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1. The Secrets of the Neanderthals

   Scientists from LJMU and Cambridge help piece together human remains and the story of the Neanderthal cave dwellers of Shanidar

2. Exercise help for cancer patients

   Wearable tech project to improve outcomes for patients at Clatterbridge hospital

3. Instagram: no link with anxiety, depression and loneliness

   Research presented at British Psychological Society counters assumptions around self worth and lifestyle

4. Scientists teach underprivileged kids in police chief challenge

   This week young people from across the north west are sailing on the trip of a lifetime for the Chief Constable’s Challenge yacht race.

5. Framework for Academic Quality and Standards Policy update

   This staff policy has had a minor amendment.

6. 'Living fossil' fish detected with DNA science

   Professor Stefano Mariani and team detect 'living fossil' fish off South African by collecting water samples

7. Blistering Barnacles! Boat detritus boost for marine conservation

   eDNA from biofouling sponges offers clearer view of marine life

8. AI to help national hedgehog survey

   Conservation AI platform applies machine learning to identify animals in double time

9. New Researcher Development Opportunities:Dates Worth Saving

   New, exciting researcher development opportunities will be on offer over the coming months. Available only for limited numbers of researchers, it’s worth ‘saving the dates’.

10. Screen School film shown at European Parliament

    Filmmaker aims to shed light on plight of one Palestinian family