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1. Human speech evolved from great apes

   Researchers have shown that, contrary to previous arguments, great apes do have control over their voice, and can learn how to ‘speak,’ throwing new light on the evolution of speech.

2. Enhancing the global student experience

   Two Architecture students and a recent graduate are enjoying a truly international experience thanks to LJMU’s Go Global Fund and the Erasmus+ programme.

3. From Lab Bench to Backbench

   Dr Andreea Font from the Astrophysics Research Institute at Liverpool John Moores University is swapping a lab coat for legislation as she visits Justin Madders MP, at the House of Commons

4. Leading the digital manufacturing revolution

   A unique business support programme, set to power a digital manufacturing revolution in the Liverpool City Region, will be using research and academic expertise from the LJMU Faculty of Engineering and Technology.

5. Isolation and detachment must be tackled says Governor of the Bank of England

   Read more about the Roscoe Lecture delivered by the Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney where he made a startling appraisal of how globalisation is failing great swathes of society.

6. World-class status for Sport and Exercise Sciences in new academic ranking

   Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Sport and Exercise Sciences has been named the 6th best department in the world according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for the Sports Sciences subject area, highlighting the School’s global research influence. The results also show the School ranked as the 2nd best department in the UK and the 3rd best in Europe.

7. Is this the face of Robert the Bruce?

   Scientists and historians have joined forces to create detailed virtual images of what could be the head of Robert the Bruce, reconstructed from the cast of a human skull held by the Hunterian Museum.

8. Yuletide TV schedules remain culturally significant

   Dr Joanne Knowles, Senior Lecturer in Media, Culture and Communication, School of Humanities and Social Science, comments on why the Christmas TV schedule is still so eagerly anticipated, even in the age of on-demand viewing.

9. Remembering Eleanor Rathbone

   Around 12 months after delivering her Roscoe Lecture on Eleanor Rathbone, Dr Susan Cohen again joined staff and students from LJMU for a special event at Speaker's House in London.

10. Recycle your old running shoes

    The LJMU Sports Team has joined forces with JOGON on their mission to keep millions of training shoes out of landfill.