Liverpool John Moores University is a
modern universityThe term New University has been used informally to refer to several different waves of new university movements in the United Kingdom. As early as 1928, the term was used to describe the then-new civic universities, such as Bristol University and the other 'Red Bricks'...
in
LiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England. It is named after
John MooresSir John Moores CBE was a British businessman and philanthropist.-Littlewoods Business Empire:John Moores was born into a working-class family in Eccles, near Salford, Lancashire on 25 January 1896. He was one of eight children and the eldest of four sons...
and was previously called Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts and later Liverpool Polytechnic before gaining University status in 1992.
The university is a member of the
University AllianceThe University Alliance is a 'mission group' representing the interests of twenty three British universities. It was formally established in 2007 and previously existed informally as the Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities.-Members:...
, a mission group of British universities established in 2007. It is also a member of the
European University AssociationThe European University Association represents and supports more than 750 institutions of higher education in 46 countries, providing them with a forum for cooperation and exchange of information on higher education and research policies...
and the
North West Universities AssociationThe North West Universities Association is a representative body in the North West of England, intended to advance the development of the fifteen higher education establishments.-Role:...
. At present, LJMU serves more than 24,000 students comprising 20,270 undergraduate students and 4,100 postgraduate students, making it the largest institution in Liverpool by student population.
Origins
Originally founded as a small mechanics institution (Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts) in 1823, the institution grew over the centuries by converging and amalgamating with different colleges before eventually becoming Liverpool Polytechnic. The University also has a long history of providing training, education and research to the maritime industry dating back to the formation of the Liverpool Nautical College in 1892. Today it is one of the leading maritime Universities
http://www.livjm.ac.uk/ENG/ in the UK.
The institution then became a university under the terms of the
Further and Higher Education Act 1992The Further and Higher Education Acts 1992 made changes in the funding and administration of further education and higher education within the United Kingdom. The most visible result was to allow thirty-five polytechnics to become universities. In addition the Act created bodies to fund higher...
under the new title of "Liverpool John Moores University". This new title was approved by the Privy Council on 15 September 1992. The university took its name from
Sir John MooresSir John Moores CBE was a British businessman and philanthropist.-Littlewoods Business Empire:John Moores was born into a working-class family in Eccles, near Salford, Lancashire on 25 January 1896. He was one of eight children and the eldest of four sons...
, the founder of the
LittlewoodsLittlewoods is the name of a former retail and gambling company founded in Liverpool, Merseyside, England by John Moores in 1923.It started as a shopping catalogue company, processing orders by post in the early 1970's. In 1981, it expanded to a call center, processing orders via telephone. At its...
empire. Moores was a great believer in the creation of opportunity for all, which embodies the ethos of LJMU in providing educational routes for people of all ages and from all backgrounds. This belief led Sir John Moores to invest in the institution and facilities, such as the
John FosterJohn Foster, Junior was an English architect.He studied under Jeffry Wyatt in London and in 1809 travelled in the eastern Mediterranean. During 1810-11 he accompanied C. R. Cockerell and the German archaeologists Haller and Linckh in their excavation of the temples at Aegina and Bassae...
Building (housing the
Liverpool Business SchoolLiverpool Business School is the business school of Liverpool John Moores University in England, located in the John Foster building on the Mount Pleasant Campus.- LBS today :...
), designed by and named after leading architect John Foster. With the institution's backgrounds dating back as far as 1823, many of the university buildings date back also, with aesthetically pleasing
GeorgianGeorgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the...
and
VictorianThe term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria after whom it is...
buildings found on a few of the campuses.
Present day
LJMU now has more than 24,000 students. The university has played a vital role in the cultural renaissance of Liverpool and has taken an active part in the regeneration of the city. New advances in digital technology and science have placed the university at the forefront of exciting developments in areas such as multimedia, sports science and learning how to fly. The advances in these subject areas led LJMU to be awarded the
Queen's Anniversary PrizeThe Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education is a biennially awarded series of prizes awarded to Universities and Colleges in the further and higher education sectors within the United Kingdom. Uniquely it forms part of the British honours system, to date rounds have occurred in...
in 2005 which aims to recognise and reward the outstanding contribution that universities and colleges in the United Kingdom make to the intellectual, economic, cultural and social life of the nation.
