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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. AI to help national hedgehog survey

   Conservation AI platform applies machine learning to identify animals in double time

3. Geographers say sterile gardens raise risk of flooding

   Drs Sarah Percival and Jon Dick back proposals to incentivise homeowners to keep their gardens green and natural

4. Bill Kenwright CBE: 1945 - 2023

   Theatre impresario and Everton Chairman was an Honorary fellow of LJMU

5. Astronomers spot oldest ‘dead’ galaxy yet observed

   Dr Renske Smit, of the Astrophysics Research Institute, contributed to research in Nature

6. ‘Think interculturally and internationally’ African theatre figure tells students

   Playwright Bisi Adigun is artist-in-residency at Liverpool Screen School

7. Support for students over the winter break

   From Student Advice and Wellbeing (SAW) opening hours to support services and resources in Liverpool, here’s everything you need to know about how to access support over the winter break.

8. LightNight 2019 – Rituals – A free one-night arts festival

   Celebrating it's 10th anniversary LightNight returns on Friday 17 May 2019, unlocking the doors of Liverpool’s best-loved and lesser-known arts, culture and heritage venues late into the night.

9. Early language learning linked to school maths performance - report

   Two-year study concludes into how children develop numeracy skills

10. Biggest ever supercomputer simulation to investigate the Universe

    FLAMINGO project publishes results after two years of modelling evolution of the Universe