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1. New Neanderthal remains discovered

   LJMU researchers discover new remains at the Shanidar Cave in the mountains of Iraq.

2. Bonobos share and share alike

   Bonobos are willing to share meat with animals outside their own family groups. This behaviour was observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is documented in a new study in Springer’s journal Human Nature

3. Another successful year for the online summer course “Sustainability and Employability”

   Over 60 students successfully completed the online summer course Sustainability and Employability: Understanding Sustainability Issues and Getting Ready for the Job Market.

4. Consultation LJMU and the Atlantic Slave Economy

   In February 2019, LJMU joined the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium (USS), based at the University of Virginia.

5. Academic Board Elections - Non-Teaching Staff

   Following the call for nominations, an election for the non-teaching member of staff on Academic Board will take place.

6. Sport is failing mothers at the top of their game

   Journalism student Daisy reveals evidence in national newspaper

7. eHealth could close the gap on increased diabetes rate in ethnic communities

   Improving patient outcomes

8. Elvis and The Beatles

   As BBC2 marked the 50th anniversary of a momentous meeting between Elvis Presley and The Beatles, LJMU lecturer Jeff Young penned a drama for the occasion inspired by the secret meeting that took place in Elvis’s Bel Air mansion in 1965.

9. Global security figures quizzed in The Policing Conversation podcast

   Lecturer James Williams interviews police chiefs, scholars, journalists and researchers

10. Saving the planet

    Conservation academics encourage collaboration to protect wildlife and reduce CO2 emissions.