Currently, Liverpool John Moores University is enjoying a boom in student numbers with the university receiving more applications than previously seen. The university was recently placed at number 20 in the country for applications received in 2007, the total number of applications submitted to LJMU was 28,214.
On 14 April 2008,
Dr Brian May CBEBrian Harold May, CBE, is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. As a guitarist he uses his home built guitar, "Red Special", and has composed hits such as "Tie Your Mother Down", "We Will Rock You", "Who Wants to Live Forever",...
was inducted into the university as the fourth
ChancellorA Chancellor is the head of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as President or Rector.In most Commonwealth nations, the Chancellor is usually a titular non-resident head, often with a Pro-Chancellor as practical Chairman of the governing body ; the actual chief executive of a...
of Liverpool John Moores University. He replaced outgoing Chancellor
Cherie Booth QCCherie Blair , known professionally as Cherie Booth QC, is an English barrister. She is married to the former British Prime Minister and current Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, Tony Blair.-Early life:...
, wife of former Prime Minister
Tony BlairAnthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
. Honorary fellows in attendance at the ceremony included Sir
Patrick MooreSir Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore, CBE, HonFRS, FRAS known as Patrick Moore, is an English amateur astronomer who has attained prominent status in astronomy as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter of the subject, and who is credited as having done more than any other to...
and
Pete PostlethwaitePeter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE is an Academy Award-nominated British actor.-Early life:Postlethwaite was born in Warrington, England, to Mary Geraldine and William Postlethwaite as their third and youngest child...
.
LJMU is a founding member of the
Northern ConsortiumThe Northern Consortium is an educational charity, owned by eleven universities in the north of England, which provides pre-university courses for international students as preparation for study outside of their home country...
, an educational charity, owned by eleven universities in the north of England. Alongside LJMU, this group was co founded by The
University of BradfordThe University of Bradford is a university in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. Formed from a technical college in 1966, there are three campuses: the main campus, located on Richmond Road, the School of Health, on Trinity Road, and the School of Management, at Emm Lane...
, The
University of HuddersfieldThe University of Huddersfield is a university in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It has around 20,000 students and is located near the town centre...
,
Leeds Metropolitan UniversityLeeds Metropolitan University is a British university with two campuses in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It gained official university status in 1992; prior to this date it was known as Leeds Polytechnic. The number of students is listed by the HESA 2007/08 data as the largest in Britain,...
, The
University of LeedsThe University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire and, with over 33,000 full-time students, is the second largest single site university in the United Kingdom. In the world university league tables published in November 2008, the university's ‘employer...
, The
University of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group and the N8 Group for research collaboration, and founded in 1881 it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic universities...
,
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester Metropolitan University is a university based in the city of Manchester, England and Cheshire, United Kingdom. It is the fifth largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers.- History :...
, The
University of ManchesterThe University of Manchester is a "red brick" civic university located in Manchester, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration...
, The
University of SalfordThe University of Salford is a plate glass university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students...
,
Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield Hallam University is a Higher Education institution in South Yorkshire, England, based on two sites in Sheffield. City Campus is in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in south-west...
and The
University of SheffieldThe University of Sheffield is a leading research university, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. Ranked within the World's top 70 Universities published by THE - QS World University Rankings and constantly ranked amongst the top 20 universities in Britain and Europe according to The...
.
Campus
LJMU is based primarily on three campuses:
- City Campus, housing buildings from many faculties in and around Liverpool city centre
- Mount Pleasant Campus, close to the city centre, home to the faculty of Business and Law
Liverpool Business School is the business school of Liverpool John Moores University in England, located in the John Foster building on the Mount Pleasant Campus.- LBS today :...
- I M Marsh Campus, in Aigburth
Aigburth is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Dingle, Garston and Mossley Hill.-History:...
housing the Education, Community and Leisure faculty
Faculties
The university is organised into six faculties, most of the faculties are based at a particular campus site however, with many joint honours degrees and some conventional degrees, the faculties overlap meaning students' degrees are from both faculties. The six faculties are:
Faculty of Business and Law
Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure
Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences
Faculty of Media, Arts and Social Science
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Technology and Environment
Future/Recent projects
The university is currently expanding and improving numerous buildings on the three campus sites: the latest project will be the new £20 million Byrom Street development. Once completed in 2009, it will enable the university to consolidate science teaching to one location. Around 50 per cent of the new building's 6,400 square metre floorspace will be given over to specialist teaching and research laboratories, with the remainder being used for teaching, IT suites and staff accommodation. LJMU's School of Sport and Exercise Sciences is ranked as the United Kingdom's number one for both teaching and research in this field. The specialist facilities housed within the new building reflect the School's elite status and will include an indoor 70-metre running track and labs for testing cardio-vascular ability, motor skills and bio-mechanics functions. The building will also have additional biochemistry and psychology teaching labs.
