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1. Programme keeps teenage girls active in lockdown

   A programme to keep teenage girls active during lockdown has found it significantly boosted their strength, fitness, motivation and body image.

2. £50,000 project to assess mental health value of 'great outdoors'

   A successful bid by a national research group led by LJMU looks to better strengthen the use outdoor natural environments as a mental health asset over the coming decade.

3. Bomb squad training for Forensics students!

   Royal Logistics Corps' first visit to a UK campus

4. Policing degrees meet standards of Quality Assurance Agency

   Professionalisation of policing "good for recruits and society"

5. Chief Constable speaks up on mental health

   High-profile event for Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies

6. Student Spotlight: Abbie Romano

   The representations of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) roles is improving, but there’s work to be done. As of 2018, WISE Campaign (Women into Science and Engineering) announced that the UK is on track to have one million women working in the field by 2020. These statistics are encouraging, and demonstrate an improvement in opportunities shown to young women who pursue the career path.

7. International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination

   To mark the day, Marie Hie, JMSU's Black and Asian Minority Ethic Student Officer, talks about LJMU's reciprocal mentoring scheme and how we can all contribute to reducing inequalities

8. Statins research offers new advice to GPs

   First comprehensive advice on 'true' and 'false' side effects

9. Librarian Heather discovers relatives in her own archive!

   Digging into the archives to find your ancestors often throws up surprises.

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.