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1. Study shows impact on emotional reactions

   Researchers from LJMU and the University of Liverpool have conducted a study examining the effect ecstasy has on different parts of the brain.

2. LJMU leads €10m project on data science-led healthcare

   LJMU, Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital partner with ten European countries to model improved diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for atrial fibrillation to stroke patients

3. 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.

4. Emma commended at Westminster for widening access in education

   LJMU PhD student and member of the Student Recruitment and Admissions team Emma Smith has received a commendation for her contribution to widening access at a national awards ceremony held in the Palace of Westminster recently.

5. LightNight 2018

   The LightNight festival, which takes place on Friday 18 May this year, promotes the city’s arts and cultural offer to people who may not usually engage with the arts.

6. Addressing gender imbalance within higher education

   For the fourth lecture in LJMU's Athena Lecture Series, three speakers from STEMM and non STEMM backgrounds presented to a packed lecture theatre comprising academics, students, professionals and Year 9 pupils from four local schools.

7. Study of 'nearest human relative' suggests parenting more influential than genetics

   Paper in Communications Biology looked at influencers of stress in 600 chimpanzees

8. Trainee pharmacists speed ahead in digital practice

   Pharmacists-to-be are being trained on the world's first fully patient-controlled online health record.

9. LJMU team takes on Kilimanjaro

   A team of 17 self-named Kilimanscousers including LJMU Students, LJMU alumni and Liverpool professionals will climb Kilmanjaro this August.

10. 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.