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1. LJMU celebrates Paralympics with Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson

   Sport experts at LJMU are backing the transformational power of the Paralympic Games, which start today in Tokyo.

2. 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.

3. LJMU launch new Disability Sport and Physical Activity Network (DisSPA)

   LJMU were joined by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE DL & Professor Greg Whyte to launch new Disability Sport and Physical Activity Network (DisSPA Network) this month.

4. Stars’ odd behaviour gives up hidden black holes

   Black hole hunters are turning detective to uncover hidden behemoths in Space.

5. Neanderthals made tools from lion bones

   Study in Scientific Reports by LJMU and scientists from Belgium

6. Man killed by quartz arrow 12,000 years ago

   Dr Alex Wilshaw, LJMU paleoanthropologist in the Forensic Research Institute co-authors study of remains of ancient hunter-gatherer killed by a quartz-tipped arrow

7. Prehistoric predators kept large animals in check and shaped ecosystem

   Our prehistoric ancestors may have had large carnivores – giant lions, saber-tooth cats, bears and hyenas up to twice the size of their modern relatives – to thank for an abundance and diversity of plants and wildlife.

8. Can we turn the tide for orangutans in 2016?

   Assisting conservationists in combating primate extinction threats

9. Primate population threat up by 20% in 20 years

   LJMU’s Professor Serge Wich, and other internationally recognised experts, have published a paper calling for urgent action to protect the world’s dwindling primate populations.

10. Gold for Astrophysics at Chelsea

    Astrophysicists plant ‘Dark Matter’ at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.