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1. Scientists to simulate 14 billion years of cosmic evolution

   Astrophysics Research Institute wins time on STFC Supercomputer

2. Mapping Europe's energy system

   EU Horizon 2020 €3.4 million grant for Energy Transitions Research

3. Alcatraz, Auschwitz, Chernobyl…the appeal of dark tourism

   Is dark tourism just another fad in the age of the selfie and tick list travelling? Gillian O’Brien explains its appeal and gives it historical context.

4. Hidden ‘fossil’ galaxy is missing link in Milky Way formation

   Much of the Milky Way was formed 10 billion years ago by a massive collision with a relatively small galaxy dubbed Heracles, according to scientists in the UK.

5. Anna Soubry MP visits Sensor City

   Business Minister, Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP, visited the site of the new Sensor City to see how the £15 million facility will revolutionise sensor technologies.

6. Vice Chancellor's Awards for Research, Scholarship and Knowledge Transfer 2019

   A summary of the winners of the VC Awards for Research, Scholarship and Knowledge Transfer 2019 conferred at the University Research and Innovation Day in June.

7. Identifying dinosaurs from their footprints is difficult – but AI can help

   Can AI help us identify dinosaurs from their fossilised footprints, asks Dr Paige dePolo, lecturer in vertebrate biology, writing in The Conversation.

8. Liverpool maritime sector steams ahead on jobs and growth

   LJMU's Global Centre for Maritime Innovation commissions report into growth and jobs in Liverpool's maritime industry.

9. Support at LJMU for those impacted by Cancer

   LJMU has introduced 20 trained Cancer Support Ambassadors across the university to support LJMU staff and students affected by cancer, directly or indirectly.

10. Draining peatlands for agriculture adds 'huge pulse' to global warming

    New research has calculated the damage done by farmers converting tropical peat swamps to oil palm plantations.