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1. Piltdown Man research on primetime TV

   LJMU’s Dr Isabelle De Groote appeared on the BBC’s primetime hit TV programme, The One Show, during a special feature on the famous Piltdown Man forgeries.

2. International Scholarships awarded to 16 students

   16 students were presented with their international scholarships this week at a reception in the Student Life Building.

3. New project uses theatre to explore Black health and justice

   An LJMU academic is leading a major project to explore themes of reproductive health and justice in Black communities.

4. Go ahead for new treatment for Black Bone Disease

   A new drug to treat the ultra-rare genetic disease alkaptonuria (AKU) has been given the go-ahead following research in Liverpool.

5. Covid-19: Antiviral therapeutics from herbs

   Research finds natural proteins block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human cells

6. Acclimate athletes for exercise challenges

   Sport Scientists use environmental chambers to train competitors

7. Bid to stop stigma of menstruation in Nepal

   LJMU researchers have secured a £300,000 grant from the British Academy to tackle the stigma faced by Nepalese women during menstruation.

8. The people who built JMU: exhibition from today

   Educational Pioneers: Fanny Calder, James Gill and the making of a modern university opens

9. Positive postgraduate research experience at LJMU

   Results from the 2021 Postgraduate Research Experience (PRES) survey tell a positive story about the postgraduate research experience at LJMU.

10. Why do we love an underdog?

    Sport psychologist Dr Gill Cook in BBC podcast Mental Muscle