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1. International Women’s Day –  a day for all

   Cara Shearer talks about International Women's Day and what it means to her.

2. 5 reasons to love maggots

   Whether they are working away in the farmer’s field or being used as evidence in court, maggots are helping us in our day-to-day lives in surprising ways. Isn’t it time you gave these misunderstood creatures the credit they deserve?

3. Groundhog Day or liberation from daily routine?

   Dr Ruth Odgen from the School of Psychology, a lead investigator on a new study into time under COVID-19 isolation, shares her thoughts with us.

4. My archaeological summer placement in Pano Lefkara, Cyprus

   Bethany Royle, BSc (Hons) Forensic Anthropology student tell us about her summer placement in Cyprus.

5. The Moon: facts, fascination and the future

   We talk to Professor Andy Newsam, Director of the National Schools’ Observatory, about the Apollo 11 Moon landing and learn some interesting facts about the Moon along the way.

6. Sport psychology students' field trip

   Two Sport Psychology students share their experiences of their field trip to Manchester United training ground and the English Institute of Sport.

7. Prehistoric people started to spread domesticated bananas across the world 6,000 years ago

   One of the most widely grown, traded and eaten of all the crops, bananas were once a prized exotic novelty, but are now a staple in many country’s supermarkets – Prof Chris Hunt and Dr Rathnasiri Premathilake investigate

8. My experience working with orangutans

   MRes English student, Lindsay Wilkinson shares her insights into the orangutan volunteer project in Indonesian Borneo.

9. What it's like studying Sport Psychology

   LJMU's Sport Psychology undergraduate course is a great first step for those aspiring to become a sport psychologist.

10. Here’s how your holiday photos could help save endangered species

    Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world – 42m people visited sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 alone. Photographs on social media are already being used to help track the illegal wildlife trade and how often areas of wilderness are visited by tourists.