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1. LJMU to help lower carbon footprint of local business

   Small businesses are being invited to to access R&D support from Liverpool John Moores University to support a green recovery in the region.

2. What the pandemic taught me 2 - LJMU Together

   Your reflections on our pandemic year

3. 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.

4. Discovery Internships for Level 5 and 6 Students

   Elevate your career prospects as a second or final year student at LJMU (level 5 and 6) through a paid 'Discovery Internship' with local organizations, offering hands-on experience, invaluable insights, and a chance to shape your future career.

5. Four LJMU students share their Discovery Internships

   Meet Muhammad, Becky, Charlotte, and Justin, LJMU students who share their Discovery Internship story, where they balanced study and hands-on experience.

6. University welcomes national drive for social mobility

   Liverpool John Moores University has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing social mobility, as Universities UK (UUK) publishes a report by the Social Mobility Taskforce, which makes national recommendations for boosting access to higher education.

7. Researchers reveal new findings into greatest scientific fraud

   A new analysis of the famous Piltdown Man forgeries, conducted by LJMU researchers, points the finger of suspicion even more firmly at their discoverer, Charles Dawson. The Piltdown Man scandal is arguably the greatest scientific fraud ever perpetrated in the UK, with fake fossils being claimed as evidence of our earliest ancestor.

8. Human speech evolved from great apes

   Researchers have shown that, contrary to previous arguments, great apes do have control over their voice, and can learn how to ‘speak,’ throwing new light on the evolution of speech.

9. 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.

10. Schoolchildren train with sport scientists through LFC Foundation partnership

    The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences welcomed 10 young people from the LFC Foundation to its Performance Sport Unit during the Easter holidays to learn more about the science behind football.