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1. Congratulations to our first Roma graduate!

   Alexandra, first of many as LJMU targets under-represented community

2. Alcatraz, Auschwitz, Chernobyl…the appeal of dark tourism

   Is dark tourism just another fad in the age of the selfie and tick list travelling? Gillian O’Brien explains its appeal and gives it historical context.

3. Graduation review Thursday 12 July

   The morning saw graduations from Maritime and Mechanical Engineering, the Astrophysics Research Institute, Electronics and Electrical Engineering and the School of Nursing and Allied Health. In the afternoon Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Research Institute, Civil Engineering and Built Environment all celebrated their graduations.

4. Genes reveal how our pelvis evolved for upright walking

   From 3-4 million years ago the pattern points to bipedalism

5. Premier League sports psychologists attend Football Exchange conference

   The Football Exchange, from the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, hosted its first ‘Psychology of Football’ conference. The event, endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES), was attended by over 120 delegates, including representatives from every English Premier League club, the Scottish Leagues and women’s football, with practitioners travelling from across the UK, Holland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Germany, Slovenia, Portugal, Poland and the US.

6. Master's students get to show off at Glastonbury

   MA Art in Science students and staff exhibit at Green Futures field

7. Board of Trustees position for RISES academic

   Clinical biomechanics makes an impact in the medical community

8. Reconstructing Ice Age environments

   A study into the feeding behaviour of two extinct European rhinoceros species has revealed an unexpected survival strategy for a mammalian family of the Ice Ages.

9. LJMU hosts low carbon homes summit

   LJMUs Faculty of Engineering and Technology plays host to the major players in the housing and construction industry on January 19-21.

10. How AR technology could transform flood risk understanding and build resilience in the face of climate change

    Communities affected by flooding, and agencies responsible for managing flood risk, have had a first look at new Augmented Reality (AR) technology which shows the extent of future flood risk in their neighbourhoods.