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1. Scientists reveal source of human heartbeat in 3D

   A pioneering new study is set to help surgeons repair hearts without damaging precious tissue.

2. Energy from plants - how hybrids can boost biomass production

   Plant biologists show methods to improve Miscanthus hybrids to optimise seed production

3. How can dance help our mental health - new research

   Psychologist Valentina Cazzato collaborates with Edge Hill in AHRC-funded project to understand the neuroscience of dance as therapy

4. Can we turn the tide for orangutans in 2016?

   Assisting conservationists in combating primate extinction threats

5. Restrictions on using USBs for students and staff

   From 4 September students will be no longer able to use USB storage devices on LJMU equipment. This is alongside the restrictions already in place for staff.

6. Forensics: Advances in scene of crime DNA evidence

   Team explores how tiny traces could help crack criminal cases

7. Primate population threat up by 20% in 20 years

   LJMU’s Professor Serge Wich, and other internationally recognised experts, have published a paper calling for urgent action to protect the world’s dwindling primate populations.

8. Liverpool Short Film Festival attracts massive interest

   Student organised festival receives 3,000 films from 15 countries

9. £10m study to predict heart and stroke disease

   EU's Horizon Programme funds TARGET< a collaboration with 10 countries led by LJMU to use AI models to track common disease evolution

10. Tyrannosaurus or Hadrosaur: How well can AI identify dinosaur footprints?

    Artificial intelligence comes out on top in machine v human challenge to identify fossil dinosaur tracks