In 1984, there were 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering and technology courses. In 2015, there was still only 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering courses. This sad statistic formed the basis of an impactful lecture by Chi Onwurah MP about the gender imbalance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology (STEM) subjects and subsequent careers.
A year before Liverpool Polytechnic became Liverpool John Moores University, another major change happened at the institution. In April 1991, the Liverpool School of Nursing and Midwifery amalgamated with the Poly, laying the foundations for today’s School of Nursing and Allied Health.
Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Ann Marr at Liverpool Cathedral on Friday 15 July 2016.
Liverpool John Moores University awards Honorary Fellowship to Steve Hawkins at Liverpool Cathedral on Friday 15 July 2016.
The Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI) has been named as an official partner in the GROWTH scientific collaboration.
LJMU is one of 15 teams to win the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) and an LJMU academic has also been awarded one of 54 National Teaching Fellows (NTF). Dr Philip Denton, Principal Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, is the recipient of the NTF and the paramedic team at LJMU’s Schools of Nursing and Allied Health received the CATE.
Oration for Honorary Fellowship
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby received an LJMU Honorary Fellowship and also delivered one of the University's acclaimed Roscoe Lectures at St George’s Hall.
As an Armed Forces friendly organisation, LJMU has introduced new measures to better support veterans, reservists and their partners who work for the university, or who may look to join the institution in the future.
Congratulations to the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, the Liverpool Business School and the Astrophysics Research Institute on achieving the Athena SWAN Charter Mark.