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1. Challenges of the night-time economy

   Academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns

2. New human evolution gallery at the World Museum Liverpool opened with a bang!

   Discover the intertwined history of our species. A new free gallery officially opened at the World Museum Liverpool on 6th September 2019. The opening was marked by a family event: Human Evolution Festival, but the gallery is now open to the public and an activity trail will be available soon. Where do we come from? What makes us human? These fundamental mysteries have shaped the study of human origins for centuries. Trace our species’ evolution from the first upright primate through to modern humans.

3. Anthropologists play down links between modern humans and Denisovans

   An anthropologist at Liverpool John Moores University and other researchers have played down links between modern Asian physiology and a recently discovered early human species, Denisova hominins.

4. Discovery of rotating disc around nascent star 'a special moment'

   Finding from ARI, ESO and Durham University could help us understand how stars are born

5. Academic Board election voting now open

   Staff have until 5pm on Thursday 14 September to vote for their preferred Academic Board candidates.

6. UK Malaysia Partnership Grant for Student Mobility

   Three grants of £30,000 are available for UK-Malaysia Consortium member institutions for developing innovative and sustainable student mobility initiatives that enhance student outcomes and competencies.

7. Why do we love an underdog?

   Sport psychologist Dr Gill Cook in BBC podcast Mental Muscle

8. National project to drive change through business education

   Liverpool Business School has joined forces with Oxford Brookes and Chester Business Schools to set national guidance for driving social and environmental change through business education. 

9. Global Award for LBS leadership training

   LBS and Circle Health Group scoop Gold from European Foundation for Management Development

10. Hidden ‘fossil’ galaxy is missing link in Milky Way formation

    Much of the Milky Way was formed 10 billion years ago by a massive collision with a relatively small galaxy dubbed Heracles, according to scientists in the UK.