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1. Roscoe Lecture, Peter Elson

   The sinking of the Liverpool-bound superliner The Lusitania was the fascinating subject of the first Roscoe Lecture of 2026.

2. Obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities

   Obesity is increasing more rapidly in the world’s rural areas than in cities, according to a new study of global trends in body-mass index (BMI).

3. Researchers’ work helps encourage more women into sport

   This Girl Can

4. Taking the city under water

   Unexpected biodiversity at Liverpool's Albert Dock

5. New guide helps LJMU researchers import open data into staff profiles

   The Library Researcher Engagement Team has launched a new guide to help researchers seamlessly import dataset records into their Symplectic profiles.

6. Were sauropods swimmers or walkers?

   An international team of scientists, led by the China University of Geosciences in Beijing and including palaeontologists from the Liverpool John Moores University, has shed new light on some unusual dinosaur tracks from northern China. The tracks appear to have been made by four-legged sauropod dinosaurs yet only two of their feet have left prints behind.

7. 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.

8. Bringing research to life

   LJMU’s School of Sport and Exercise Sciences regularly undertakes outreach activity to ensure members of the public are aware of the work researchers are carrying out, and the positive impact it has on everyday lives.

9. Olympic Alumna addresses Sports Scholars

   World, Commonwealth, European and Olympic medallist, Anyika Onuora recently returned to Liverpool John Moores University to talk to sports scholars, sport interns and staff from student sport societies about her experiences as an LJMU Sports Scholar.

10. Celebrating creativity across the city

    Willy Russell: Behind the Scenes