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1. The Conversation: Hyrox could improve your strength, endurance and fitness

   Experts from the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences share evidence that suggests the fitness competition is good for your health.

2. Childhood verbal abuse shows similar impact to physical abuse

   Research in BMJ Open Journal tracked rise of verbal abuse over decades as physical abuse fell off

3. Graduates celebrate in the sunshine

   Tuesday 14 July was the second day of the summer graduation ceremonies

4. 80 years on: the mysterious flight of Rudolf Hess

   Intrigue, propaganda and conspiracy theories - Dr James Crossland, reader in international history at LJMU, looks back at one of the most bizarre episodes of the Second World War.

5. Researchers reveal new findings into greatest scientific fraud

   A new analysis of the famous Piltdown Man forgeries, conducted by LJMU researchers, points the finger of suspicion even more firmly at their discoverer, Charles Dawson. The Piltdown Man scandal is arguably the greatest scientific fraud ever perpetrated in the UK, with fake fossils being claimed as evidence of our earliest ancestor.

6. Cave bears may have been adapting to survive the ice age

   Recent research published in Quaternary Science Reviews on the long extinct cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) has found their attempt to adapt to the growing harshness of the last ice age before their extinction.

7. LJMU marks Remembrance 2025

   Students and staff have supported the Poppy Appeal and community engagement projects, as well as taking part in acts of remembrance.

8. The life of a primatologist

   Meet LJMU primate specialist and lecturer in Animal Behaviour, Dr Alex Piel. He talks about his research on chimpanzees and what they tell us about our own history.

9. 'Saint of cooking and health' honoured by city

   Public health pioneer and founding figure of LJMU Fanny Calder has been honoured at Liverpool's newest hotel.

10. Advance HE Aurora Programme final days to apply

    LJMU staff are reminded that the application deadline for the Advance HE Aurora Programme, a leadership development initiative for women, is Friday 4 November 2022.