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1. Study of 'nearest human relative' suggests parenting more influential than genetics

   Paper in Communications Biology looked at influencers of stress in 600 chimpanzees

2. Blackbirds singing in the dead of night

   Conserving habitats could be the key to saving declining songbirds

3. Gravitational wave science used to search for catastrophic explosion

   Researchers at the Astrophysics Research Institute were among the first to use new gravitational wave science, ahead of the recent announcement by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) that they had made the first direct detection of gravitational waves.

4. A peak behind the scenes of major BBC drama

   LJMU Media Production students go behind the scenes of Peaky Blinders which was filmed in Liverpool.

5. Largest dinosaurs walked more like hippos than elephants

   Analysis of footprints evidences unique Sauropod 'roll'

6. LJMU to lead British Council funded partnership to strengthen ties with Malaysia

   Liverpool John Moores University has been chosen as the Consortium Secretariat of a new Going Global Partnership, funded by the British Council, with Malaysia. The new collaboration aims to promote strategic engagement and bilateral cooperation in higher education between partner institutions in both countries.

7. 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.

8. £5M European funding to support development of Liverpool’s ‘Sensor City’

   The England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, has awarded £5 million to support the development of a hi-tech sensor hub in Liverpool city centre.

9. Immersive museum performances by LJMU drama students a triumph

   Drama students performed three consecutive performances last month at the Western Approaches Museum as part of the Battle of the Atlantic 80th anniversary commemorations, which culminate this May across Liverpool.

10. Ninth National Teaching Fellowship received

    Continued success in ‘University Oscars’