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1. It’s Ok To Not Be OK

   Join the discussion on student retention and our new campaign

2. 'First Class Honours' for social mobility

   Welcome news this week that LJMU is amongst the UKs top performing universities for enabling social mobility.

3. 'I'm so excited about our new Learning Commons' - Library chief

   The CHAT this month meets Heather Thrift, Director of Library Services, to talk about the digital future, pushing the boundaries of customer service and an exciting new library in the SLB.

4. Our ancient relative who “walked like a human, but climbed like an ape”

   New fossils are the missing link that settles a decades old debate proving early hominins used their upper limbs to climb like apes, and their lower limbs to walk like humans

5. New book reveals lives, loves and losses behind War Widows’ Quilt

   A new digital exhibition book tells the moving stories that lie behind the squares of the War Widows Quilt, a collaborative piece of art made by more than 90 war widows.

6. Liverpool Short Film Festival attracts massive interest

   Student organised festival receives 3,000 films from 15 countries

7. What the pandemic taught me - LJMU Together

   This feature encourages colleagues to share what they've learned as we all reflect on the pandemic and what we've been through.

8. Calling All Aurorans

   For the first time, LJMU is bringing together all colleagues who have been a part of Aurora, Advance HE's leadership development initiative for women.

9. Study 'solves mystery' of shifts in physical appearance of ancient Egyptians

   The shift from hunter-gatherer to farmer likely explains evolutionary jumps in appearance amongst many ancient peoples.

10. Study 'solves mystery' of shifts in physical appearance of ancient Nubians

    The shift from hunter-gatherer to farmer likely explains evolutionary jumps in appearance amongst many ancient peoples, says a new study.