Many large employers are becoming more proactive to recruit candidates with disabilities, neurodiversity and long-term health conditions. Some run their own schemes targeting disabled applicants, while others work with specialist organisations that manage the recruitment process on their behalf.
Heather Thrift is the Director of LJMU's Library Services Department.
Find out how you can book an appointment with our Careers Team advisers to discuss your options. You can take a mock interview, get your personal statement, application forms and CV checked, get interview advice and search for graduate jobs, internships, part-time jobs and work experience.
Department of Maritime and Mechanical Engineering
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.
Astrophysics Research Institute
Independent Member of the Board of Governors
Understanding the law will allow you to advocate for yourself and know your rights as a disabled job-seeker or employee.
Back in 2007 LJMU acknowledged the then Prince of Wales with an Honorary Fellowship and hosted him during the tenth Roscoe Lecture series. Dedicating much of his life to others, as the heir apparent to the throne, HRH The Prince of Wales was recognised for his services to charity, education and the environment.
Nikita was a member of the England women’s football squad, the Lionesses, that won the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro Championships. She was previously supported by LJMU under the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) before becoming a sport development student alongside her blossoming professional football career which now sees her play for Manchester United. In 2023, she was announced as one of ten new LJMU honorary fellows to celebrate our 200th anniversary.