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1. 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.

2. Honorary Fellow Dr Ulrich Hoppe

   Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Dr Ulrich Hoppe QC at Liverpool Cathedral on Wednesday 12 July 2017.

3. Grad Fest 2019 – event for final year students on 3 April

   Grad Fest 2019 is a new event for final year students at LJMU, taking place on 3 April from 2pm-7pm at the John Lennon Art and Design Building.

4. Can a fish leave footprints? It’s possible, according to LJMU study

   Making footprints without feet: Lungfish moving on land leaves unusual traces says scientist.

5. Milky Way research earns Parliament invite

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

6. International sport coaching programme in Malta hits the right mark

   International specialists in the field of sport coaching at LJMU visited Malta this month, rounding off the academic year, as they brought together UK-based MSc Sport Coaching students with their Maltese counterparts on the MSc International Sport Coaching programme.

7. Research shows holidays offered by The Royal British Legion significantly improve well-being

   LJMU researchers have carried out a major national study on behalf of The Royal British Legion which shows the breaks and holidays they offer military veterans and their families hugely improves their mental health and well-being.

8. A timely reflection on Liverpool and our lives

   At a time when COVID 19 has made people fearful, isolated or alone, Jeff Youngs new book, Ghost Town, offers not only a fascinating read but also a reflection on all those things that are important to us, our families, friends and communities. Its a deeply felt and beautifully written journey through Jeffs Liverpool childhood, the adult writer stalking Liverpool alone or with friends, searching for a past lost, regained, remembered so viscerally that the reader feels intimately connected to the child Jeff longing to leave the hospital where hes had his tonsils removed or to the older man out walking with writer friend, Horatio Clare, in search of de Quincey in Everton.

9. Liverpool Short Film Festival attracts massive interest

   Student organised festival receives 3,000 films from 15 countries

10. "Why I'm frustrated at how poverty is reported in the media"

    Lecturer Rachel Broady explains why she has helped to write new guidelines for journalists who report on Britain's poor