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1. How can dance help our mental health - new research

   Psychologist Valentina Cazzato collaborates with Edge Hill in AHRC-funded project to understand the neuroscience of dance as therapy

2. Mongooses take life-threatening risks to mate with partners from rival groups

   Romeo and Juliet roles for banded mongooses

3. Three simple ways to look after your data online

   As a new academic year begins, it’s really important to remember three simple steps to keep your data safe.

4. First evidence of distinct human species living cheek by jowl

   LJMU with scientists from US and Kenya find Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei lived in same place at same time

5. Police force diversity is improving in the UK - but there's a long way to go

   Legitimate, representative and proportionate policing is vital for social health in democracies, argue LJMU experts.

6. Joasia Krysa to curate Helsinki Biennial

   "Her interest in technology and digital art respond to the pertinent issues of our time"

7. Memory offers new clues to onset of dementia

   People dying with Alzheimer's 11% down on memory tests taken years earlier

8. Law students win Oriel Chambers Mooting Competition

   Emily Shaw and Shay McSorley beat off competition from across LJMU, The University of Liverpool, Edge Hill University and Liverpool Hope University to be named the winners.

9. Tim Marlow lead critic in arts writing project

   Tim Marlow to be lead critic in LJMU collaboration.

10. Shakespeare in a nutshell

    Shakespeare; creative genius, wordsmith and innovator, was also a man of the people. His influence on the English language has stood the test of time, and lines such as ‘in a nutshell,’ ‘mum's the word,’ ‘eaten out of house and home,’ ‘all's well that ends well" and ‘a wild goose chase’ are just some of those in common, everyday usage.