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1. Law students win Oriel Chambers Mooting Competition

   Emily Shaw and Shay McSorley beat off competition from across LJMU, The University of Liverpool, Edge Hill University and Liverpool Hope University to be named the winners.

2. Happy Hamsters

   Hamsters are the ubiquitous childhood pet: cute, cuddly, ready to sink their teeth deep into your finger … But how can you tell if your hamster is happy?

3. Your new Staff Governor Emily Walker

   Following a fortnight-long election period, Emily received the majority of votes out of the five self-nominated candidates to represent Professional Services, and will now serve on the Board for the next three years.

4. Commonwealth competitors going for gold at Birmingham 2022

   Good luck to all athletes and sport science staff from the LJMU community as they ready themselves for the Commonwealth Games 2022, starting in Birmingham this week.

5. New Professors and Readers

   LJMU has promoted five new professors and 34 new readers.

6. Macaque communication signals studied

   Experts in primate behaviour develop online resource to improve welfare

7. Improving animal welfare

   Happy Hamsters: Examining the effect of emotions on cognitive processes in pets

8. Microplastic pollution threatens hermit crab populations

   New research from Queens University Belfast and Liverpool John Moores University reveals how the microplastic pollution crisis is threatening biodiversity.

9. The tropical birds that hang out with the right-looking guys

   In the world of rare tropical birds, hanging out with guys with the right looks can be the difference between life or death.

10. Study shows monkey's emotions linked to genes

    Primatologists at LJMU and Chester find genetic variants which explain social attention and negative emotions