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1. The way to book catering internally is changing

   To help improve the catering hospitality service for staff, things are changing in the new academic year.

2. The ‘Green Hell’ of our ancestors

   Tropical rainforests were once thought unliveable but scientists, including Liverpool John Moores University’s Professor Chris Hunt, are showing that our human ancestors lived in these conditions, and in fact the forests themselves are long-term documents of human action.

3. Dementia Action Week

   LJMU events and projects building awareness of dementia.

4. Geographers say sterile gardens raise risk of flooding

   Drs Sarah Percival and Jon Dick back proposals to incentivise homeowners to keep their gardens green and natural

5. Roscoe Lecture Review: Ian Ayre

   Liverpool Football Club’s former CEO Ian Ayre delivers Roscoe lecture on the football industry of today and tomorrow.

6. Microplastic pollution threatens hermit crab populations

   New research from Queens University Belfast and Liverpool John Moores University reveals how the microplastic pollution crisis is threatening biodiversity.

7. Genes reveal how our pelvis evolved for upright walking

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

8. LJMU marks Remembrance 2023

   Students and staff have marked Remembrance 2023 by supporting the RBL Poppy Appeal, taking part in acts of Remembrance, and showcasing research.

9. Wonderful week of Bicentenary year graduation ceremonies

   Nearly 5,000 students and 65 members of staff officially graduated this week across 14 joyous ceremonies at Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral. The graduates will go down in LJMU history, picking up their accolades in the university’s 200th year.

10. The solution from the skies to save endangered species

    Read more about the world’s first astrophysics-ecology drone project, which could be the answer to many global conservation efforts.