John Moores University

Ah, JMU. While Liverpool University occupies the redbrick status, John Moores has always been thought of as slightly more boho and modern. This does not support the common implication that Manchester Met has suffered, that it means it’s either easier to get into or relaxed, scruffy and a bit CBA. I know a few of the lecturers here and they’re top notch. It was even in my top five universities back when I completed my UCAS forms at college.
You can take some unusual modern courses here like Wildlife Conservation, Animal Behaviour, Working with Children and Young People, Interior Design and Creative Writing to name but a few, all of which could potentially be relevant to your prospective futures. It’s particularly good for Sports Sciences and Engineering and has been awarded accolades in its study programs related to those. Pretty much every bit of student accommodation you’ll find in Liverpool, whether attached to LU or JMU, is gorgeous. This university guarantees accommodation to all new students which they can choose freely regardless of proximity or roommates — you can request to live with a specific friend who will be studying at the same time as you.
Most of JMU’s accommodation is situated handily close to Lime Street Station too, and it’s all either super modern or… be still my beating heart at the sight of North Western Hall. This is a listed building, a former railway hotel located as centrally in Liverpool as you can get that’s been converted into student accommodation, and it’s too beautiful for words. If I’d have been a JMU student I’d have cared less about the facilities inside. I’d have just wanted to live in THAT building.
Visually stunning and remarkably friendly, JMU is a university Liverpool can be proud of.