Getting geared up for university – your questions answered
With the new academic year just around the corner, we’ve put together some useful advice to prepare you for starting uni this autumn.
With the new academic year just around the corner, we’ve put together some useful advice to prepare you for starting uni this autumn.
I'm Laura from Antrim, Northern Ireland. I graduated from my MA in International Relations and Politics in 2024 after completing my undergraduate in History at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). Though coming to LJMU it felt like a last-minute UCAS Clearing decision, it has come to be the best decision I ever made. I now work at LJMU in the Global Opportunities Team, and I have been here professionally for just over a year.
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