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1. Jim Forsey interview

   Jim was a Purser at Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Jim's interview.

2. Alan Dean interview – Elder Dempster

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

3. Tom Murphy

   Read the oration for Tom Murphy on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Roger Webster.

4. Janet Dugdale

   Read the full oration for Janet Dugdale on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.

5. 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.

6. Sir Antony Gormley

   Read the oration for Sir Antony Gormley on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Frank Sanderson.

7. European Conference on Behavioural Biology

   Join the Evolutionary and Behavioural Biology Research Group for the European Conference on Behavioural Biology that takes place 9 to 12 August 2018.

8. Brian McManus interview – Elder Dempster

   Brian McManus joined Elder Dempster Lines as a second officer and made his way up the ranks to master. Find out more about Brian's experiences onboard the ships by listening to his interview.

9. James Joyce's "Chamber Music" 

   Background and Description for James Joyce's 'Chamber Music', Dr Gerry Smyth's online learning resource based on Joyce's 36-lyric song sequence.

10. Elder Dempster Lines

    Elder Dempster Lines was one of the UK’s largest shipping companies. As part of the Homeward Bound project, we’ve spoken to a number of Elder Dempster’s former employees and passengers, recording their ‘real’ stories and experiences. You can listen to their Elder Dempster stories here.