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Do Insects Feel Pain? What Neuroscience Reveals About Insect Sentience and Animal Suffering

The nervous system that wasn't supposed to matterA fruit fly injected with a small dose of acid will drag the affected limb, avoid using it, and protect it from further contact. That behaviour has a name in biology: nociception. It is the detection of damaging stimuli by specialised sensory neurons,…

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Fish Intelligence and Pain Research Is Quietly Rewriting the Ethics of What We Eat

Fish Are Not What We AssumedThe tusk fish picks up a clam, swims to a rock, and smashes it open, repeatedly, deliberately, with the same stone it has used before. This is tool use. It was filmed in the wild, published in the journal Coral Reefs in 2011, and it…

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Ringo Starr receive honorary degree from Liverpool University on 86th birthday

Ringo Starr has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music by the University of Liverpool during a special ceremony held ahead of his annual “peace and love” birthday gathering in Los Angeles.

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Belfast unrest: 'Racists and groups allied to the far right are now unified across Europe'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. Northern Ireland is once again confronting scenes of unrest, violence and anti-migrant attacks. Shirlow frames the violence within a wider European and global context. He argues that today's far-right…

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XJTLU celebrates 20th anniversary and unveils new 10-year plan

SUZHOU, China, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On 22 May, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) officially celebrated the 20th anniversary of its founding. The day's main event was the XJTLU High-Quality Development Conference that reflected on the University's 20-year educational journey, saw the release of XJTLU's newest 10-year strategic plan, and...

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‘Punished for being from Sudan’: Students accuse UK of denying the right to education after study visas refused

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s ‘emergency brake’ on migration has left thousands of UK university international students without a crucial education. Shaheena Uddin reports on the young people suffering the consequences

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A 476,000-year-old wooden structure found in Kalambo Falls is changing human history

A wooden structure, dated 476,000 years old, was found at Kalambo Falls in Zambia. This discovery has significantly altered our view of early hominin intelligence. Researchers from Aberystwyth University and the University of Liverpool uncovered these logs that fit together, marking the oldest known example of wood used in building.…

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Sir Neil Cossons obituary

Science Museum director and chair of English Heritage determined to impress the value of Britain’s history, architecture and culture on politicians

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Endangered monkey gives birth after pioneering operation to save foot

Roloway monkey Masaya welcomed infant Lagertha at Chester Zoo.

The Independent UK

Endangered monkey gives birth months after foot was saved from amputation

Fewer than 2,000 of the monkeys live in the wild in Ghana and the Ivory Coast

The Independent UK

New food warnings could save thousands of peoples’ lives, experts say

Many countries have brought in a mandatory nutritional warning label law

The Independent UK

Babies born to black mothers 81% more likely to die in neonatal care, NHS study shows

Analysis of England and Wales units also finds 63% higher risk to babies whose mothers live in most deprived areas

The Guardian - UK

University leaders warn student pro-Palestine protesters to ‘think carefully’

Students from several institutions are set to gather at events around the country on the anniversary of October 7.

The Independent UK

Liverpool mobile greengrocer to reach ‘food deserts’ with aid of mapping tool

Government-funded pilot in areas where it’s ‘easier to buy a vape than an apple’ may be extended across UK

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Senior clinician appointed next chief scientific adviser

Professor Calum Semple will take up the position on August 5 on an initial three-year term.

The Independent UK

The real reason two ‘miracle’ Alzheimer’s drugs were rejected for NHS use

ANALYSIS: Paul Atkinson and Sally Sheard say the decision reflects a cautious and evidence-based approach that protects patients and public funds

The Guardian - UK

‘Concerning’ lack of female-only medical trials in UK, say health experts

Exclusive: doctors and patients forced to make decisions in ‘vacuum of evidence’ as women under-represented in data

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Scientists map use of epilepsy drug in England and Wales linked to birth defects

Data is used for the first time to show regional differences in the uptake of a single medicine – sodium valproate – and the potential benefits are striking say researchers

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Lyme disease: What are the symptoms and how can it be treated?

Lyme Disease UK has warned that the disease is on the rise in the UK

The Independent UK

Scientists find link between mental health at 11 and future obesity

Data from 4,556 11-year-olds and 3,791 14-year-olds considered overweight or obese was analysed

The Conversation

How ‘critical karaoke’ is helping researchers to explore the music of Taylor Swift

In honour of Taylor Swift’s three concerts at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium this summer, the University of Liverpool hosted Tay Day (Liverpool’s Version), an academic conference on Taylor Swift and her music on June 12.

The Guardian - UK

Swifties and academics debate Taylor Swift, from misogyny to millipedes

University of Liverpool hosts Tay Day to coincide with singer’s Eras tour concerts at Anfield

The Guardian - UK

Nearly half of UK families excluded from modern digital society, study finds

Exclusive: Lack of online skills and access creates digital divide that amplifies other exclusions, says report

Evening Standard

Calories on menus in pubs and restaurants will save 9,000 lives, says study

Scientists say extending measures to all food outlets would reduce obesity

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Woman Graduates After 60-Year Wait For Degree In Animal Sciences

Angela Davidson completes her BSc (Hons) in Animal Sciences at the University of Liverpool, decades after leaving due to pregnancy

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