LJMU is testing LearnWise, a new AI chatbot in Canvas that answers student questions 24/7. Starting with course information like deadlines and exam dates, it will later offer study tools like quizzes and flashcards. Staff choose whether to use it in their courses.
Lauren Griffiths graduated in 2022 with a degree in International Tourism Management and currently works as a Sales and Marketing Executive for We Are Social Nation. In July 2025, along with a business partner, she opened her own business, Opal and Mersey, a content studio based in Liverpool.
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Bridie Smith graduated with a History degree and then went on to complete her graduate diploma in Law and a Legal Practice course at the University of Law before becoming a Paralegal for DWF.
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Business with Marketing student Ollie Facer tells us how he improved his employability during his studies through volunteering and completing a Discovery Internship.
Tom Barnes graduated from LJMU with degree in Sociology and went on to do an MSc in Development Studies at SOAS (School of African and Oriental studies) in London before becoming the Director of Fundraising and Communications at War on Want.
Jamie Harris graduated from LJMU with a degree in Media, Culture, Communication and then went on to get a Masters in Digital Marketing before securing a role as a Social Media Executive at THG.
Catrin Holden graduated with a degree in Media, Culture, Communication and secured a job as a Studio Researcher for the BBC’s One Show. When studying at LJMU she told us about the placement she undertook as a production runner at ITV Studios.
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