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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. Diversity and Inclusion

    Explore LJMU's commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within the university and the local community.

  3. Work and study

    Are you looking to work whilst you are studying with us? Find out everything you need to know about the services we can provide to students who are looking to find employment during their studies.

  4. Steve New

    Steve New began working for Elder Dempsters in 1962 as an Indentured Deck Officer Apprentice. In his interview, Steve talks about those early days in the engine room, the dangers of cleaning wheelhouse windows and about why Steve joined the Merchant Navy.