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1. How chimp DNA techniques turned us into jungle detectives

   Wild chimpanzees are hard to find, but their DNA – left-behind genetic traces – is opening up a new way of studying them, write experts Alexander Piel and Fiona Stewart

2. Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance

   As Transgender Awareness Week begins (13 -19th November) and ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance (20 November), Dr Bee Hughes (they/them/theirs), LJMU Lecturer in Media, Culture, Communication and Co-Chair of LJMU Together LGBT+ Staff Network looks at the local, national and international picture when it comes to trans awareness and allyship in 2021.

3. Reach new heights: 6 signs you are ready for postgraduate study

   Are you ready for postgraduate study? Read more to find out...

4. How to write a standout personal statement

   Struggling to write a personal statement to support your university application? Our in-house expert, Andrew Cooper, shows you how to approach this essential document.

5. Prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin have been reclassified – but it won’t stop problem use

   Prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin have been reclassified – but it won’t stop problem use

6. How monkeys make friends and influence each other

   For us humans, getting involved in an aggressive conflict can be costly, not only because of the risk of injury and stress, but also because it can damage precious social relationships between friends – and the same goes for monkeys and apes.

7. Student placement at Secret World Wildlife Rescue: Saving the world via hedgehogs

   By Catherine McCarthy, BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour student

8. Clearing blog 2023

   Don’t think university is for you? Think again! LJMU’s caring community is here to support you to achieve your best.

9. Groundhog Day or liberation from daily routine?

   Dr Ruth Odgen from the School of Psychology, a lead investigator on a new study into time under COVID-19 isolation, shares her thoughts with us.

10. The importance of seeking support during your studies

    Final Year Sociology student Lucy Rose Ashton reflects on her time at LJMU, all the support available for new and current students and how to reach out.