Sir John Moores 1896-1993
LJMU is proudly named in honour of Sir John Moores, a successful businessman who founded Liverpool’s famous Littlewoods retail and football pools company.
LJMU is proudly named in honour of Sir John Moores, a successful businessman who founded Liverpool’s famous Littlewoods retail and football pools company.
Radwraps is an innovative print company based in Southport who have been developing a new product that offers an alternative to laminated posters.
Alan Wigelsworth began working for Elder Dempster Lines aged 15. Alan joined the company as office boy. Listen to Alan's interview.
Phil is Managing Director of Liverpool-based film company Mocha, which he set up alongside three other LJMU graduates at the turn of the 21st century. The business’s first client was LJMU and over more than two decades the company has gone from strength to strength, working on music videos to ministerial briefings. This year they created the LJMU 200 film in celebration of our bicentenary year.
Discover the wonders of the past, compare different arguments and find your own version of events. Explore courses within the subject of history.
Flutter Shutter is an award-winning female run energy efficiency company which has been operating for over 13 years in the city of Liverpool.
Richard Rigg was an engineer with Elder Dempster Lines in the early part of the twentieth century. Read the account of his experiences with the shipping company.
Find out more about the history of the School of Science.
Member of the Board of Governors.
John Martin was a catering officer with Elder Dempster Lines. Read his account of his experiences with the shipping company.