Another major addition to the university is the Art and Design Academy, which replaced the previous disparate locations of the department. The £21.4 million development opened in 2008 to coincide with the
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bid which was won by Liverpool and is based at the Mount Pleasant campus.
Guest speakers
LJMU hosts guest lectures on occasion, with past speakers including the
Dalai LamaThe Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious officials of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. "Lama" is a general term referring to Tibetan Buddhist teachers...
,
Steven SpielbergSteven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. In a career of over four decades, Spielberg's films have touched on many themes and genres. Spielberg's early sci-fi and adventure films, sometimes centering on children, were seen as an archetype of modern...
,
Willy RussellWilliam Russell is a British dramatist, lyricist, and composer. His best-known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, and Blood Brothers.-Biography:...
,
Phil RedmondPhil Redmond CBE is an English television producer and screenwriter.He is well-known for creating several popular television series such as Grange Hill , Brookside and Hollyoaks...
,
Alastair CampbellAlastair John Campbell served as Director of Communications and Strategy for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2003...
, and
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ess Shirley Williams of
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. The latest guest speakers were
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George J. MitchellGeorge John Mitchell, Jr., GBE is the American special envoy to the Middle East for the Obama administration. A Democrat, Mitchell was a United States Senator who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995...
,
Michael HeseltineMichael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC is a British businessman, Conservative politician and patron of the Tory Reform Group....
CHThe Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry, or religion....
,
PCHer Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Its members are largely senior politicians, who were or are members of either the House of Commons or House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The Privy Council, the...
, and Next clothing retailer
George DaviesGeorge Davies is a British fashion retailer who headed Next from its creation in the 1980s, before moving onto start the fashion label 'George at Asda' in the 1990s...
. The next guest speaker at the University will be
Terry LeahySir Terry Leahy is the CEO of Tesco, the largest British supermarket chain.He lives in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, with his wife, Alison and his three children.His annual salary from Tesco is £1.3 million.-Early life:...
, the current CEO of market leading supermarket
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.
Libraries
There are currently three Learning Resource Centres (LRCs) based at the three campus sites operated by LJMU. The two largest and more modern LRC facilities are the Avril Robarts LRC which is based on the City campus and used mainly (but not exclusively) by students studying on the city campus, in particular the Byrom Street and Marybone students. The Aldham Robarts LRC (which is based on the Mount Pleasant campus) is used mainly by students at the Mount Pleasant campus, this campus includes the faculty of Business and Law but student based closely to the LRC on a range of courses also use this facility. The third LRC is sited on the
IM MarshThe IM Marsh Campus is a Liverpool John Moores University campus in south Liverpool. It's home to the Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure and around 2,000 students each year....
campus in Aigburth and is used exclusively (due to location outside the City centre) by student at this campus.
There are more than 68,500 books in the LRCs' collections, with 1,630 work spaces available for students 24 hours a day. In addition to this there are over 16,000 e-books and 5,000 e-journals available.
Aldham Robarts LRC
Situated on Maryland Street at the heart of the Mount Pleasant Campus and right opposite the Student's Union, Aldham Robarts caters mainly for the Faculty of Business and Law (Accountancy, Business, Criminal Justice, Economics, Information Science, Languages, Law, Librarianship) and the Faculty of Media, Arts and Social Science (Architecture, Art, Design, Drama, European Studies, Geography, History, Interior Design, Media, Critical and Creative Arts, Politics, Social Sciences, Design, Visual Arts)
This LRC is open 24 hours during term time.
Avril Robarts LRC
Avril Robarts is located on Tithebarn Street on City Campus, and covers three faculties: Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences (Childhood Studies, Health, Midwifery, Nursing, Social Work, Youth and Community Work), the Faculty of Science (Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Construction Management, Countryside Management, Earth Science, Forensic Science, Microbiology, Pharmacy, Physics, Psychology, Science, Sport, Wildlife Conservation) and the Faculty of Technology and Environment (Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Management, Housing, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Marine and Offshore Engineering, Maritime Studies, Transport and Logistics, Building, Building Surveying, Civil Engineering, Commercial Property, Computing, Mathematics, Planning, Quantity Surveying, Technology Management, Statistics, Urban Renewal)
This LRC is open 24 hours during term time.
