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1. Why we can't resist splashing out at Christmas

   Associate Professor of Neuroscience Dr Samantha Brooks explains what happens to our willpower when it comes to Christmas treats and spending.

2. Liverpool's maritime future 'depends on AI' - researchers

   'Rising Star of LJMU's Global Centre for Maritime Innovation Dr Huanhuan Li.

3. Art and Design students travel the world

   The annual Susan Cotton and Sue Dunthorne Travel awards are open to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the school, designed to enhance students personal and career development through travel and impactful experiences. Successful applicants for the Susan Cotton Awards receive a budget of £1500 to spend on the trip of a life to their choice of destinations, while the Sue Dunthorne Travel Bursary is an award of £500 to travel anywhere in the UK or overseas.

4. PFAS: you can’t smell, see or taste these chemicals, but they are everywhere – and they’re highly toxic to humans

   Dr Patrick Byrne, Reader in Hydrology and Environmental Pollution, writes in The Conversation on the growing dangers of 'forever chemicals' - PFAs - in our water resources.

5. UN security council needs major changes – permanent seats for African countries is just one

   Law academic Dr Gary Wilson sets out a future road map for a more representative, authoritative Security Council

6. Are young people frozen out politically?

   LJMU student Rachael Carroll talks about votes for 16-year-old, democracy and the European Youth Parliament

7. Sport scientists on how we'll exercise post lockdown

   As gyms reopened their doors this week, two of LJMU's sport and exercise scientists shared their views with LJMU Corporate Comms and with The Times newspaper.

8. Critically Thinking About Race, Religion and Belief/Non Belief

   LJMU invited speakers from different backgrounds to discuss their views on the issues that are still apparent in today’s society. The conference, Critically Thinking About Race, Religion and Belief/Non Belief was presented to a packed lecture theatre of academics, students and professionals.

9. Researchers sequence first genome from Ancient Egypt

   Researchers from LJMU's School of Biological and Environmental Sciences and The Francis Crick Institute uncover new evidence of migration from the Middle East to the empire of Ancient Egypt

10. Could exercising while losing weight preserve your muscles and help keep them ‘young’?

    Associate Professor in sport science Dr Jose Areta writes in The Conversation.