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1. Why our brains need touch

   An LJMU academic is leading a Neuroscience Group (SANG) that is revolutionising how we view the basic human sense of touch.

2. More Sumatran orangutans found in the wild than expected

   Researchers have discovered c.14,600 animals still live in the wild today - 8,000 more than expected.

3. Student Recruitment, Marketing and Admissions take LJMU to Northern Ireland

   Academics, professional service staff and students travelled to Belfast for a recent university applicant day.

4. Research & Knowledge Exchange Awards 2022 - The Winners

   The 2022 RKE Conference, hosted by the Faculty of Health, culminated in a ceremony for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

5. 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.

6. Island lizards offer new twist on theories of evolution

   Professor Richard Brown and Dr Carlo Meloro publish research in Communications Biology which shows divergence of a species of lizard despite cohabitation and gene exchange.

7. Financial Year-End

   Important Dates and Actions Required

8. Liverpool Telescope team scoop Institute of Physics award

   National Schools Observatory win major prize

9. Research Data Repository has a fresh new look and search functions

   You can now search by year, division, field of research, author, data type and funder.

10. Improving animal welfare

    Happy Hamsters: Examining the effect of emotions on cognitive processes in pets