I M Marsh Campus LRC
This services the IM Marsh campus at Aigburth and covers the Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure (Consumer Studies, Dance, Education, Food and Nutrition, Leisure and Tourism, Outdoor and Environmental Education, Physical Education, Tourism and Leisure) which is situated at this site.
This LRC is open until 11pm during term time.
Industry links
Liverpool John Moores University has an excellent track record in applied research and knowledge transfer to business and industry. The University is ranked among the top 20 UK Higher Education Institutions in terms of the economic impact of its research and it is the highest in the North West of England. A recent survey ranked the University 4th out of 160 UK HEIs in terms of the number of interaction with business and industry and 24th for the value of bespoke CPD courses. The School of Engineering, Technology and Maritime Operations has an excellent track record in applied research and its research centres in Logistics, Offshore and Maritime, General Engineering and the Electrical Engineering produce research of international excellence.
The University has an excellent record of providing education which meet the needs of industry with degree programmes such as the part-time BEng (Hons) Manufacturing Systems Engineering having been developed in association with leading companies around the globe including
FordThe Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake...
,
IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM, is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, Town of North Castle, New York, United States. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating...
,
Lucas Industries plcLucas Industries plc was a famous manufacturer of components for the motor industry and aerospace industry. It was based in Birmingham, England. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-Foundation:...
and
JaguarJaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...
. The links with companies are set to improve even more, with many courses offering an additional placement year as part of the Universities "WoW" (World of Work) skills programmes. First Destination Survey results show that 89% of LJMU graduates are in employment or undertaking postgraduate study within six months of graduating.
Teaching
Through recent teaching quality assessments, LJMU is top of the league for teaching in physics and astronomy, applied social work, health studies, hospitality, leisure, recreation, sport and tourism, and has consistently received good ratings for other subject areas. In Engineering the Times Good University guide rates Liverpool John Moores University at 23rd in the UK for Mechanical Engineering and 17th for General Engineering. In the North West of England the University is ranked 3rd in Mechanical Engineering and 1st in General Engineering.
LJMU is also one of the UK's top university for teaching and research in Sports and Exercise Sciences. In recognition of excellence within sporting disciplines at LJMU, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) awarded LJMU £4.5 million over five years for the establishment of a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). The CETL award recognises LJMU's outstanding record for Physical Education, Dance, Sport and Exercises Sciences. LJMU is the only United Kingdom university to be awarded an Ofsted Grade A in Physical Education and it is also the premier institution for both teaching and research in Sport and Exercise Sciences.
LJMU was also chosen (ahead of the
University of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group and the N8 Group for research collaboration, and founded in 1881 it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic universities...
and
Liverpool Hope UniversityLiverpool Hope University is a university in Liverpool, England. Two of its three founding colleges were established in 1844 and 1856, the third opening in the 1960s. It is the only ecumenical university in Europe. Based on two campuses, the main campus is located in Childwall and the second...
) to deliver the academic side of a national scheme called the New Entrepreneurs Scholarship, which is supported by Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and
The Prince's TrustThe Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by The Prince of Wales to help young people.-Target groups:The young people helped by The Prince's Trust are the long-term unemployed, people who have been in trouble with the law, people who are in difficulty at school, and people who...
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Research
The University's research profile and reputation have developed rapidly over recent years as evidenced by the sustained rise in external research income (more than trebling since 2000). The underlying demography of research-active staff is encouraging and LJMU has a relatively large cohort of young research active staff who will continue to contribute to research profile over future years. These are all key elements in securing the sustainability of research within the University. The University is highly rated for its research in engineering . In the 2008 Research Assessment 90% of research in General Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering was rated as being of international to world leading standard.
Major research projects are currently undergoing in the following areas:
- Accounting and Finance
- Art and Design
- Astrophysics
- Biological Anthropology
- Built Environment
- Computer Science and Informatics
- Education
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Maritime, Offshore and Logistics
- English
- Ecology, Evolution and the Environment Research
- General Engineering
- Health
- History
- Sports and Exercise Sciences
- Town and Country Planning
Rankings
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Liverpool John Moores University is often ranked highly in local lists, with the 2007 performance being 5th out of the 12 North West universities. The top in the region is
Lancaster UniversityLancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Lancaster is the 7th highest ranking research institution in the United Kingdom according to the last Research Assessment Exercise. The University has an annual income of £149...
