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1. The Conversation: The UK needs a national energy advice service

   Energy policy expert Dr Neil Simcock and colleagues write in The Conversation on the need for greater support for the public on home energy use

2. LJMU signs up to the University Mental Health Charter

   Over 60 universities across the country have signed up to be part of the Student Minds’ University Mental Health Charter Framework to support universities across the UK in making mental health a university-wide priority.

3. Galaxies are "wasteful" and retain fewer materials needed to build stars and planets, says new study

   Galaxies “waste” large amounts of heavy elements they generate via star formation by ejecting them up to a million light years away

4. International Women's Day

   International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year; it is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights.

5. Cost and stigma tarnish experience of medicinal cannabis users

   Five years on from the legalisation of prescription cannabis researchers in the School of Justice Studies conduct the first UK study of patient experiences

6. New professors and readers at LJMU

   Dozens of LJMU staff are celebrating after becoming professors and readers following our rigorous conferment process.

7. Mongooses take life-threatening risks to mate with partners from rival groups

   Romeo and Juliet roles for banded mongooses

8. Girls feel strain of lockdown more - study

   A study of the impact of the pandemic on adolescents has found girls significantly more likely to suffer from lockdown stress and anxiety than boys.

9. 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.

10. Can we turn the tide for orangutans in 2016?

    Assisting conservationists in combating primate extinction threats