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1. Student placement at Secret World Wildlife Rescue: Saving the world via hedgehogs

   By Catherine McCarthy, BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour student

2. 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.

3. The importance of seeking support during your studies

   Final Year Sociology student Lucy Rose Ashton reflects on her time at LJMU, all the support available for new and current students and how to reach out.

4. A chimpanzee cultural collapse is underway, and it’s driven by humans

   Chimpanzees now face the daunting task of surviving in a habitat increasingly infested and assaulted by humans. And as their populations decline, so does their behavioural variation. In short, humans are causing chimpanzee cultural collapse.

5. My law field trip to a former prison at Lancaster Castle

   Second year LLB Law student Poppy shares what she learnt away from the lecture theatre about legal history during a visit to Lancaster.

6. 7 reasons to study in Liverpool

   Liverpool is a magnet for students as a safe and affordable home from home. Here are just some of the reasons why Liverpool is a great student destination.

7. Human ancestors had the same dental problems as us – even without fizzy drinks and sweets

   Prehistoric humans and their predecessors may have had a very different diet but their teeth suffered in similar ways to ours, writes anthropology lecturer Dr Ian Towle

8. My experience working with orangutans

   MRes English student, Lindsay Wilkinson shares her insights into the orangutan volunteer project in Indonesian Borneo.

9. Students' tips for a social media detox

   We chat with Becca Hope and Julia Harrison about their experiences staying away from social media and discover their top tips on how to let go.

10. Knife crime and gangs: how a decade of bad policy left deprived young people without real choice

    England’s dramatic rise in gang-related knife crime has been called a “disease” by the UK home secretary, Sajid Javid, and amid the daily drama of Brexit the prime minister, Theresa May, has called a summit of 100 experts to Downing Street to discuss the issue.