, which is a
plate glass universityThe term plate glass university has come into use by some to refer to one of the several universities founded in the United Kingdom in the 1960s in the era of the Robbins Report on higher education...
. The next two universities above LJMU are
Red Brick universitiesRed Brick is an informal term used to refer to six particular British universities founded in the major industrial cities of England, all of which achieved university status before World War I and were initially established as civic science and/or engineering colleges...
; the
University of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group and the N8 Group for research collaboration, and founded in 1881 it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic universities...
and the
University of ManchesterThe University of Manchester is a "red brick" civic university located in Manchester, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration...
. The forth university above LJMU is the modern
University of Central LancashireThe University of Central Lancashire is a university based in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK.The university has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge which was founded in 1828. In 1992 it was granted University status by the Privy Council...
. Universities ranked lower than LJMU (5th) included
University of SalfordThe University of Salford is a plate glass university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students...
,
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester Metropolitan University is a university based in the city of Manchester, England and Cheshire, United Kingdom. It is the fifth largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers.- History :...
,
University of ChesterThe University of Chester is a university based in the city of Chester in the United Kingdom. The university, based on a main campus in Chester and a smaller campus in Warrington, offers a range of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as undertaking academic research.-...
,
Edge Hill UniversityEdge Hill University is a public university situated in Ormskirk in Lancashire, England. It has three faculties, Education, Health, and Arts and Sciences....
,
University of CumbriaThe University of Cumbria is a British university established on 1 August 2007, with roots extending back to the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts established in 1822 and Charlotte Mason teacher training College in 1890s.-Formation:...
,
Liverpool Hope UniversityLiverpool Hope University is a university in Liverpool, England. Two of its three founding colleges were established in 1844 and 1856, the third opening in the 1960s. It is the only ecumenical university in Europe. Based on two campuses, the main campus is located in Childwall and the second...
and
University of BoltonThe University of Bolton is a university in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.-History:...
.
LJMU TV
LJMU TV launched in August 2009, providing both potential applicants and current students the chance to watch clips from life at the University such as features of campus locations, student unions and facilities at LJMU. LJMU TV also features learning objectives and gives the opportunity for individuals to view teaching at the University. Other features of the service include films showing on student accommodation, careers at LJMU, support at University, staff and personnel and World of Work features. LJMU TV is currently available at: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/ljmutv/.
Students' Union
Students at the University are represented by the
Liverpool Students' UnionThe Liverpool Students' Union is the representative body for all students studying at Liverpool John Moores University in Liverpool, England; and is not to be confused with Liverpool Guild of Students, which is the Student Union for the University of Liverpool; membership is automatic upon...
. As there are three campus sites for the University, there are also three separate Student Union facilities, each open to all Liverpool John Moores University students. The main Student Union is housed in the Haigh Building at the Mount Pleasant campus. Separate Student Union buildings are based on the
IM MarshThe IM Marsh Campus is a Liverpool John Moores University campus in south Liverpool. It's home to the Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure and around 2,000 students each year....
and Byrom Street campuses.
Representation for all students is central and is conducted by executive officers elected annually. In most cases, these students will be on a sabbatical from their studies. The election process is normally contested in mid April, successful candidates assuming office the following academic year.
In 2007, the university and Students' Union launched a mentoring scheme designed to help new students setting into university life.
City Campus
The Haigh Building is the main City Centre venue, the venue recently won Best Bar None awards for the second year running and has three main social areas.
The Engine Room features a bar and nightclub venue where students can enjoy a range of exciting entertainment. The Engine Room has a diverse music scene including Indie, House and Cheesy Chart Pop. The Engine room hosts a weekly
silent discoThe concept of a silent party, Silent Gig or silent disco involves party-goers dancing to music received directly into headphones. Most commonly, this will be music provided by two DJs who will broadcast via an FM transmitter with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by...
and weekly nation wide student event
Flirt!flirt! is the name of a nightclub brand that was started at the University of Surrey Students' Union and later sold to, and developed by the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom services for the purpose of providing a recognisable night for University students across the United Kingdom...
