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1. Clearing blog 2023

   Don’t think university is for you? Think again! LJMU’s caring community is here to support you to achieve your best.

2. Dogs in the classroom – coming to a school near you soon?

   When you think about your own school days, you might have had a furry friend to keep you company in the classroom – maybe a school hamster, rabbit or guinea pig. But what about a school dog?

3. Lauren Russell -Discovery Internship Case Study | Student Futures

   Second year Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice student Lauren Russell tells us about her Discovery Internship as a Charity Support Officer Intern at Torrington Drive Community Association.

4. Georgina Bates Graduate Scheme Case Study | Student Futures

   2023 Business Management graduate talks about how undertaking a Discovery Internship was an important factor in helping her secure a place on the MDS graduate scheme in Trainee Management Development.

5. Aisha Oxer Case Study | Student Futures

   Aisha Oxer, who graduates in 2025 with a degree in Early Childhood Studies, tells us securing a place on the Teach First graduate programme

6. How to squash money stresses

   Got money on the mind? Here are some student spending tips...

7. Sam Scragg Graduate Case Study | Student Futures

   Sam Scragg graduated in 2023 with a degree in International Relations and Politics and secured a year-long internship as a Careers and Employability Information Intern with the LJMU Student Futures team.

8. Nepal’s menstrual huts: what can be done about this practice of confining women to cow sheds?

   Despite being illegal, chhaupadi, the practice of exiling menstruating women and girls from their home – often to a cow shed – is still practised in some areas of Western Nepal. Chhaupadi is an extreme example of the stigmas and restrictions around menstruation that exist not only in Nepal, but also globally.

9. How monkeys make friends and influence each other

   For us humans, getting involved in an aggressive conflict can be costly, not only because of the risk of injury and stress, but also because it can damage precious social relationships between friends – and the same goes for monkeys and apes.

10. Jamie Harris Graduate Case Study | Student Futures

    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.