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1. Wanted: students to live with monkeys

   LJMU students are given a once in a lifetime opportunity to venture out into the wilds of Tanzania to study primates in their natural habitat. Find out about their experiences.

2. 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.

3. The welcome rise and worrying fall in covert investigation

   Covert techniques and specialist intelligence never appear to be far from the headlines - so why are they on the decline?

4. Prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin have been reclassified – but it won’t stop problem use

   Prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin have been reclassified – but it won’t stop problem use

5. Prehistoric people started to spread domesticated bananas across the world 6,000 years ago

   One of the most widely grown, traded and eaten of all the crops, bananas were once a prized exotic novelty, but are now a staple in many country’s supermarkets – Prof Chris Hunt and Dr Rathnasiri Premathilake investigate

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. How to settle into halls as an International student

   Jorge David Capera Holguín an international student from Colombia answers some of the most commonly asked questions about settling into student accommodation.

9. Gang culture appeals to disenfranchised young people – but ‘social mixing’ offers a way out

   Over the past ten years, violence among young people involved in gangs has claimed hundreds of lives and dominated national debate in the UK.

10. My experience working with orangutans

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