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1. Conservation breakthrough - Drones could contribute to saving endangered chimpanzees

   A new study has revealed that drones fitted with a standard camera are able to detect chimpanzee nests, saving conservation researchers hours of ground work.

2. Happy Hamsters

   Hamsters are the ubiquitous childhood pet: cute, cuddly, ready to sink their teeth deep into your finger … But how can you tell if your hamster is happy?

3. Measuring natural capital

   A new study has added evidence to the argument that placing an economic value of goods and services from the natural environment has the potential to achieve sustainable outcomes.

4. UN Report Warns Borneo’s Orangutans Face Severe Threats from Land Cover and Climate Change

   Over 80 percent of the orangutan’s remaining habitat in Borneo could be lost by the year 2080 if the island’s current land-use policies remain intact.

5. Mapping Europe's energy system

   EU Horizon 2020 €3.4 million grant for Energy Transitions Research

6. Effervescent Britons

   Investigating mass tourism

7. Ninth National Teaching Fellowship received

   Continued success in ‘University Oscars’

8. Lifestyles of the dinosaurs

   Scientists downsize the Jurassic giant

9. Why LJMU students are among the most employable in the UK

   Driving career choices

10. Celebrating the success and growth of the knowledge sector across the North of England

    RISES revealed as Educate North Research Team of the Year