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1. Lecture founder returns to reflect upon 25 years of the Roscoe

   Professor the Lord David Alton returned to St George’s Hall with hundreds of guests from across Liverpool and the LJMU community to reflect on the Roscoe Lecture Series.

2. Liverpool LASER Talks: Within Touching Distance

   The emergence of immersive technologies such as VR Headsets and Game Engines provide new opportunities for artists and scientists alike. In this Liverpool Art Science Evening Rendezvouz (LASER) Talks we bring together speakers from very different disciplines whose work greatly extends the potential of these tools within neuroscience, health immersive theatre to reveal insights into the artistic, scientific and technological basis of their unique illusionary and immersive power.

3. Liverpool LASER Talks: Pockets of Joy - Music Participation in Community & Healthcare Settings

   Did you know music can significantly improve health and wellbeing at any age? Research now supports its powerful impact, including for those facing life's challenges and medical conditions. In this Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) Talks we bring together musicians, neuroscientists, and healthcare practitioners whose work offers insight into the power of music participation, composition and performance to enhance peoples lives.

4. 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.

5. 'It's life changing' - reasons why students study for a degree

   The value of a university education has been a hot topic for some time. We look at the benefits to doing a degree - why it's a valuable investment in the professional and personal future of students.

6. Sweden vs England post-match analysis

   Science and Football students give their post-match analysis of the Sweden and England game of the World Cup.

7. Croatia vs England post-match analysis

   Science and Football students give their post-match analysis of the Croatia and England game of the World Cup.

8. Colombia vs England post-match analysis

   Post-match analysis on the World Cup game between Colombia and England from Science and Football students.

9. 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?

10. How chimp DNA techniques turned us into jungle detectives

    Wild chimpanzees are hard to find, but their DNA – left-behind genetic traces – is opening up a new way of studying them, write experts Alexander Piel and Fiona Stewart