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1. Draining peatlands for agriculture adds 'huge pulse' to global warming

   New research has calculated the damage done by farmers converting tropical peat swamps to oil palm plantations.

2. Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you more

   Serge Wich and Eric Meijaard write in The Conversation on ethical, food security and sustainability issues around oil crops.

3. Research: Rampant growth in vegetable oil production threatens wildlife

   Professor Serge Wich contributes to IUCN report on vegetable oil

4. Study reveals ‘unseen’ food source in Africa

   Biologists from Liverpool, Belgium and Holland use satellites to unfarmed food source in Central Africa.

5. ‘Pest’ monkeys save palm oil industry millions

   MONKEYS save the palm oil industry hundreds of millions each year by killing damaging pests, according to researchers in Liverpool, UK.

6. The Cost of Violence on Merseyside report - Public Health Institute

   Landmark study finds serious violence costs £185m to region

7. When public money is tight, how do governments put a price on culture?

   Economist Dr Steve Nolan and sociologist Dr Rafaela Neiva Ganga write in The Conversation about how to measure the value of city culture in Liverpool and elsewhere

8. Join LJMU at Liverpool Pride

   Liverpool Pride takes place on Saturday 30 July and LJMU are inviting all staff, students and friends to join us at the July event.

9. International Online Learning With Athena School of Management

   A summary of a recent COIL project with Athena School

10. Last Chance To Win £25 - £50 Liverpool One Gift Vouchers - The Race Equality Charter Staff Survey

    LJMU are working to make the University more inclusive, your feedback in relation to Race Equality is invaluable.