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1. In memoriam: Dr Jo Croft

   Dr Jo Croft, senior lecturer in English, died of cancer on 15 January. She was a dearly-loved colleague and teacher at LJMU for nearly 28 years.

2. Songs, stories and games earn history lecturer national recognition

   Singsongs, card games and radio shows would not normally be part of a History degree unless you are lucky enough to be taught by lecturer Lucinda Matthews-Jones, that is.

3. In memoriam: Caroline Chinn

   It is with great sadness that the university announces the death of Caroline Chinn following a long illness.

4. Librarian Heather discovers relatives in her own archive!

   Digging into the archives to find your ancestors often throws up surprises.

5. War hero visits LJMU in battle for mental health

   National hero Phil Packer MBE visited Liverpool John Moores University today (Jan 30) as part of a campaign for better student mental health.

6. Cave bears may have been adapting to survive the ice age

   Recent research published in Quaternary Science Reviews on the long extinct cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) has found their attempt to adapt to the growing harshness of the last ice age before their extinction.

7. Nisha Katona installed as Chancellor

   LJMU is "a mother of the city" says the Mowgli entrepreneur

8. LJMU donates microscopes for African youngsters

   A project is underway to ship LJMU microscopes to Africa.

9. Schoolgirl researchers visit world-class sport science labs

   The year 9 pupils from Liverpool's Holly Lodge Girls College spent two days working alongside world-class scientists in physiology, biomechanics and sport and exercise psychology, as well as current LJMU students, to gain expert insight into sport science research methodology.

10. Anthropologists play down links between modern humans and Denisovans

    An anthropologist at Liverpool John Moores University and other researchers have played down links between modern Asian physiology and a recently discovered early human species, Denisova hominins.