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1. Can grass help solve the cleaner energy crisis?

   Government calls on expertise of LJMU plant biologist for energy solution

2. Research exploring music and social transformation in sacred spaces reaches new crescendo

   Since 2020 Professor Simone Krüger Bridge has partnered with Liverpool Cathedral to study the impact of its music outreach initiatives.

3. The Conversation: Could forcing workers back to the office backfire?

   Employment experts Gemma Dale and Matthew Tucker argue the case for hybrid working in The Conversation

4. Prehistoric predators kept large animals in check and shaped ecosystem

   Our prehistoric ancestors may have had large carnivores – giant lions, saber-tooth cats, bears and hyenas up to twice the size of their modern relatives – to thank for an abundance and diversity of plants and wildlife.

5. Astro-ecology: Counting orangutans using star-spotting technology

   LJMU, WWF and HUTAN came together to examine better ways of detecting the great apes in the Bornean forest canopy, by using drones fitted with thermal-imaging cameras.

6. How AR technology could transform flood risk understanding and build resilience in the face of climate change

   Communities affected by flooding, and agencies responsible for managing flood risk, have had a first look at new Augmented Reality (AR) technology which shows the extent of future flood risk in their neighbourhoods.

7. ‘Pest’ monkeys save palm oil industry millions

   MONKEYS save the palm oil industry hundreds of millions each year by killing damaging pests, according to researchers in Liverpool, UK.

8. LJMU to build world's largest robotic telescope

   Liverpool John Moores University will start work on the world's largest robotic telescope after a £4 million boost from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

9. New partnership established to develop world's largest robotic telescope

   LJMU joins forces with Spanish astronomy institute to develop the world’s largest robotic telescope

10. Blue eyed see better in the dark

    New research suggests blue eyed humans better than brown eyed in seeing in dark