How chimp DNA techniques turned us into jungle detectives
Wild chimpanzees are hard to find, but their DNA – left-behind genetic traces – is opening up a new way of studying them, write experts Alexander Piel and Fiona Stewart
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How to squash money stresses
Got money on the mind? Here are some student spending tips...
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The welcome rise and worrying fall in covert investigation
Covert techniques and specialist intelligence never appear to be far from the headlines - so why are they on the decline?
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Exam top tips
Business Studies student, Julia Harrison, shares her top tips in preparing for exams.
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Sweden vs England post-match analysis
Science and Football students give their post-match analysis of the Sweden and England game of the World Cup.
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Wanted: students to live with monkeys
LJMU students are given a once in a lifetime opportunity to venture out into the wilds of Tanzania to study primates in their natural habitat. Find out about their experiences.
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Getting geared up for university – your questions answered
With the new academic year just around the corner, we’ve put together some useful advice to prepare you for starting uni this autumn.
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6 days in the life of a geography student on Almeria field trip
Geography students, Holly Hadden and Georgina Harriss, share their experiences of a recent field trip to Almeria, Spain.
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St. George's Park visit
On Friday 8 March, over 20 students studying BSc and MSc programmes in LJMU's School of Sport and Exercise Sciences visited St. George's Park, the home of the Football Association.
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Nepal’s menstrual huts: what can be done about this practice of confining women to cow sheds?
Despite being illegal, chhaupadi, the practice of exiling menstruating women and girls from their home – often to a cow shed – is still practised in some areas of Western Nepal. Chhaupadi is an extreme example of the stigmas and restrictions around menstruation that exist not only in Nepal, but also globally.