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1. Blooming lovely: LJMU cultivates its Forest School

   LJMU is utilising its green spaces with the help of students and volunteers in a bid to enhance primary trainee teachers' education journey with the development of the Forest School Initiative.

2. Blue tits individually decide: "Should I stay or should I go?"

   A new study reveals that energy resources, shelter and the environment are not the only factors involved in blue tits’ decisions to migrate or remain resident, their individual personalities also play a role.

3. Global Accessibility Awareness Day

   18 May is Global Accessibility Day. Here are some simple things you can do to help improve accessibility if you are a student or staff member

4. Exploring the relationship between radio and heavy rock and metal music

   International scholars and practitioners came together to discuss the theme at the inaugural Heavy Metal on the Airwaves symposium organised by LJMU researcher and lecturer Dr Nadim Hassan.

5. Sport-for-all manager joins LJMU as part of international collaboration

   LJMU is set to strengthen its reputation for promoting sport-for-all and physical activity in its communities.

6. 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.

7. Were sauropods swimmers or walkers?

   An international team of scientists, led by the China University of Geosciences in Beijing and including palaeontologists from the Liverpool John Moores University, has shed new light on some unusual dinosaur tracks from northern China. The tracks appear to have been made by four-legged sauropod dinosaurs yet only two of their feet have left prints behind.

8. Sport science programmes promote greater diversity

   "We have a chicken and egg situation, which is unsustainable"

9. New journal to share evidence for better policing

   The International Journal of Criminology and Policing Education launched by LJMU, Leeds Trinity and Higher Education Research Hub

10. 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.