James Dewhurst Graduate Case Study | Student Futures
James Dewhurst graduated in 2024 with a degree in Business with International Business Management. He now works as a Graduate Project Manager in the Infrastructure Team at Gleeds.
James Dewhurst graduated in 2024 with a degree in Business with International Business Management. He now works as a Graduate Project Manager in the Infrastructure Team at Gleeds.
Ellen Johnston is a student at LJMU on the BSc Sport & Exercise Science degree. She started her online health and wellness coaching business in 2024, supporting women to thrive in all aspects of their life and catering for their physical, mental, emotional, relational, environmental and existential health.
Mia Parry graduated in 2024 with a degree in Physical Education. She now runs her own business, Girls2Goalz, an elite football academy for girls aged 8-16.
Robyn White graduated in 2025 with a degree in International Business Studies and now works as a Sales and Marketing Executive for We Are Social Nation.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, we asked some of the students who completed their PhDs with the Institute over the last 20 years to share their stories.
Lauren Griffiths graduated in 2022 with a degree in International Tourism Management and currently works as a Sales and Marketing Executive for We Are Social Nation. In July 2025, along with a business partner, she opened her own business, Opal and Mersey, a content studio based in Liverpool.
Business with Marketing student Ollie Facer tells us how he improved his employability during his studies through volunteering and completing a Discovery Internship.
By Catherine McCarthy, BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour student
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.
2024 Business and Marketing graduate Cam Barr talks about the work experience he gained during his time at LJMU and how it helped him secure a graduate role at Condé Nast.