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1. 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.

2. Alan Dean interview – Elder Dempster

   Alan Dean was a purser for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Alan's interview.

3. Mr Anthony Akaraonye

   Member of the Board of Governors

4. Dr Michelle Laing

   Member of the Board of Governors

5. Library Services team

   Heather Thrift is the Director of LJMU's Library Services Department.

6. Contact Us form

   Please fill in this contact form if you are not from LJMU or if you are having trouble logging in.

7. Time and talent

   Want to give something back? As an LJMU alumnus you can help prepare the next generation of graduates for work in your industry. Find out how to get involved.

8. Loneliness, missing home

   Find out what resources are available if you are feeling lonely or missing home.

9. Student Futures: Careers, Employability and Start-Up

   The aim of the Student Futures Team is to help LJMU students and graduates achieve the career they aspire to. Find useful information and advice about career options, careers fairs and employer events, work experience and internships, careers resources and guides and LJMU’s online digital careers platform.

10. 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.