Barry Groombridge joined Elder Dempster Lines aged 16. Barry’s first voyage was from London to the United States, via West Africa. The voyage lasted nine months. Listen to Barry’s interview to hear about the Christmas he spent with nuns in Madeira and what life was like as a purser at Elder Dempster Lines.
New to the UK? We provide some specific information about accommodation for international students.
Hopefully the collated links below will bring help (and thus good cheer) to a few of you over the winter break…
The John Moores Students' Union (JMSU) helps you to get the most out of student life. Find out how you can join a club or society, get impartial academic advice, find employment opportunities or represent your fellow students.
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.
Find out about past and upcoming events within Being Lean and Seen.
Considering postgraduate study as a final year student? Find out about this option.
The university will close at 5pm on Thursday 23 December and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 4 January. The Student Life Building will be open 24/7 throughout the festive break including on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
One in four of us have experienced time as moving faster or slower than normal since the COVID pandemic began.
For the last two years we have been involved in the Whitechapel Christmas Appeal and thanks to you all donating an amazing amount of gifts, you helped make Christmas special for The Whitechapel Centre clients. We are delighted to be supporting the initiative again and hope that you're are all feeling as generous as in previous years.