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1. Forced marriage explored in new comic for school children

   Liverpool School of Law expert creates learning resources for schools and children

2. Scientists discover the dawn of spoken language evolution

   Why did our ancestors combine a consonant with a vowel to make up the first word? Scientists from several institutes have found some clues to the answer.

3. Masters students show work at Art and Design degree show

   A weeklong celebration of work from graduating postgraduate students has opened at the School of Art and Design.

4. Policing students become 'nighttime guardians' for safer streets in Merseyside

   The development of the ‘guardian project’ will see LJMU student volunteers be trained alongside street pastors to provide support, to those who need it, in Liverpool’s night-time economy, such as helping people get home or providing emotional support.

5. New 'eye-tracking' study to prevent accidents at home

   Application of neuroscience to design-out home hazards

6. Study tempers hopes of 'voice assistant' retail boom

   Millions of consumers could end up giving shopping-with-Alexa a miss unless  retailers improve the buying experience, according to new research published this week by Liverpool Business School.

7. LJMU and British Horseracing Authority launch new Racing PhD focusing on jockey nutrition and wellbeing

   Improving jockeys’ wellbeing and fitness through research and sporting partnerships

8. Suicide prevention trial is first for schools in England

   NIHR funded trial in partnership with schools and parents to encourage struggling children to seek help

9. Professor's shock at destruction of Earth's habitats

   Leading primatologist Serge Wich has expressed his shock after contributing to research which suggests only 3% of the world's land remains ecologically intact with healthy populations of all its original animals.

10. Students given unique insight into production of BBC Radio Merseyside’s longest running programme

    LJMU's MA Mass Communications students went behind the scenes at BBC Radio Merseyside for a studio tour, followed by an 'in conversation' event with Mike Brocken, presenter of Folkscene, Radio Merseyside's longest running programme.