Richard Murray Start-up Case Study | Student Futures
Richard Murray completed a Professional Doctorate of Sport and Exercise Psychology and now runs his own sport psychology consultancy, Unfiltered Sporting Minds Ltd.
Richard Murray completed a Professional Doctorate of Sport and Exercise Psychology and now runs his own sport psychology consultancy, Unfiltered Sporting Minds Ltd.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, we asked some of the students who completed their PhDs with the Institute over the last 20 years to share their stories.
Zoë Dunlop graduated in 2025 with a degree in Marketing and has secured a graduate role with AccountsIQ in London. During her time at LJMU, Zoë completed an industrial placement with Mando Group, worked part-time for the Student Futures team during her final year as a Marketing and Content Officer and also completed a Discovery Internship with In-House Legal Solutions.
Hannah Lacy graduated from LJMU in 2021 with a degree in Wildlife Conservation, followed by an MSc in Wildlife Conservation Technology in 2022, and is now a PhD Researcher in Conservation Biology at the University of Leeds.
Liverpool John Moores University is working on a major project to make its online learning platform simpler and more consistent for everyone, especially students who learn differently.
Rei Misa graduated in 2024 with an MSC in Maritime Operations Management and now works as a Claims Executive for an organisation that deal with claims handling.
Mia Parry graduated in 2024 with a degree in Physical Education. She now runs her own business, Girls2Goalz, an elite football academy for girls aged 8-16.
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Rory Kane graduated in 2025 with a degree in Business with International Business Management. He has secured a role as a Business Development Coordinator for Generative Minds after initially completing a Discovery Internship with the company.
Josh writes about the different Screen School facilities available to all of our Film Studies, Media Production, Drama and Journalism and Sports Journalism, as well as Performance and Production students.