Virtual resources for students
Take a look at how LJMU outreach can support your school or college
The Outreach Team provides comprehensive support to schools and colleges at both pre- and post-16 education level. Our pages provide details of the full range of activities we offer on and off campus to different key stages. In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, we are here to still support prospective students and applicants, as well as teachers/careers advisers.
We have compiled a number of useful links to different websites to support you and we are creating new session content all the time. We are also happy to deliver live virtual events. For more information contact your account manager or email outreach@ljmu.ac.uk.
Lightning Lunch Sessions 19 April until 21 May
Join LJMU for a series of lunchtime insights on current courses at Liverpool John Moores University. Each session is under 30 minutes and will focus on current discussions relating to the curriculum and new discoveries on the subject. Starting at either 12pm or 12:30pm, these short course insights will develop your understanding of university level study around your subject of choice.
We will be hosting live events throughout the year. Click on the virtual events drop down for more information. If you miss a session we will be putting them on our new Outreach on Demand dropdown, so students and staff can access them anytime.
Teachers/careers advisers may also be interested in our dedicated support page full of useful web links to support your students.
Upcoming Live Events
Monday 19 April – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Psychology: Why can some people cope with stress and others can’t?
Monday 19 April – 4pm
Faculty of Engineering and Technology Q&A
Meet our current students and ask what it is like to study within the faculty, learn more about our facilities and what student life in Liverpool is like
20 and 21 April - 10am-6pm
LJMU Outreach will be able to speak to students about courses, accommodation, Liverpool and to teachers and advisers about how we can support your students
Tuesday 20 April – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Biology/Zoology: Understanding seafood: a biodiversity story behind your dinner plate
Wednesday 21 April – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Public / Environmental Health: The Disease Detectives: John Snow and the Broad Street Pump
Thursday 22 April – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – History: The winds of change: the Suez Crisis and its impact
Monday 26 April – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – History of Art and Museum Studies: The History of Paint; How artists have used paint over the centuries
Monday 26 April – 12:30pm
LJMU Futures Week: Forensic Science
Jess Pollitt, Forensic Laboratory Officer at Merseyside Police
Monday 26 April – 5pm
LJMU Futures Week: Graphic Design
Rosa Kusabbi, Freelance Illustrator/own print business, and Josh Terry, Creative Director, Strategic Creative Direction
Tuesday 27 April - 12pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions - International Relations and Politics: Who is Paddington? Representation in popular culture
Tuesday 27 April – 12:30pm
Carmel O’Boyle, Nurse Practitioner at South Liverpool Walk in Centre
Tuesday 27 April – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Biological Anthropology: What makes us human? The incredible journey of how we evolved from our primate ancestors
Tuesday 27 April – 5pm
LJMU Futures Week: Engineering
Michael Fairburn, Graduate Engineer at Galliford Try, and Leo Lima, Mechanical Design Engineer at Talens Engineering
Wednesday 28 April – 12pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Media, Culture, Communication: The impact of Covid-19 on the Media, Cultural and Creative industries
Wednesday 28 April – 12:30pm
LJMU Futures Week: Media Production
Peter Carter, Promos Researcher for ITV
Wednesday 28 April – 12:30pm
Jodie Nelson, Corporate Account Executive at Softcat plc, and Julia Harrison, Business Teacher at the Ministry of Education in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Wednesday 28 April – 5pm
LJMU Futures Week: Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice
Ashley Puente de la Vega, Trainee Forensic Psychologist at Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
Thursday 29 April – 12pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – English Literature: Why do Gatsby's shirts make Daisy cry?
Thursday 29 April – 12pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Business: The future of work and you
Thursday 29 April – 12:30pm
LJMU Futures Week: How to decide what is the right career for you?
Karen Forman, Employability Adviser for LJMU Student Advancement: Careers, Employability and Enterprise Service. This talk is designed for all young people who are struggling to decide on a particular career path. What are the important factors when choosing what you would like to do? Should you follow your heart or your head? How can you strengthen your chances to achieve that job?
Thursday 29 April – 5pm
Michael Bassnett, Research and Development Scientist at the Mast Group plc
Thursday 29 April – 5pm
Jessica Leather, PhD Fellow and Graduate Teaching Assistant
Friday 30 April – 12:30pm
LJMU Futures Week: Environmental Health
Sarah Fox, Environmental Health Officer for Salford City Council, and Leanne Needham, Environmental Health Officer for Wirral Borough Council
Friday 30 April – 12:30pm
LJMU Futures Week: Architecture
Eleana Orr, Urban Designer at Planit IE, and Nick Kelly, Architect at Modularize Ltd
Wednesday 5 May - 10am-6pm
LJMU Outreach will be able to speak to students about courses, accommodation, Liverpool and to teachers and advisers about how we can support your students
Wednesday 5 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmaceutical analysis-focus on IR spectroscopy
Wednesday 5 May - 4pm
Scholarship Information Evening for Teachers/Advisers
Thursday 6 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Criminology: Policing, gender and social order in the 21st century’
Monday 10 May – 5pm
Faculty of Engineering and Technology Q&A
Meet our current students and ask what it is like to study within the faculty, learn more about our facilities and what student life in Liverpool is like
Tuesday 11 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Biology / Zoology: Studying animals without seeing them: the tiny fragments of DNA that can portray life in our oceans
Wednesday 12 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Creative Writing/English: Sudden Fiction - how to create characters, places and plot in under 250 words
Wednesday 12 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Nursing: Nursing on the frontline – a student nurse’s perspective on Nursing through a pandemic
Join us for this special Lightning Lunch Session to celebrate International Nurses Day
Wednesday 12 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Law: Ghosts in the Machine: what can the law do to help vulnerable people?
