Our ancient relative who “walked like a human, but climbed like an ape”
New fossils are the missing link that settles a decades old debate proving early hominins used their upper limbs to climb like apes, and their lower limbs to walk like humans
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Study helps explain high rate of adverse drug reactions among women
Biomedical research team from LJMU, Australian National University, University of New South Wales and Melio healthcare publish study in Nature Communications providing evidence of major difference in how men and women react to prescription drugs
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New date for staff event raising awareness of domestic abuse support
Staff are invited to an event on Wednesday 14 December from 10am to 11am at Exchange Station (Room 1 & 2), where they can find out more about how we're supporting those impacted by domestic abuse.
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"I had not done anything academic for a very long time"
We met three staff colleagues who were supported through further study
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Study of 'nearest human relative' suggests parenting more influential than genetics
Paper in Communications Biology looked at influencers of stress in 600 chimpanzees
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Great apes predicted to lose 90% of African homelands, study finds
A triple-whammy of climate change, land-use change and human population growth is set to decimate the habitats of Africas great apes gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos over the coming 30 years.
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More than 500 staff attend Students at the Heart Conference 2025
More than 500 members of staff and students have attended the Students at the Heart Conference 2025.
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LJMU shortlisted for six nominations at education awards
LJMU has been shortlisted in six categories at the Educate North Awards 2016 to be held on Thursday 21st April in Manchester.
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Educational exchanges
Unique UK and South African research partnership
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Early humans were using stone tools three million years ago
LJMU paleontologists part of international team to discover oldest prehistoric butchery site ever found