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1. Conservation breakthrough

   Drones could contribute to saving endangered chimpanzees

2. In memoriam: Caroline Aherne

   It is with great sadness that the University announces the death of former student Caroline Aherne at the age of 52.

3. Teacher Training: Partnership approach earns praise from Ofsted

   Inspectors also cite social justice, mentoring and curriculum as Primary and Secondary training earn 'good' status

4. LJMU produced films to be shown at COP26 in Glasgow

   LJMU films of how fast rising sea levels impact island communities will be shown to delegates at Glasgow COP26 next week.

5. Extra online security is being rolled out across the university

   Update your details and find out where staff and students can go for IT support.

6. Discoveries of faint galaxies using supernovae

   Tom Sedgwick, PhD student at the Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI), part of LJMU,has with a team of ARI astronomers discovered 140 ‘new’galaxies, with findings due to be published in April’s edition of the prestigious journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

7. International student, Roy's five favourite Liverpool spots

   LJMU MSc Electrical Power and Control Engineering postgraduate student Roy gives us his five favourite spots in the city

8. 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.

9. January exams: training for invigilators

   In anticipation of the January examination period, Academic Registry will be holding invigilation training sessions for LJMU staff throughout December.

10. Sports performance alumni leads the way at British Equestrian

    Former sports performance student, Helen Nicholls, has been appointed as Performance Director at British Equestrian.