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1. Jim Forsey interview

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

2. IT Services team

   Peter Ashton is the Chief Information Officer of LJMU's IT Services Department.

3. Contact Estate Management

   Get in touch with Estates Management

4. Directed Study Week

   Find out more about Directed Study Week, five days of workshops and webinars that will help you make the most of everything on offer at the University!

5. 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.

6. Researcher Development

   Researcher Development

7. Smoking cessation - staff wellbeing hub

   Find out more about giving up smoking and see the support available to you.

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. Alan Dean interview – Elder Dempster

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

10. Barry Groombridge interview – Elder Dempster

    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.