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1. #IamRemarkable, Google Garage and NatWest Business Builder training

   Google Garage is supporting LJMUs Global Entrepreneurship Week (16 22 November) with a series of superb and state-of-the-art business training for students and staff.

2. IT upgrades coming your way

   During the summer, IT services will be delivering an upgrade to Microsoft Office and Google Chrome will become the default browser.

3. Individuals ‘can be profiled’ via Virtual Reality platforms

   Study by psychologists raises ethical questions about data capture

4. Study tempers hopes of 'voice assistant' retail boom

   Millions of consumers could end up giving shopping-with-Alexa a miss unless  retailers improve the buying experience, according to new research published this week by Liverpool Business School.

5. Join Bright Network's free 3-day virtual Internship Experience UK

   Join Bright Network's free 3-day virtual Internship Experience UK and supercharge your CV this summer. Content will be delivered by leading employers and industry experts, including Amazon, British Airways, BT, Teach First, PWC, Clyde & Co, Google, EY, Nestlé, Schroders and many more.

6. How drone research is driving global technology

   Drone research at LJMU is branching out into new areas including working with Google Maps and Google Earth engines and introducing a ‘Civic Drones programme’ for the business community.

7. Scientists discover the dawn of spoken language evolution

   Why did our ancestors combine a consonant with a vowel to make up the first word? Scientists from several institutes have found some clues to the answer.

8. Early language learning linked to school maths performance - report

   Two-year study concludes into how children develop numeracy skills

9. Conservation breakthrough - Drones could contribute to saving endangered chimpanzees

   A new study has revealed that drones fitted with a standard camera are able to detect chimpanzee nests, saving conservation researchers hours of ground work.

10. Rare sharks detected around UK with DNA 'traps'

    Technique gives more accurate picture of sea life