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1. Study of 'nearest human relative' suggests parenting more influential than genetics

   Paper in Communications Biology looked at influencers of stress in 600 chimpanzees

2. 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.

3. ‘Joining a student society made me come out of my shell’

   Meet JMSU's new Vice-President (Activities) Pedrom Tavakolli 

4. Liverpool’s ‘blue people’: the older adults redefining what ageing looks like

   PhD candidate in Sport Science writes in The Conversation.

5. New guide helps LJMU researchers import open data into staff profiles

   The Library Researcher Engagement Team has launched a new guide to help researchers seamlessly import dataset records into their Symplectic profiles.

6. LJMU supports 'Thrive' young people to share career experiences with PM

   Young people taking part in the Rise Construction Framework’s Thrive Careers Hub have met with the Secretary of State, the RT Hon Liz Kendall, alongside Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, to launch the government’s Youth Trailblazer scheme.

7. Future Fortnight: 28 February to 11 March – open to all students

   Join the Student Futures team for a series of events helping you think about your future goals. The sessions are friendly, open to students from any programme or year group and will help you gain clarity on your next steps.

8. Registration open for conference on decolonial approaches to teaching and research

   A mini-conference highlighting developments in decolonial approaches to teaching and research across the university featuring three sessions of talks and discussion on decolonising pedagogy, assessment and research methods, will take place in November.

9. Ice Age bone samples reveal DNA links between wolves and dogs

   An international group of geneticists and archaeologists have analysed bones samples, some provided by LJMU, that reveal the ancestry of dogs can be traced to at least two populations of ancient wolves.

10. Chimpanzees copy gestures to get by in a complex social world

    Researchers have found that wild chimpanzees may copy each other’s gestures to maintain their complex social relationships.