LJMU is testing LearnWise, a new AI chatbot in Canvas that answers student questions 24/7. Starting with course information like deadlines and exam dates, it will later offer study tools like quizzes and flashcards. Staff choose whether to use it in their courses.
We talk to Professor Andy Newsam, Director of the National Schools’ Observatory, about the Apollo 11 Moon landing and learn some interesting facts about the Moon along the way.
Demelza Kooij's film The Breeder considers the darker implications of our cultural fetish with cute.
The value of a university education has been a hot topic for some time. We look at the benefits to doing a degree - why it's a valuable investment in the professional and personal future of students.
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
A new approach to gathering data using cybernetics and AI could help coaches spot weak links in their teams
Prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin have been reclassified – but it won’t stop problem use
Covert techniques and specialist intelligence never appear to be far from the headlines - so why are they on the decline?
This research could provide an answer to some of the problems posed by antibiotic resistance
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, we asked some of the students who completed their PhDs with the Institute over the last 20 years to share their stories.