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1. Timeline – Elder Dempster

   Browse through the dates on the Elder Dempster timeline to learn more about the history of the Elder Dempster Lines shipping company.

2. 200 years of Liverpool John Moores University history

   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.

3. Centre for Port and Maritime History people and expertise

   The Centre undertakes historical research on port cities and examines their relationship to maritime ventures and enterprise.

4. Subject areas

   Explore subject areas within the School of Humanities and Social Science.

5. Find the course that's right for you

   The School of Humanities and Social Science has a diverse range of courses within six key subject areas: English and Cultural History, Media, History, Culture and Communication, Policing Studies and Criminology and Sociology (Social Work and Social Policy).

6. City Lab

   The Uses of Art Lab, based within ART LABS, asks how we can use art more effectively in society. Discover the themes and projects based within the Lab.

7. Ian Walker interview

   Ian Walker was a Fourth Engineer for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Ian Walker's interview.

8. 200 years of LJMU

   We're celebrating our bicentenary which marks 200 years of LJMU’s legacy in education innovation, and the local community.

9. Alfred William Thomas interview – Elder Dempster

   Alfred William Thomas was an engineering with Elder Dempster in the early part of the twentieth century, read the account of his experiences with the company.

10. News and events - Research Institute for Literature and Cultural History

    News and events within the Research Institute for Literature and Cultural History.