Sports, societies and communities
At LJMU, you’ll do more than study! Explore a variety of sports teams, clubs, and societies. There’s something for everyone, no matter your interests.
At LJMU, you’ll do more than study! Explore a variety of sports teams, clubs, and societies. There’s something for everyone, no matter your interests.
The sport psychology provision at LJMU looks to develop not only student athletes understanding of psychological principles, but also their motivations, values and behaviours which can in turn contribute to improvements in not only athletic performance but overall life satisfaction.
For some professional programmes the University is required to make a judgement on a students' fitness to practise a certain range of skills and professional behavior. This is entirely separate from any academic judgment issues that the University is required to make.
Find out more about the fitness classes offered at LJMU.
Excellent teaching and real-world experience sets you up for a bright future in the sport science and exercise industry. Our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees are in sport and exercise science, science and football, sports psychology, biomechanics, physiology and nutrition for sports.
Our Sport Scholarship scheme is one of the leading initiatives the UK and helps talented students fulfil both their sporting and academic potential. Find out more about this scheme and how to apply.
Explore sports and activities volunteering opportunities for both students and staff at LJMU.
The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for students, academics, and practitioners to connect and share knowledge to create, promote, and lead change for women and girls across all facets of sport.
Looking to work within high performance sport, exercise, health or clinical settings? There are many career options open to you, for example, within coaching, sport psychology, nutrition, athlete development, and more. Find out more about the opportunities available to you when you graduate from the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences.
Five decades ago, Liverpool Polytechnic made the decision that the combination of its own academic excellence and the city’s sporting history provided the perfect opportunity to launch the world’s first degree in sports science.