The Belonging Podcast
The Belonging Podcast is a student led podcast, supported by the LJMU Diversity and Inclusion team, exploring the many different experiences and perspectives of our diverse student body.
The Belonging Podcast is a student led podcast, supported by the LJMU Diversity and Inclusion team, exploring the many different experiences and perspectives of our diverse student body.
Courteney is an English graduate who became a mum while studying at LJMU. She went on to receive a prize as one of the top students thanks to her grit and determination to obtain her degree.
Adam is a former education lecturer who progressed LJMU’s links with underrepresented Black communities in Liverpool, giving them confidence to seek out higher education opportunities.
Business and law foundation year student Demitri moved from Afghanistan to study in Liverpool with LJMU. He is one of hundreds of international students that study here every year and find a home in our city.
Member of the Board of Governors and Audit and Risk Committee
Denise is a prominent woman in sport, previously holding roles at Everton Football Club and the club’s official charity, Everton in the Community. She gained her PhD at LJMU, is an Honorary Fellow and took part in the 24th series of our Roscoe Lectures in 2021.
Since graduating, Robert Wild has worked as a mechanical design engineer, helped design a robotic arm and was awarded UK Nuclear Graduate of the Year. Get career inspiration and see where an engineering degree could take you.
Ami is an engineer with a passion for sailing. She is a graduate of the university’s BSc (Hons) Product Innovation and Development programme and has since gone on to make history as a member of the first all-female team to win an around the world yacht race on the Maiden yacht.
Each scholarship funding is for three years of a full-time PhD degree programme, and includes tuition fees, a tax-free maintenance stipend of around £18,622 per annum (rising in line with URKI rates) and additional research costs of up to £1,600 per year.
Gender Equality is very important at LJMU and this is reflected in the EDI priority plan for the next five years.