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1. Michael Morpurgo Roscoe Lecture

   War Boy to War Horse

2. 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.

3. World’s rarest great ape virtually wiped out in a century

   The survival of the worlds rarest great ape the Tapanuli Orangutan is hanging in the balance, according to a team of scientists.

4. Worrying trend of children 'in care' still living at home

   Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University are set to investigate a worrying phenomenon in the North West of England that is seeing increasing numbers of vulnerable children placed into local authority care yet remain living at home. 

5. Major new study into impacts of COVID-19 on children

   A major study has been launched to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

6. Time for a renaissance for school Design & Technology?

   Dr Matt McLain writes in The Conversation

7. in memoriam, hazel clark

   in memoriam, hazel clark

8. Research exposes the mental toll of menopause

   Professor in Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, Pooja Saini, writes for The Conversation about her research into menopausal mental health.

9. Big Ideas: "This is just the beginning of English Devolution" - expert

   Dr Paul Anderson, an expert in English politics, in a Q&A on devolution

10. EU Horizon 2020 funding to uncover the ‘dark side’ of the Universe

    We owe our very existence to dark matter. Galaxies as we know them, stars, planets, and people would not exist without its presence. Yet we still have very little understanding of its nature and origin