. The Engine Room also has a range of drinks promotions available to students and during the day plays venue to numerous societies. The Engine Room also host special guest appearances and live bands and has big screens to allow for live sport.
The Sanctuary is in the middle of the Haigh Building and is known to be a quieter area of the Student Union. The Sanctuary has a bar which throughout the day serves drinks, sandwiches and a range of hot meals. The Sanctuary also houses the Liverpool John Moores University darts team who regularly play and practice in the venue. The Sanctuary has computing facilities for students and is located between The Engine Room and The Scholars Bar.
The Scholars Bar is the most popular area of the Student Union, serving a large variety of beers, wines and spirits from around the globe all at student prices. There are two big screens that allow the broadcasting of simultaneous football matches and various sporting events and also music. It also has four pool tables, games machines, quizzes and regular karaoke. Similarly to The Sanctuary, The Scholars Bar also serves food throughout the day.
IM Marsh Campus
Greenshields Bar is located at the
IM MarshThe IM Marsh Campus is a Liverpool John Moores University campus in south Liverpool. It's home to the Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure and around 2,000 students each year....
campus. Liverpool Students' Union run the bar on campus and there is also a student shop. The bar is a popular spot at Aigburth site with our students living on and off-campus. The bar has a big screen for live football games and there is also the Friday night ‘disco’! at the venue.
Byrom Street Campus
The Byrom Street Students' Union provides students with a shop. The Byrom Street Union is the smallest of the three sites.
The bar at the Byrom Street campus closed down in academic year 2007/08.
LSU Media
The Looprevil Press is a student newspaper at Liverpool Students' Union. It is both a student society and a part of the student media. As of May 2009, The Looprevil Press has been funded by the Liverpool Students' Union.
The Looprevil Press was founded in September 2008 by student Shamit Patel and is currently the only student newspaper in circulation in Liverpool. The LP offices are located on the second floor of the Haigh building.
The name, The Looprevil Press, is simply Liverpool spelled backwards and plays in with their tag line of “Bringing you the other side of Liverpool”. This was done in an attempt to reflect the duality of student life, to show that they can be both professional and a little eccentric of nature.
The Looprevil Press started out as a dynamic website which contains four sections; News, Opinion, Entertainment and Sports. The current team consists of 29 members and is made up of writers, photographers and a web designer. The website is active throughout the year while the print edition is circulated four times during the academic year.
The union also has a radio station called Shout radio.
Halls of residence
Liverpool John Moores University over recent years has sold off a number of previously University owned halls of residences. North Western Hall, formerly the North Western Hotel, built by
Alfred WaterhouseAlfred Waterhouse was an English architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic revival. He is perhaps best known for his design for the Natural History Museum in London, although he also built a wide variety of other buildings throughout the country...
in 1871, was sold off to Cosmopolitan Student Homes in 2004. The hall is situated conveniently between both the City and Mount Pleasant campuses.
Two of the most popular halls for students studying at the City campus are the Atlantic Point Student Village and Marybone Complex. Both of these can be found within a few hundred metres of major University buildings.
IM MarshThe IM Marsh Campus is a Liverpool John Moores University campus in south Liverpool. It's home to the Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure and around 2,000 students each year....
students usually reside in the accommodation provided on campus in
AigburthAigburth is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Dingle, Garston and Mossley Hill.-History:...
. The more popular halls for students at the Mount Pleasant campus are Grand Central (for its walking distance location close to the university and city centre) and Cambridge Court.
A comprehensive list of student accommodation available to LJMU students can be located at http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/accommodation/
Sport
Liverpool John Moores University has BUCS-registered teams in
badmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
,
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
,
cricketCricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being...
, football,
hockeyField hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal. Its official name is simply hockey, and this is the common name for it in many countries...
,
netballNetball is a sport in which two teams of seven players try to score points against each other by placing a ball through a raised goal. The sport is popular in Commonwealth countries and is predominantly played by women. Netball shares many similarities with basketball, having been derived from...
,
rugby leagueRugby league football is a full-contact form of football, played with a prolate spheroid ball by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. Rugby league is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union...
,
rugby unionRugby union is a full contact team sport, a form of football which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball, outdoors on a level field, usually with a grass surface, 100 m...
and
volleyball Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules...
. Many of the sports teams compete in BUCS competitions. Liverpool Students' Union has 15 BUCS sports, from which 36 teams run, catering for over 800 athletes. In recent years, LJMU students have competed for BUCS representative squads, in national finals and at World University Championships. In addition, the Students' Union also runs intramural sports leagues.
