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1. Our ancient relative who “walked like a human, but climbed like an ape”

   New fossils are the missing link that settles a decades old debate proving early hominins used their upper limbs to climb like apes, and their lower limbs to walk like humans

2. LJMU students gain policing experience through Merseyside Police volunteer scheme

   Students get first-hand insight into the challenges and responsibilities involved in investigative work.

3. Did the Tudors help invent modern Britain?

   Dr Suzannah Lipscomb delivers a National Identity Lecture exploring why Tudor history is still a key part of the modern British identity.

4. ADHD Foundation 'Neurodiversity Umbrella Project' welcomed onto campus

   You may have noticed a rainbow installation of more than 80 umbrellas in the Student Life Building. We're delighted to partner with the ADHD Foundation to bring the Neurodiversity Umbrella Project.

5. Liverpool named runner-up at European Capital of Innovation Awards

   Liverpool has been named as a runner-up for the title of European Capital of Innovation 2026.

6. 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.

7. LJMU wins funding for 200 new Degree Apprenticeships under Government initiative

   LJMU will be opening its doors to an extra 200 new employer-supported Degree Apprentices in September 2017, after being only one of 18 universities to secure part of a multimillion pound Government fund.

8. Space Oddity: Most distant disc galaxy discovered

   LJMU astrophysicist works with European Southern Observatory and collaborators to confirm Milky Way-like galaxy from 700m years after Big Bang

9. How drone research is driving global technology

   Drone research at LJMU is branching out into new areas including working with Google Maps and Google Earth engines and introducing a ‘Civic Drones programme’ for the business community.

10. 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