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1. Tillie Davies Graduate Case Study | Student Futures

   MSc Health Psychology graduate Tillie Davies tells us about her training as an Education Mental Health Practitioner with Barnardo’s.

2. 5 ways to inspire a new generation of female engineers

   Why the engineering industry is appealing for more female talent.

3. 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.

4. Katie Fisher Teach First Graduate Scheme | Student Futures

   Biology graduate Katie Fisher secured a place on the Teach First graduate scheme as a Trainee Secondary Science Teacher.

5. Imagine a world without electrical engineering

   Have you ever stopped to think how essential electricity is in our lives? Graduates who studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at LJMU tell us what the world would be like without it. Be afraid, be very afraid!

6. Ellen Johnston Start-up Case Study | Student Futures

   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.

7. 5 reasons to love maggots

   Whether they are working away in the farmer’s field or being used as evidence in court, maggots are helping us in our day-to-day lives in surprising ways. Isn’t it time you gave these misunderstood creatures the credit they deserve?

8. A trip to Clairefontaine

   Sam Lee and Henry Ogden, BSc (Hons) Science and Football students, share their experiences of their trip to Clairefontaine, the training base for the French national team.

9. Rory Kane Discovery Internship and Graduate Job | Student Futures

   Rory Kane graduated in 2025 with a degree in Business with International Business Management. He has secured a role as a Business Development Coordinator for Generative Minds after initially completing a Discovery Internship with the company.

10. Prehistoric people started to spread domesticated bananas across the world 6,000 years ago

    One of the most widely grown, traded and eaten of all the crops, bananas were once a prized exotic novelty, but are now a staple in many country’s supermarkets – Prof Chris Hunt and Dr Rathnasiri Premathilake investigate