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1. Sean Loughney - who is LJMU's new rising research star?

   Senior lecturer in marine engineering recently won the LJMU Rising Star in Research award.

2. Boris Becker's family angst shared by thousands

   Experts say impact of parental imprisonment on children 'profound'

3. Responding to our Community and Neighbourhoods

   LJMU is proud of its place in Liverpool and we are at the beating heart of almost everything that happens in the region.  However, with that presence comes a responsibility to be mindful and aware of our potential impact. In partnership with the other universities in the city, LJMU has embarked on a number of initiatives to work with local residents.

4. Are you ready for National Student Money Week?

   During week commencing Monday 3 February 2020, LJMU will be taking part in National Student Money Week. The theme for this year is 'Spend Healthy, Live Healthy: Sustainable Money' and during the week we will focus on reducing waste and saving money.

5. World-class status for Sport and Exercise Sciences in new academic ranking

   Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Sport and Exercise Sciences has been named the 6th best department in the world according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for the Sports Sciences subject area, highlighting the School’s global research influence. The results also show the School ranked as the 2nd best department in the UK and the 3rd best in Europe.

6. Understanding time may be the key to the race against climate change - Dr Ruth Ogden, reader in experimental psychology

   Dr Ruth Ogden, reader in experimental psychology, Liverpool John Moores University writes in The Conversation

7. Were sauropods swimmers or walkers?

   An international team of scientists, led by the China University of Geosciences in Beijing and including palaeontologists from the Liverpool John Moores University, has shed new light on some unusual dinosaur tracks from northern China. The tracks appear to have been made by four-legged sauropod dinosaurs yet only two of their feet have left prints behind.

8. Research: Rampant growth in vegetable oil production threatens wildlife

   Professor Serge Wich contributes to IUCN report on vegetable oil

9. A new treatment for eating disorders: trials on Merseyside

   Neuroscience backs training your brain to aid recovery

10. 'Foam fingerprinting' technique identifies animal traffickers

    Researchers at LJMU's Forensic Research Institute to train police in new field techniques