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1. Clearing blog 2023

   Don’t think university is for you? Think again! LJMU’s caring community is here to support you to achieve your best.

2. 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.

3. How monkeys make friends and influence each other

   For us humans, getting involved in an aggressive conflict can be costly, not only because of the risk of injury and stress, but also because it can damage precious social relationships between friends – and the same goes for monkeys and apes.

4. Sport psychology students' field trip

   Two Sport Psychology students share their experiences of their field trip to Manchester United training ground and the English Institute of Sport.

5. 'It's life changing' - reasons why students study for a degree

   The value of a university education has been a hot topic for some time. We look at the benefits to doing a degree - why it's a valuable investment in the professional and personal future of students.

6. Croatia vs England post-match analysis

   Science and Football students give their post-match analysis of the Croatia and England game of the World Cup.

7. Chimpanzee ‘nests’ shed light on the origins of humanity

   Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, and observing them in the wild helps us reconstruct how our ancestors adapted to a changing environment millions of years ago, write Drs Alexander Piel and Fiona Stewart

8. 5 reasons to love maggots

   Whether they are working away in the farmer’s field or being used as evidence in court, maggots are helping us in our day-to-day lives in surprising ways. Isn’t it time you gave these misunderstood creatures the credit they deserve?

9. What supplements do scientists use, and why?

   Six scientists, including LJMU Professor of Human Physiology Graeme Close, on the supplements they take every day and why they take them

10. Footprint fossils suggest lizards have been running on two feet for 110 million years

    Bipedal movement has existed in modern reptiles for much longer than we previously knew, writes Dr Peter Falkingham