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1. LJMU first university to use teaching and research 'robot dog'

   Civil Engineers show off canine construction robot at LJMU Open Day.

2. A study of the chimpanzee precursor of HIV-1 could lead to a better AIDS vaccine

   Liverpool John Moores University has been part of an international research team, led by Professor Beatrice Hahn and colleagues at the Perelman School of Medicine, who have been studying the origin of HIV-1 in non-human primates for decades.

3. LJMU leads work to explore BAME attainment deficit

   Study underway to understand how assessment impacts Black students

4. Forensic scientists versus psychic detectives

   In addition to his academic work as Principal Lecturer in Forensic Anthropology, and forensic duties as an expert witness, Dr Matteo Borrini of the School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, debunks psychics who attempt to be involved in forensic investigations, and has learnt the art of magic to help decode their strategies.

5. Why the menopause matters and workplace support at LJMU

   For the past two years, colleagues across LJMU have been working to better understand and recognise the type of support needed by those experiencing the menopause, and to devise ways to create greater awareness across the organisation.

6. Lord Hall Roscoe review: The BBC in the 21st Century

   Read more about LJMU’s latest Roscoe Lecture delivered by Director General of the BBC, Lord Hall of Birkenhead CB, ‘The BBC in the 21st Century’.

7. Did Neanderthals have finer feelings?

   Understanding the lives of early people

8. Winner of Novella Award announced

   Nina Allan has been announced as the winner of the Novella Award, hosted by LJMU.

9. Ancient skeletal hand could reveal evolutionary secrets

   A 4.4 million-year-old skeleton could show how early humans moved and began to walk upright, according to new research.

10. Can grass help solve the cleaner energy crisis?

    Government calls on expertise of LJMU plant biologist for energy solution