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1. Study 'solves mystery' of shifts in physical appearance of ancient Egyptians

   The shift from hunter-gatherer to farmer likely explains evolutionary jumps in appearance amongst many ancient peoples.

2. Academic Board election voting now open

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

3. Why do we love an underdog?

   Sport psychologist Dr Gill Cook in BBC podcast Mental Muscle

4. 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.

5. Domestic abuse: better safeguarding can aid prosecution

   New research suggests domestic abuse victims are better served by schemes which prioritise safeguarding over prosecution.

6. European Grant to help our understanding of how galaxies form

   Professor Nate Bastian, Head of Research at the Astrophysics Research Institute and Royal Society University Research Fellow, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant.

7. Honorary Fellowship: Louise Ellman MP

   Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Louise Ellman MP at Liverpool Cathedral on Wednesday 13 July 2016.

8. 'Can I please speak to the manager!"

   Research from Liverpool Business School surveyed 570 tourists and customers about their experiences of hotel stays

9. Instagram: no link with anxiety, depression and loneliness

   Research presented at British Psychological Society counters assumptions around self worth and lifestyle

10. Cosmic fireworks as distant star ‘squeezed’ by massive black hole

    Daniel Perley and collaborators describe only third Black Hole 'tidal event' on astronomical record in the journal Nature