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.
Amy Vicars graduated with a Masters in Health Psychology in 2022 and now works for Everton in the Community as a Health and Wellbeing Coordinator.
Olivia Coles is a video journalist at the Times and the Sunday Times in London. Olivia graduated from LJMU with a degree in History and English and then went on to do an MA in Broadcast Journalism at City University, London.
Ahead of graduating in July 2025, four final year Law students talk about the opportunities and experiences they have gained whilst at LJMU and how these experiences have helped prepare them for their next steps.
Richard Murray completed a Professional Doctorate of Sport and Exercise Psychology and now runs his own sport psychology consultancy, Unfiltered Sporting Minds Ltd.
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.
Charity Bose Azebeokha graduated in 2023 with a Masters in Public Health and now works as a Clinical and Clerical Research Assistant at Liverpool University Hospital.
Education and Early Years graduate Sharon Burns tells us about the Discovery Internship she completed whilst studying at LJMU as a Business Development Officer for Compass Counselling.
Education and Primary Studies student Tilly Houston tells us about the Discovery Internship she completed during her second year at Knotty Ash Primary School and Deaf Resource Base.
Business with Marketing student Ollie Facer tells us how he improved his employability during his studies through volunteering and completing a Discovery Internship.