Gang culture appeals to disenfranchised young people – but ‘social mixing’ offers a way out
Over the past ten years, violence among young people involved in gangs has claimed hundreds of lives and dominated national debate in the UK.
Over the past ten years, violence among young people involved in gangs has claimed hundreds of lives and dominated national debate in the UK.
Jaykumar Vora completed an MSc in Electrical Power and Control Engineering and has secured a place on the graduate scheme at Siemens Energy as a Graduate Electrical and Electronics Engineer.
It's feared many of the 39 people found dead in a lorry in southeast England were Vietnamese. What else could be done to prevent another such tragedy from happening again?
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.
Talyn Hushon graduated with a degree in History in July 2025 and has secured a place on the Impact Local Government Graduate Scheme as a Graduate Management Trainee.
Professional Policing student Frederick Lowe tells us about the voluntary role he undertook during his second year as a Community Volunteer with Merseyside Police, in the Protecting Vulnerable Person's Unit (PVPU).
Chloe Thomas and Kara McDougall talk about their experiences as women in the engineering sector.
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.
As Transgender Awareness Week begins (13 -19th November) and ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance (20 November), Dr Bee Hughes (they/them/theirs), LJMU Lecturer in Media, Culture, Communication and Co-Chair of LJMU Together LGBT+ Staff Network looks at the local, national and international picture when it comes to trans awareness and allyship in 2021.
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