Students advise employers on prioritising social mobility
LJMU students voiced what they want to see in future employers at the Raise Up Summit 2025.
Ali Al Shammari, Joy Chukwuma, Raghad Hasan and Nail Akal spoke on a student panel at the event on what they look for in a future employer, including a healthy and positive workplace, authenticity and opportunities to connect and network with colleagues from similar backgrounds and how employers can be more inclusive in how they recruit and develop young talent.
The students also shared how their own experiences of being student co-creation interns within the Student Futures team had led to further opportunities including being interviewed on BBC Merseyside and joining a Purpose Coalition round table chaired by Justine Greening.
Raise Up Summit
The summit, a unique intergenerational event explored the impact of social mobility for both business and young people. Young individuals got the opportunity to meet with 100s of employers, together under one roof, with inspiring speakers and practical knowledge being shared.
Attendance from LJMU staff and students
50 LJMU students attended the event and got the opportunity to speak to employers about entrepreneurship and hear from inspiring individuals.
Student Futures, Unitemps and Outreach colleagues were also on stand to provide information about what the university offers as well as the opportunity to tour LJMU campus for young people attending the summit.
Director of LJMU Student Futures Chris Finn, also encouraged employers to partner with LJMU if they are serious in their commitment to diversity, inclusion and fairness in their workplace.
Social mobility at LJMU
Being a bronze sponsor and part of the Raise Up Summit is just one of the many things LJMU is doing to prioritise social mobility. The university is proud to be catalysing social inclusion and change across the university for our students and communities.
Over the past academic year:
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We’ve delivered 405 school and college events, reaching 30,432 pupils in the Liverpool City Region to inspire young people about Higher Education
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Our Business and Law clinics have provided an estimated £3.2m worth of pro bono services to communities and organisations across the region
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Our Liverpool John Moores University Students' Union’ has supported 1,077 students, to help 103 organisations with more than 6,500 hours' worth of volunteering activity
Find out more about LJMU’s impact.
