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1. Ancient skeletal hand could reveal evolutionary secrets

   A 4.4 million-year-old skeleton could show how early humans moved and began to walk upright, according to new research.

2. Salters’ Festival of Chemistry

   Inspiring future generations of scientists

3. Honorary Fellowship: Rt Hon Frank Field MP

   Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Frank Field MP at Liverpool Cathedral on Tuesday 12 July 2016.

4. Sinuses shed light on how humans got their unique skull shape

   They are most-commonly associated with a blocked nose and headaches but the humble sinuses could hold an important key to the evolution of the human face.

5. The life of a primatologist

   Meet LJMU primate specialist and lecturer in Animal Behaviour, Dr Alex Piel. He talks about his research on chimpanzees and what they tell us about our own history.

6. 'Living fossil' fish detected with DNA science

   Professor Stefano Mariani and team detect 'living fossil' fish off South African by collecting water samples

7. AI to help national hedgehog survey

   Conservation AI platform applies machine learning to identify animals in double time

8. Policy updates

   Recent updates to policies

9. LJMU offering high quality employability services

   Inspection by matrix finds host of strengths in advice and guidance on careers and employability for students and graduates

10. Experts advising world's governments on 'cleaner' mining

    Advising governments and industry on best, or better practices, is a vital job carried out by scientists such as Patrick Byrne of LJMU.