Mazen: An EQ+ Celebration Series Highly Commended Story
As a Year 1 MBChB Course Representative, Mazen has made student voice a real part of the conversation. He gathers feedback through forums and everyday chats, takes key themes to senior staff and makes sure students hear what happens next. He has also created a structured way to share topics students find difficult after assessments, helping inform review lectures and academic support.
Posted on: 22 July 2026
Daisy: An EQ+ Celebration Series Highly Commended Story
Daisy is balancing Civil Engineering with volunteering, peer support and advocacy. Her own experience of starting university while living with physical disabilities and personal challenges has made her someone other students feel able to turn to. Through the EDI committee and her mentoring at UCLH, she is helping other young people feel heard, supported and less alone.
Posted on: 21 July 2026
Luke: An EQ+ Celebration Series Winner Story
As President of the LGBT+ Society, Luke has focused on the human side of belonging: creating a community where queer students, especially those arriving at university without an established network, can meet people, feel supported and be themselves. Alongside social events and fundraising, he has helped create spaces for solidarity, including the Trans Day of Remembrance vigil and the society’s first formal ball.
Posted on: 20 July 2026
Krish: An EQ+ Celebration Series Winner Story
For the past three years, Krish has been involved in equality work across Liverpool and the UK. His campaigning for assistive technology in further education has taken him from local lobbying to co-hosting an event in Parliament with Thomas Pocklington Trust. He is also a school governor and trustee, a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Race Equality Panel, and Chair of British Transport Police’s National Youth Section.
Posted on: 16 July 2026
Isa Khan: An EQ+ Celebration Series Winner Story
At 18, Isa is balancing his first year in Business Economics with running The Quran Group, a registered Community Interest Company he started at 17. What began as a few free classes now reaches more than 500 students across six continents. The group offers daily lessons in Quran, Arabic and tafseer, with one principle at its heart: no one is turned away because they cannot afford to learn.
Posted on: 15 July 2026
Aaron Yonas: An EQ+ Celebration Series Winner Story
Aaron’s route into Mechanical Engineering has included education, inclusion and public engagement work. Before joining Liverpool, he helped create a handbook for degree apprentices, contributed to a project spotlighting overlooked figures in STEM, and worked with Open City and Open House Festival on conversations about architecture and community voice. Across it all, he is interested in making complex spaces feel more open and possible for others.
Posted on: 13 July 2026
Millie Hart: An EQ+ Celebration Series Winner Story
Millie is combining an LLB with a pioneering motorsport career. In 2025, she became the first female racing driver in more than 12 years to win a national championship, taking the BMW Supercup title while managing the demands of university and life with ASD and ADHD. The achievement has reshaped how she sees herself and what she believes is possible.
Posted on: 10 July 2026
I Got Hired: Megan
Megan is now working as Graduate Trainee at The Environment Agency, applying the skills and confidence developed through their University of Liverpool experience.
Posted on: 7 July 2026
I Got Hired: Yousef
Yousef is now working as Graduate Civil Engineer at AECOM, applying the skills and confidence developed through their University of Liverpool experience.
Posted on: 5 July 2026