Thursday 13 May - 12pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions - Computer Science: Emerging Technologies
Thursday 13 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Psychology: Drugs on the brain: why do we use drugs and why can’t we stop?
Friday 14 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – History: Thinking about American empire, at home and abroad, 1865 – 1975
Tuesday 18 May - 6pm
Liverpool Universities Webinar
Join the five Liverpool area based Universities for this special talk celebrating studying in the city. Hear from staff and students about student life and the different opportunities Liverpool has to offer.
Tuesday 18 May -12pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions - Computer Science: Programming Languages
Wednesday 19 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Drama: Acting – Playing a character or being a character? What did Stanislavski mean?
Thursday 20 May - 12pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions - Mathematics: How mathematics is improving human vision
Friday 21 May – 12:30pm
Lightning Lunch Sessions – Psychology: 10 minutes a day: Mindfulness meditation for positive mental health
Wednesday 9 June – 12pm
Faculty of Engineering and Technology Q&A
Meet our current students and ask what it is like to study within the faculty, learn more about our facilities and what student life in Liverpool is like
17 and 18 June
Discover Digital Careers with LJMU and Industry Professionals
Outreach on demand: catch up on past live events
International Maths Day - 12 March 2021
Student Money Week presentation - 25 February 2021
National Apprenticeships Week: Degree Apprenticeships 12 February 2021
A Student's Guide to Applying to University – 20 November 2020
Parent's guide to University including Student Finance – 19 November 2020
UCAS and Personal Statement Masterclass – 18 November 2020
Applying for Competitive Courses and Interview Preparation in a Covid World – 17 November 2020
EPQ Support and Preparation for University Guidance – 16 November 2020
Discover LJMU Webinar with Student Life - 12 November 2020
Careers from a Creative Writing and English Literature degree - 15 July 2020
Subject specific tips for in-demand subjects - 7/10 July 2020
The art of the Personal Statement Masterclass - 6/9 July 2020
Introduction to LJMU and Degree Apprenticeships - 3 July 2020
Student Finance Masterclass - 2 July 2020
Thinking about HE - 1 July 2020
How to succeed in the media and creative industries - 30 June 2020
“Piece of your Mind” Manisha’s journey to studying Psychology @ LJMU - 19 June 2020
My options after GCSE: what next? - 19 June 2020
Media Production at LJMU, led to working in TV on ‘Good Morning Britain’ - 17 June 2020
"What is it like to study at University?" - 17 June 2020
Maya’s Journey from School in Belfast to Studying Criminology @ LJMU - 16 June 2020
Ruairi’s Journey from School to Sports @ LJMU - 15 June 2020
Virtual campus tours
LJMU higher education/skill support sessions
Student life sessions
Click on the image below and listen to Claire Murphy talk about life at LJMU
Student subject taster sessions
- Criminology and Psychology
- Media Production Taster
- Paramedic Science Taster
- Forensic Science Taster
- Sociology Taster
- From Burnley to Buckingham Palace - short video
- From Burnley to Buckingham Palace – full video
Support for Younger Years (Y9-Y11)
National Schools' Observatory
The National Schools' Observatory ran in collaboration with LJMU would like to offer our support to you virtually.
We have a fantastic range of activities that can be done online including Hunting for Asteroids and making observations with the Liverpool Telescope.
Further to our usual range of activities we would like to offer:
- Online questions and answers with an Astronomer/ask an Astronomer/ careers in space
- Online teacher support and training on our activities
- Online tutorials on how to use the NSO
- Dedicated support from the NSO Team
- Open to suggestions for other activities
The National Schools’ Observatory are here to support you and your school during this unusual time and hope that we can continue to offer a high level of service to our users.
Useful weblinks
- UCAS
- SACU – helping young people explore careers and skills
- Uni Taster Days – a listing of open days and events
- The Student Room – a discussion site for students
- Student Finance England
- Student Finance NI
- Student Finance Wales
- Student Finance Scotland
- PUSH
- Prospects
- Future Learn
- BoB (Box of Broadcasts)
- National Careers Service
