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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. In memoriam: Professor Maureen Williams

   LJMU is saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Maureen Williams who was a supporter and friend of the university.

7. The Conversation: What we can learn from some of the world's most extreme athletes about overcoming doubt

   In extreme sports, the consequences of athletes’ decisions can be life threatening. So what can we learn from moment of jumping?

8. Is this the largest gas cloud in the known Universe?

   Astronomers discover huge hydrogen cloud - a new clue to formation of stars  

9. Liverpool College of Art alumni reminisce at Bicentenary year documentary screening

   A film charting the history of Liverpool College of Art, today’s Liverpool School of Art and Design, was screened at a special event attended by more than 50 alumni of the college and university.

10. Discovery of a new great ape: The Tapanuli orangutan

    An international team of researchers have just described a new ape species, the Tapanuli orangutan, find out more about this exciting discovery here.