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1. LJMU Staff Networks move to Teams

   From this month the process to join a staff network has moved to the LJMU website and Microsoft Teams, making it even easier to join one of LJMU’s staff networks

2. Five things for our new students to do before they arrive

   As more students confirm their places at LJMU and we prepare for clearing, here’s five essential things we’ll be encouraging our new students to do as soon as possible.

3. Connecting the community with Climate Science

   LJMU celebrated Climate Week 2015 with an event at Manchester Museum which saw over 1,200 people get together with academics and students from the University, British Antarctic Survey, Manchester Metropolitan University, and the University of Manchester to investigate the latest challenges to the environment.

4. Human-altered ecosystems

   What can fossil bones tell us about the ecology and behaviour of extinct species? In two recent publications, Dr Carlo Meloro from the School of Natural Sciences and Psychology has worked with international teams to demonstrate how we can interpret palaeoecology (the ecology of fossil animals and plants) of extinct wild dogs by looking at their fore-limb and skull shape.

5. Graduates celebrate in the sunshine

   Tuesday 14 July was the second day of the summer graduation ceremonies

6. A day to remember

   Friday 17 July was the final day of LJMU's 2015 summer graduation ceremonies

7. A potential new threat to bumblebees identified by researchers

   Parasitic worm sold to gardeners causes rapid death in bumble bees

8. How the brain controls our sense of touch

   MRC Funded grant to offer most detailed insight yet

9. Did Neanderthals have finer feelings?

   Understanding the lives of early people

10. New phase of biochemical technology

    Blood-monitoring medical solution could change healthcare forever