README 
Menstruation Matters: ‘Exploring student experiences of menstruation at LJMU; How does menstruation influence attendance, academic achievement, and participation in university life?
Data collected by student e-survey and one to one semi structured interview exploring themes which emerged in the survey. Interviews were conducted by a student co-researcher. 
Rachel Burnham Learning & Development Consultant drew the sketch note informed by the data that was collected.
Year of publication 2025 
Description 
Data collected by student e-survey and one to one semi structured interviews exploring themes which emerged in the survey. Interviews were conducted by a student co-researcher. 
Contact details 
Provide email for the PI K.R.Neary@ljmu.ac.uk 
Terms of use 
Deed - Attribution 4.0 International - Creative Commons
How to cite this Dataset
Dale, Gemma, Neary, Katherine and Burnham, Rachel (2026) Menstruation Matters: Exploring student experiences of menstruation at LJMU; How does menstruation influence attendance, academic achievement, and participation in university life? [Data Collection] DOI:	https://doi.org/10.24377/LJMU.d.00000261 
Project and funding information    
Title: Specify the title of the project, if applicable  ‘‘Menstruation Matters; Exploring Stigma and the Disparity of Menstruation Experiences for University Students in relation to Attendance, Participation, Wellbeing and Sustainable Product Choices.’
The project start and end dates  September 2024-July 2025
Funded by an LJMU D&I fund 2024-2025 allocation.
Contents  
sketchnote file (pdf) 
Links to web pages 
New webpage co-created by students to provide information and support to students, including what students would like staff to know and consider linked to their learning and teaching sessions
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/discover/student-support/menstruation-and-periods/menstruation-matters 
MerseyNewsLive story
Sanitary pads on rolls offer discretion for students on campus - MerseyNewsLive
LJMU News story
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news/articles/2026/1/20/menstruation-project 
2025