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1. Machines that 'learn how to learn'

   Researchers have developed a new approach to machine learning that mimics humans ability to learn how to learn.

2. Initiative to put nature in planning policy recognised

   A key initiative to put nature at the centre of planning policy across the Liverpool City Region has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

3. Secrets of Britain's worst maritime war tragedy

   We’re making sure we get those stories from the families - Dr Ruth Doughty, LJMU

4. 7 ways Liverpool was key to improvements in health care

   We look at how and why Liverpool was a catalyst for change when it came to public health and how it continues to make a difference in health care today.

5. Inspiring stories of women in engineering and technology

   Students, academics and professionals discuss #breakingthebias

6. Making space for women to thrive in astrophysics

   More than 100 schoolgirls heard from LJMU astrophysicists during a special British Science Week event that celebrated the contribution of women in STEM.

7. Literacy programme supports Filipino community during pandemic and beyond

   Senior Education Lecturer Dr Judith Enriquez has helped the community of Alapasco in the Philippines to continue to develop their literacy skills despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.

8. Royal Astronomical Society award for ARI’s ‘virtual universes’

   Simulations of Space aid public and scientific understanding of science

9. Women in STEM lecture series: Chi Onwurah MP

   In 1984, there were 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering and technology courses. In 2015, there was still only 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering courses. This sad statistic formed the basis of an impactful lecture by Chi Onwurah MP about the gender imbalance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology (STEM) subjects and subsequent careers.

10. Revealing 100-year global height study

    Dutch men and Latvian women are the tallest on the planet, according to the largest ever study of height around the world. The research group, which included LJMU’s Dr Lynne Boddy, conducted the study using data from most countries in the world, tracking the height of young adult men and women between 1914 and 2014.