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1. Sharon Burns Discovery Internship Case Study | Student Futures

   Education and Early Years graduate Sharon Burns tells us about the Discovery Internship she completed whilst studying at LJMU as a Business Development Officer for Compass Counselling.

2. The importance of seeking support during your studies

   Final Year Sociology student Lucy Rose Ashton reflects on her time at LJMU, all the support available for new and current students and how to reach out.

3. Footprint fossils suggest lizards have been running on two feet for 110 million years

   Bipedal movement has existed in modern reptiles for much longer than we previously knew, writes Dr Peter Falkingham

4. Hayley Worsfold Graduate Case Study | Student Futures

   Hayley Worsfold is an Animal Behaviour graduate who works as an Advanced Practitioner in Animal Management at Reaseheath College.

5. 5 reasons to study English Literature

   Love reading and analysing books? Consider studying English Literature – a degree that opens doors to a wide range of careers.

6. Here’s how your holiday photos could help save endangered species

   Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world – 42m people visited sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 alone. Photographs on social media are already being used to help track the illegal wildlife trade and how often areas of wilderness are visited by tourists.

7. A chimpanzee cultural collapse is underway, and it’s driven by humans

   Chimpanzees now face the daunting task of surviving in a habitat increasingly infested and assaulted by humans. And as their populations decline, so does their behavioural variation. In short, humans are causing chimpanzee cultural collapse.

8. How parasites and bacteria could be changing the way you think and feel

   From losing inhibitions to dementia – Lecturer in Genetics Dr Robbie Rae explores the role small critters play in a range of illnesses and behaviours

9. Nutrition Graduates Success Stories | Student Futures

   As part of the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences in 2025, a range of Nutrition graduates from recent years share reflections of their time at LJMU and how it has influenced their careers and personal growth.

10. Student placement at Secret World Wildlife Rescue: Saving the world via hedgehogs

    By Catherine McCarthy, BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour student