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1. School of Law debates Ukraine invation

   The School of Law held a discussion day on Tuesday on Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine for people to learn more about the legal context of the war.

2. Conductor delivers virtuoso performance

   Vasily Petrenko, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's Chief Conductor, on Russian history and music.

3. Chimpanzees copy gestures to get by in a complex social world

   Researchers have found that wild chimpanzees may copy each other’s gestures to maintain their complex social relationships.

4. Seasonal storminess, should we be concerned?

   Scientists give long-term perspective for unsettled British summers

5. Graduation review: Friday 14 July 2017

   Find out more about the last day day of LJMU's 2017 Summer Graduation Ceremonies that were held at Liverpool Cathedral on Friday 14 July.

6. Cosmic fireworks as distant star ‘squeezed’ by massive black hole

   Daniel Perley and collaborators describe only third Black Hole 'tidal event' on astronomical record in the journal Nature

7. Is this the world's oldest oven?

   Archaeologists have unearthed baked bread and food remains from 70,000 years ago in Shanidar Cave in Iraq and published the study of early culinary skills in the journal Antiquity.

8. Climate change ‘opened and closed’ migratory door through Arabia for 400,000 years

   One of the driest places on Earth has intermittently been a 'green corridor' for human migration due to historical periods of increased rainfall, according to new research.

9. 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.

10. Nine funded projects combat discrimination and inequality

    The impact made by nine research projects led by LJMU staff has been celebrated at an event on campus.