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1. Covid-19: Antiviral therapeutics from herbs

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

2. Health of contact centre employees under microscope

   Three-year study to advise employers on helping staff be healthier

3. Next-gen smart road surfaces prove potential

   Yangming Gao and Patryk Kot publish first lab trial results of electronic self-sensing asphalt in the international journal of Construction and Building Materials

4. Instagram: no link with anxiety, depression and loneliness

   Research presented at British Psychological Society counters assumptions around self worth and lifestyle

5. Astronomers find the nearest massive black hole to Earth

   Scientists from LJMU's Astrophysics Research Institute part of team to discover Earth's nearest Black Hole

6. Challenges of the night-time economy

   Academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. New human evolution gallery at the World Museum Liverpool opened with a bang!

   Discover the intertwined history of our species. A new free gallery officially opened at the World Museum Liverpool on 6th September 2019. The opening was marked by a family event: Human Evolution Festival, but the gallery is now open to the public and an activity trail will be available soon. Where do we come from? What makes us human? These fundamental mysteries have shaped the study of human origins for centuries. Trace our species’ evolution from the first upright primate through to modern humans.

10. Honorary Fellow Neena Gill CBE

    Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Neena Gill CBE at Liverpool Cathedral on Friday 13 July 2018.