Find out more about Dr Gus Ryrie our Armed Forces Champion, a lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, who served in the Regular and Reserve Army for a period of 20 years before following a second career in higher education.
There are many external organisations that support the wider Armed Forces Covenant that we at Liverpool John Moores University have links with, and other organisations locally and nationally that provide support for the Armed Forces community.
Liverpool John Moores University is an Armed Forces friendly organisation and signed the Armed Forces Covenant on 11 October 2021. Find out more information about our commitment to providing opportunities for people of all backgrounds and supporting them to flourish.
LJMU plays an important role in supporting the sustainability of the Liverpool City Region. We’ve worked hard to champion green and sustainable travel through the Smart Green Journey app and our Sustainable Green Travel Corridors initiative. Collaborations with industry has also seen the development of cutting-edge road surfaces. We’re stiving to achieve net zero by 2035, in line with the United Nations goal to reduce warming by 1.5°C.
We are leading by example in our commitment to supporting the UN SDGs. As an institution, we are actively working towards these goals by prioritising actions to align our teaching and curriculum with the SDGs. Nationally, we are signatories of several covenants in support of equality, diversity and inclusion. Internationally, we’re leading a British Council consortium to address major global challenges and issues.
Our vision is to be recognised as a modern civic university, delivering solutions to the challenges of the 21st century. Read more about our mission, strategy and plans for the future, including our Strategic Plan, Strategy Map, and Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy.
Find out more about the history of John Moores University from its origin as the Mechanics School of Arts, through to being granted university status in 1992, right up to the present day.
In early 2024, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Professor Mark Power looked back at the legacy of Sir John Moores and his Littlewoods business, revisiting how the university came to bear his name and how the university is the custodian of the Moores’ family story.
Find out more about the history of Liverpool Mechanics and Apprentices Library
Find out more about the history of the Ethel Wormald College of Education.