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1. Spectacular Neanderthal find reopens debate about earliest 'burials'

   The discovery of a virtually complete Neanderthal skeleton in Northern Iraq is set to reopen the debate about whether our closest ancient human relatives buried their dead.

2. Scientists from the Astrophysics Research Institute showcase their latest simulations of the universe at event

   Astrophysicists from LJMU showcased their latest simulations at Daresbury Laboratory Open Week.

3. Free staff access to LinkedIn Learning

   As part of LJMU’s commitment to supporting staff development, the LinkedIn Learning platform is being made available to everyone.

4. Coffee and Connections

   The next Coffee and Connections event takes place on Thursday 12th September at Exchange Station from 8.15am.

5. A potential new threat to bumblebees identified by researchers

   Parasitic worm sold to gardeners causes rapid death in bumble bees

6. 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.

7. Being Human Festival: Making death more sustainable

   A LJMU project, out of the School of Art & Design, seeks to raise awareness of new sustainable forms of human burial

8. A study of the chimpanzee precursor of HIV-1 could lead to a better AIDS vaccine

   Liverpool John Moores University has been part of an international research team, led by Professor Beatrice Hahn and colleagues at the Perelman School of Medicine, who have been studying the origin of HIV-1 in non-human primates for decades.

9. Eight Engineering students to showcase innovative products at New Designers Show

   Eight Product Design Engineering students from LJMU are heading to London next month to show off their innovative designs to industry experts.

10. Artificial Intelligence to give new access to 500-year-old manuscripts

    Ground-breaking computational methods will be used by a team of researchers to advance the access of historical collections and study the history of Early Colonial Mexico.