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1. Will genetically modified pets soon be reality or do they already live among us?

   Demelza Kooij's film The Breeder considers the darker implications of our cultural fetish with cute.

2. 7 reasons to study in Liverpool

   Liverpool is a magnet for students as a safe and affordable home from home. Here are just some of the reasons why Liverpool is a great student destination.

3. Footprint fossils suggest lizards have been running on two feet for 110 million years

   Bipedal movement has existed in modern reptiles for much longer than we previously knew, writes Dr Peter Falkingham

4. A Nursing Pilot Showing Real Promise | Edtech

   Andy Shackleton has partnered with the School of Nursing to pilot a smarter way of organising large student cohorts in Canvas, using a combination of Groups and Sections to deliver targeted activities and content to different teams. Early feedback from the Nursing Simulated Practice team has been very positive, with the approach credited with helping a current placement run significantly more smoothly. The pilot is part of a wider project to find scalable Canvas solutions for larger cohorts.

5. Diversity in action through LJMU's Staff Disability Network

   Martin Coulby from the Astrophysics Research Institute talks about his own mental health issues and the importance of the Staff Disability Network at LJMU.

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

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

7. Differentiation Tags | EdTech

   Our institution is assessing a new Canvas feature that allows tutors to tag students to streamlining personalised learning.

8. How we can use light to fight bacteria

   This research could provide an answer to some of the problems posed by antibiotic resistance

9. Chimpanzee ‘nests’ shed light on the origins of humanity

   Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, and observing them in the wild helps us reconstruct how our ancestors adapted to a changing environment millions of years ago, write Drs Alexander Piel and Fiona Stewart

10. Decorated snail shell in a cave in Iraq could be evidence of Paleolithic bling

    A tiny artefact with complex incisions tells us about prehistoric ornamentation, writes Professor Chris Hunt