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1. CBD use in rugby high as players seek to soothe pain

   A new study from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) highlights the high prevalence of cannabidiol (CBD) use among professional rugby players despite warnings it could lead to drugs bans.

2. LJMU welcome service children for university taster day

   Part of efforts to reduce the national gap in service children attending university.

3. Is your tattoo taboo at work?

   'Inked' employees sought for study

4. Biodiversity thriving at LJMU

   An environmental study has revealed dozens of species of wildflowers and grass are thriving across the LJMU estate.

5. Geographers say sterile gardens raise risk of flooding

   Drs Sarah Percival and Jon Dick back proposals to incentivise homeowners to keep their gardens green and natural

6. Scientists propose database of volunteers for forensic research

   Forensic Science Regulator and Forensic Capability Network back LJMU plan to encourage volunteer donations

7. Merseyside to benefit from Police Knowledge Fund

   The College of Policing has announced that LJMU, Merseyside Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPPC) for Merseyside have secured one of 14 successful bids for the Police Knowledge Fund.

8. Astro-ecology: Counting orangutans using star-spotting technology

   LJMU, WWF and HUTAN came together to examine better ways of detecting the great apes in the Bornean forest canopy, by using drones fitted with thermal-imaging cameras.

9. Potato song tops COVID-19 public information league

   Study ranks readability of websites during Pandemic

10. 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.