all time

   Dr Dan Perley and Dr Gavin Lamb at the Astrophysics Research Institute record phenomenal burst of energy GRB 221009A after sighting with Liverpool Telescope and James Webb Telescope.

9. Working towards a sustainable future

   During JMSU's Sustainability Week, find out how the university is working towards a sustainable future.

10. Conservation breakthrough

    Drones could contribute to saving endangered chimpanzees