Sir Peter Bazalgette
Read the oration for Sir Peter Bazalgette on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Read the oration for Sir Peter Bazalgette on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Read the oration for Robert Hough CBE DL on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Read the oration for Mike McCartney on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Frank Sanderson.
Read the oration for Girlguiding UK (Merseyside) on the award of their Corporate Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Read the full oration for Professor Roger Webster on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Read the oration for Dr Frank Cottrell Boyce on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Frank Sanderson.
Bert was a famous disability rights campaigner, himself a wheelchair user, dedicating his life to advocating for improvements to the daily life of those with disabilities. He was also an alumnus of the Liverpool Polytechnic, later becoming an Honorary Fellow and serving as a governor, while working closely with the university on its equality and diversity policies.
Maureen is a member of staff with the Faculty of Business and Law, and part of the first cohort of employees with the Positive Action Programme. Described by her son as ‘half human, half cyborg’, she says that technology has changed her life since she lost her hearing after contracting malaria in 2010.
Louise is the Chief Executive of Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust and has a distinguished NHS career spanning more than 30 years. In 2023, she became an honorary fellow of LJMU in recognition of her transformative, visionary leadership in healthcare for the benefit of young people.
Gordon plays a key role in Liverpool’s lively theatre scene as the Artistic Director and CEO of Unity Theatre, a venue that started life in the 1930s and continues to explore current societal matters through its performances. As an LJMU drama alum, he continues to support current students who were once in his shoes and is proud to have many new graduates working at Unity today.