Study in Liverpool

Overview

Liverpool is located in England where both of River Mersey and Irish Sea meet together. So Liverpool is a maritime city. Liverpool is known for being the hometown of The Beatles, the rock group.

On the other hand, the city has lots of attractions such as waterfront with ferry trips, the Liverpool Cathedral – its iconic architecture – the city’s museum, and the famous Royal Albert Dock.

The city stretches on an estimated area of 111.8 km² with a population enumerated to have been 496,784 in 2019. The majority of people residing in Liverpool are of three nationalities: Australian, English and Italian.

The word “Liverpool” comes from the Old English “lifer” from the word “liuerpul” recorded in 1190 which means (water having much mud) and “pol” means a pool or creek. The building of Liverpool Castle was finished in 1235 soon after.

By a royal decree, the early precinct of Liverpool was established in 1207 by King John: In the shape of the letter “H” the seven streets were made to constitute Liverpool, which had been a small settlement until the trade of the city began to flourish with Ireland and England’s coastal regions.

The disreputable triangular trade of tobacco, slaves and sugar resulted in enormous increase and flourishment between America, the West Indies and Africa. Then Liverpool soon changed to occupy its status as the fastest growing city around the world when it was, strategically, set to make use of such transatlantic trade.

Living Expenses in Liverpool

An international student estimated monthly costs, without rent, are $896 (650 P). Liverpool, compared with New York, is less expensive by 32 % than New York, without rent.

Lists of Living Expenses in Liverpool in Pounds

The Culture of Liverpool

Liverpool culture capital has always famous for its events of cultures such as literature, arts, theatre, poetry and musical events. It is the capital of culture which makes Liverpool flourished further in economy and cultural scene.

On the international level, Liverpool has deeply rooted its status as a city of music events when it is recognized by Guinness World Records as the Capital City of Pop Worldwide.

The Beatles – the most popular group – hailed from the city; commercially, the most eminent and critically applauded band concerning pop music. On the 4^th of June, Liverpool was announced a European Capital of Culture for the year 2008.

In addition to being a leading city in the development of dock construction and port management, it played an important role in international trading systems in the 18^th century, 19^th century and first decades of the 20^th century.

Liverpool appeared to be a powerhouse in the 18^th century for possessing industrial, economic and cultural energetic lifestyles. The culture is universally of different backgrounds which included Europe initial black society: Liverpool was primarily founded by depending on slaves and cotton; those young of African origins were used to be sold while they were on their way to Liverpool.

Weather and Environment of Liverpool

The weather of Liverpool is characterized by oceanic features, with quite cold winters and temperate summers. The downpour is almost all year round. Winter is not chilly; however, the sky is always cloudy, so the humidity is high and there are sometimes wind blows which are either strong or mild.

The safety of the environment is a priority in Liverpool, so the “Environmental Health Unit” is the department responsible for applying regulations and observing compliance via conducting inspection drives and investigations such as health inspections at food outlets, public swimming pools and spas, cooling towers, warm water systems, hairdressers, beauty and skin penetration facilities; sewage and industrial inspections and looking into complaints,... to make sure the environment is safe and healthy. 

Working in Liverpool

The universities in Liverpool provide a number of opportunities for international students who desire to back their income via part-time work.

Part-time work is believed to be an increasingly necessary issue of student life, so we do our best as a university community responsible for students to help and offer consults during years of studying at our universities in Liverpool.

Depending on directives of the city of Liverpool, international students are permitted to work up to 20 hours each week, though the University recommends that students work for 15 hours, and not to exceed this limit.

The minimum wage for international students upon the age of (18 – 24) is from 6 Pounds an hour - 8 Pounds an hour, and 8 Pounds an hour for students who are aged more than 25 .

You can visit: Careers & Employability Service website for extra information relating to part-time jobs. Our “Careers and Employability Service” posts local job vacancies- both inside and outside academia in addition to looking for part-time jobs yourself.

The Areas and Districts of Liverpool

The 10 Most Popular Neighborhoods in Liverpool

• Liverpool City Center.
• Ropewalks.
• Liverpool Chinatown.
• Georgian Quarter.
• Sefton Park.
• Baltic Triangle.
• Anfield.
• Liverpool Docks.

The Universities in Liverpool

The popular universities

• University of Liverpool. The University of Liverpool is a prestigious association of top-24 research-intensive universities in the UK.
• Liverpool Hope University
• Liverpool John Moore's University