About the Elder Dempster project
The Homeward Bound: A Liverpool-West Africa Heritage Project documents the lives and memories of Elder Dempster’s seafaring and office staff. As part of the project, we recorded 25 oral testimonies.
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New finds and related archives – Elder Dempster
Read more about new finds for the Elder Dempster Lines - the largest UK shipping group between Western Europe and West Africa from the late-nineteenth century to the 1980s.
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Alfred William Thomas interview – Elder Dempster
Alfred William Thomas was an engineering with Elder Dempster in the early part of the twentieth century, read the account of his experiences with the company.
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Alan Wigelsworth interview – Elder Dempster
Alan Wigelsworth began working for Elder Dempster Lines aged 15. Alan joined the company as office boy. Listen to Alan's interview.
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Harry Madden interview – Elder Dempster
Harry Madden was a Junior Engineer for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Harry Madden's interview.
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Graham Austin interview – Elder Dempster
As a Printer for Elder Dempster Lines, Graham Austin sometimes worked 18-hours a day and was responsible for printing the menus, programme of events and stationery for the ship’s various departments. Listen to Graham's interview.
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Production Unit for Liverpool Screen School
The Production Unit for Liverpool Screen School (PULSS) organises work opportunities for students from LJMU’s Liverpool Screen School. The work opportunities PULSS organise take many forms, from placements and live commercial projects through to extracurricular activities.
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Research areas – Being Lean and Seen
Find out about the research areas within the Being Lean and Seen project, based in the Liverpool Business School.
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About – Being Lean and Seen
Find out the background and context of the Being Lean and Seen project - a project which aims to help advance project management knowledge.
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Learning Technology@LJMU
Access Learning Technology@LJMU providing learning technology support for staff and students.