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Meet some of our NI students
I wanted to move away for university, but I wanted it to be easy to get back home if I needed to. Liverpool seemed like the perfect city with great travel links to Belfast.
Maya travelled from Belfast to Liverpool to join Liverpool John Moores University
TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL FROM NORTHERN IRELAND
Liverpool is easily accessible, whether you choose to fly or take the ferry.
There are numerous daily and weekly flights departing from both Belfast City and Belfast International Airports, and City of Derry Airport - we are only a 30-minute flight away. When you land at Liverpool John Lennon Airport you can jump on a bus outside the airport terminal. This takes you directly to the city centre in just 20 minutes. Visit the airport website for further details:
liverpoolairport.com
If you arrive by ferry, you will disembark at Birkenhead Ferry Port (Twelve Quays Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead CH41 1FE) which is on the Wirral peninsula. If you are travelling by car it will then take just 10 minutes to reach Liverpool city centre from Birkenhead, travelling through either one of the two Mersey tunnels. If you are a foot passenger, Hamilton Square railway station is a 15 minute walk away from the ferry terminal, allowing you to complete your journey to Liverpool city centre in just 5 minutes by train. Taxis are also widely available.
At Liverpool John Moores University we welcome over 2000* students from Northern Ireland, making us the most popular university in Great Britain for Northern Irish students.*
Moving away from home to study is an adventure. It’s an opportunity to gain experience, independence and a new perspective - but don’t just take our word for it!
Throughout this handbook you will meet some of our students from Northern Ireland who have made LJMU their home.
Some of them also appear in this video, which we recommend you watch as they talk about their experiences so far at LJMU, and what it is like to move away from home to study.
SCAN AND
*UCAS 2021/22 application data
Andrew County Down
Kate County Tyrone
Lucy County Antrim
Laura Belfast
Chris County Down
Katie Derry/Londonderry
Harry County Antrim
Maya Belfast
YOUR APPLICANT JOURNEY
Today
25
January February
23
February
6
March April
Start your LJMU scholarship application - log in to
ljmu.ac.uk/ applicant
UCAS application deadline for equal academic consideration, 6pm Wednesday 25 January Start your student finance application and apply for your Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) if applicable Apply for your student accommodation if you hold an unconditional firm or conditional firm offer from LJMU
ljmu.ac.uk/ accommodation
Make sure you tell LJMU if you have a disability or any other support needs (page 52)
UCAS Extra opens for eligible students ucas.
com/extra
31
May
9
June
4
July
Apply for your student funding by the end of May to be sure of getting your money for the start of term If you receive all your decisions by the 18 May, you must reply by the 9 June Last date to apply via UCAS Extra
5
July
17
August
31
August
Clearing opens! LJMU Vacancy Hotline
0808 5 564 565
A level results are released, see UCAS Track or call our confirmation line
0151 231 5090
for advice Remaining offer conditions must be met by this date, and Adjustment ends
August September
You will receive specific details on your LJMU enrolment programme, induction and John Moores Students’ Union
17-18
September
18
September
Move into your student accommodation Start of John Moores Students’ Union social programme
18
September
Welcome/ induction activities begin
30
September
LJMU scholarship deadline! Apply online
