The School of Humanities and Social Science's research sits within the following research groups: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion, the Research Centre for Literature and Cultural History, History and the Centre for Port and Maritime History.
Browse through the dates on the Elder Dempster timeline to learn more about the history of the Elder Dempster Lines shipping company.
Discover the research projects carried out within the Research Institute for Literature and Cultural History.
Explore subject areas within the School of Humanities and Social Science.
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.
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).
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.
All of the latest news from the Centre for Port and Maritime History.
We're celebrating our bicentenary which marks 200 years of LJMU’s legacy in education innovation, and the local community.
Elder Dempster Lines was one of the UK’s largest shipping companies. As part of the Homeward Bound project, we’ve spoken to a number of Elder Dempster’s former employees and passengers, recording their ‘real’ stories and experiences. You can listen to their Elder Dempster stories here.