If you are struggling with your mental health or thoughts of suicide, some useful details are below. If you are in immediate danger (or concerned someone else is) or may harm yourself, please dial 111 for urgent medical advice, or call 999 for an emergency response.
Jasmine is the 2023/24 President of Liverpool John Moores Students’ Union and is striving to create better ways for students to get support for a whole range of challenges, particularly the hidden ones, that they might face during their time at uni.
Patrick Toosey was a Managing Director at Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Patrick's interview.
Colette was a dedicated member of the catering team at LJMU for 42 years, having joined Liverpool Polytechnic in 1981. Sadly, in October 2023, just four months before her retirement, Colette passed away after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia just a few months earlier. She was a much-loved colleague, developing life-long friendships while working for the polytechnic and university. Colette also had, and continues to have, many family ties to LJMU.
Ray joined Elder Dempster Lines when he was just 16. Ray worked in Hamburg, before returning to Liverpool to marry. Listen to Ray's interview.
Keynote speakers
Professor Peter Toyne was the Rector at Liverpool Polytechnic between 1986 and 1992 and the first LJMU Vice-Chancellor, once it gained university status, from 1992 to 2000. His vision for the polytechnic and then the university benefited not just students but Liverpool too.
Read the oration for Emma Rodgers on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
The main thing to remember is that if you need help, you just need to ask for it. The university employs staff that can signpost you to external services, you just need to ask if you are not sure where to turn.
Dean, an LJMU sport coaching graduate, co-founded Aspire Combat Sports Academy, a thriving MMA school that balanced its books in just eight weeks.