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1. 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.

2. July is Disability Pride Month

   July marks the celebration of Disability Pride month. An opportunity to raise awareness and have positive conversations about disability in study and the workplace.

3. creative clusters, musicfutures

   The Liverpool City Region is announced as a new £6.75 million UKRI Creative Cluster for the music sector.

4. Blistering Barnacles! Boat detritus boost for marine conservation

   eDNA from biofouling sponges offers clearer view of marine life

5. LJMU encourages researchers to deposit data in university repository

   The researcher engagement team are committed to open science and data management by working with researchers to deposit their data in the LJMU Data Repository. These ongoing efforts enhance data accessibility, reproducibility, and transparency in research.

6. Science and art recreate face of Robert the Bruce

   Face Lab reconstruction of Scottish hero's head on display for 750 anniversary

7. £1.2m win for LJMU as Science and Technology Facilities Council supports cutting edge research at ARI

   The Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI) has won a £1.2m grant from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), to support cutting-edge research at Liverpool John Moores University

8. LJMU Estates Roadmap to 2020 progresses with 4-6 Rodney Street

   LJMU is currently in the process of mapping around six major capital developments across the city centre, the majority to be completed by 2020.

9. Bid to stop stigma of menstruation in Nepal

   LJMU researchers have secured a £300,000 grant from the British Academy to tackle the stigma faced by Nepalese women during menstruation.

10. LJMU collaborates with Liverpool Law Society

    LJMU Law students are being offered career and networking opportunities from Liverpool Law Society (the society that represents all lawyers from the Liverpool City Region) due to a new collaboration between the two organisations.