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1. Research supports fears of UK voter suppression

   Scrutiny of pilots for Photo-ID scheme cause for concern for legal experts

2. In memoriam: Dr Jo Croft

   Dr Jo Croft, senior lecturer in English, died of cancer on 15 January. She was a dearly-loved colleague and teacher at LJMU for nearly 28 years.

3. New Professors and Readers

   LJMU has promoted five new professors and 34 new readers.

4. Professor's shock at destruction of Earth's habitats

   Leading primatologist Serge Wich has expressed his shock after contributing to research which suggests only 3% of the world's land remains ecologically intact with healthy populations of all its original animals.

5. Exercise maintains 'rhythm of life'

   Exercising at a regular time of day may help to ward off mental health conditions by protecting the body's natural circadian rhythms, research suggests.

6. 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.

7. Machines that 'learn how to learn'

   Researchers have developed a new approach to machine learning that mimics humans ability to learn how to learn.

8. Climate change ‘opened and closed’ migratory door through Arabia for 400,000 years

   One of the driest places on Earth has intermittently been a 'green corridor' for human migration due to historical periods of increased rainfall, according to new research.

9. In the footsteps of giants: Can dinosaur tracks tell us as much as fossils and bones?

   Dr Peter Falkingham to lead major ERC study into fossilised footprints and dinosaur evolution

10. Experts report on new opportunities of hybrid and homeworking

    Liverpool Business School feeds into techUK and Public First report