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1. Discovery of a new great ape: The Tapanuli orangutan

   An international team of researchers have just described a new ape species, the Tapanuli orangutan, find out more about this exciting discovery here.

2. Instagram: no link with anxiety, depression and loneliness

   Research presented at British Psychological Society counters assumptions around self worth and lifestyle

3. How can Virtual Reality enhance student learning?

   Dr Alison Lui and Dr Peter Wolstencroft in the Faculty of Business and Law look at the issues after hosting the inaugural European Immersive Learning Network at LJMU

4. New Scientist Live 'huge success' for astrophysicists

   Astrophysics Research Institute team show off latest science in warm-up for British Science Festival

5. Jackie and Just Seventeen 'began' teenage agony

   Exhibition at LJMU's Aldham Robarts Library compared mental health advice then and now

6. Astronomers find the nearest massive black hole to Earth

   Scientists from LJMU's Astrophysics Research Institute part of team to discover Earth's nearest Black Hole

7. Sir Bert Massie CBE DL (1949-2017)

   It is with great sadness that the University announces the death of Sir Bert Massie CBE DL .

8. LJMU at the forefront of the search for other-Earths

   Read more about how LJMU's Liverpool Telescope has helped to find seven earth-sized worlds.

9. Elite sport stars deliver guest lectures

   The guest lecturers included Premier league football coach Mike Phelan and England International netball player Sara Bayman.

10. Draining peatlands for agriculture adds 'huge pulse' to global warming

    New research has calculated the damage done by farmers converting tropical peat swamps to oil palm plantations.