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1. Alcatraz, Auschwitz, Chernobyl…the appeal of dark tourism

   Is dark tourism just another fad in the age of the selfie and tick list travelling? Gillian O’Brien explains its appeal and gives it historical context.

2. Milky Way research earns Parliament invite

   Early-career researcher Hannah Dalgleish was invited to Parliament after making a new discovery about the Milky Way.

3. 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.

4. Let's explain how slavery streets got their names

   A reaccounting  of Liverpools uncomfortable slaving history is being backed by experts at Liverpool John Moores University.

5. Thesis Boot Camp

   PGRs attended 2 day residential writing event, at Gladstone's Library in Wales.

6. Draining peatlands for agriculture adds 'huge pulse' to global warming

   New research has calculated the damage done by farmers converting tropical peat swamps to oil palm plantations.

7. Students urged to buy second-hand

   STUDENTS in Liverpool are turning old jumble into quirky bags to raise awareness of waste in the fashion industry.

8. Women expose themselves when calling out sexual aggression

   A NEW study into unwanted sexual attention in bars and clubs has found that men use two key aggression tactics.

9. New report shines a light on financial struggles of coastal fishers

   Thousands employed in the fishing industry face debt and financial hardship, according to findings from the Research Unit for Financial Inclusion at Liverpool John Moores University.

10. eDoc - A new postgraduate online progression system

    eDocs launch coincided with the centenary of the PhD qualification in the UK