In the 2006/2007 BUCS season, LJMU was successful in winning the leagues in Men's Badminton, Women's Basketball, Women's football 1st, Netball 1st, Netball 2nd, Netball 3rd, Women's Rugby and Men's
Gaelic footballGaelic football , commonly referred to as "Football" , "Gaelic" or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
. Runners up included Men's football 2nd, Women's hockey 2nd, Men's Rugby 2nd, Men's Rugby league and Men's football 5th.
In the 2007/2008 BUCS season, LJMU was successful in winning the leagues in Men's Football 3rd, Men’s Football 5th, Men's Gaelic football, Men's Hockey 1st, Men's Hockey 2nd and Netball 2nd. The university was runners up in Women’s Football 1st, Badminton, Women's Gaelic football and Rugby league.
In addition, 2 gold medals were won in the Athletics outdoor championships, 2 silver medals in Cycling, 1 bronze medal in the
PentathlonA pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...
. The 2007/2008 season also saw the university defeat local rivals University of Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University in varsity matches.
The University also enjoys success at National and World level. Gymnast
Beth TweddleElizabeth "Beth" Kimberly Tweddle is an English gymnast. Tweddle is the 2009 World Champion on the floor and was the 2006 World Champion and European Champion on the uneven bars. Tweddle was the first gymnast from Britain ever to win a medal at the World and European Championships, and is...
studied at LJMU and has achieved national,
CommonwealthThe Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5,000 athletes...
, European and World medals whilst also competing at the
Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games are a major international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in...
.
In 1999, Liverpool John Moores University Men's
Rugby LeagueRugby league football is a full-contact form of football, played with a prolate spheroid ball by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. Rugby league is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union...
Team were crowned Student Rugby League European Champions following a 20-14 victory over
University of BordeauxThe present University of Bordeaux is a grouping of institutions of higher education and research , established 21 March 2007...
at
IM MarshThe IM Marsh Campus is a Liverpool John Moores University campus in south Liverpool. It's home to the Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure and around 2,000 students each year....
Campus, Liverpool. This completed a treble victory after they lifted the SRL National League and SRL Premiership.
The
IM MarshThe IM Marsh Campus is a Liverpool John Moores University campus in south Liverpool. It's home to the Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure and around 2,000 students each year....
Campus houses the University's main sporting facilities. The campus is home to the Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure (ECL) and has around 2,000 students each year. In addition to sports science labs and a learning resource centre, the campus includes the following sporting facilities:
- 25 metre swimming pool
- Large sports hall
- 2 Full sized hockey astropitchs
- 2 Fully equipped fitness suite/gymnasium
- Full sized football pitches
- Five a side football pitches
- 8 Badminton courts
- 2 Basketball courts
- 8 Tennis courts
- 3 Netball courts
- Climbing wall
- Full sized rugby pitches
- Dance studios
The Liverpool Students' Union run a number of non-BUCS sports clubs including:
- American Football
American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
- Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a sport that uses organized routines that range from 1 minute to 3 minutes made from elements of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games and matches and/or compete at cheerleading competitions. Cheerleaders draw...
- Climbing
Climbing is the activity of using one's hands and feet to ascend a steep object. It is done both for recreation and professionally, as part of activities such as maintenance of a structure, or military operations.Climbing activities include:* Bouldering: Ascending boulders or small...
and MountaineeringMountaineering is the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, backpacking and climbing mountains. In Europe it is also referred to as alpinism, while in the Americas the term refers to a particular style of mountain climbing, that involves a mixture of ice climbing, rock climbing, mixed...
- Cycling
Cycling is an activity most commonly performed on a bicycle - when it is it is also referred to as bicycling or simply biking. It is the use of the bicycle, unicycle , tricycles , quadracycles , and other similar wheeled human-powered vehicles for the purpose of transport, as a form of...
- Darts
Darts is a form of sport where darts are thrown at a circular target hung on a wall. Though various different boards and games have been used in the past, the term 'darts' usually now refers to a standardized game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
- Freestyle Dance
Street dance, also called vernacular dance is an umbrella term, used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in everyday spaces such as streets, school yards and nightclubs...
- Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance and grace. Artistic gymnastics is the best known and most popular of the gymnastics sports governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique...
- Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team sport of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. The game, played primarily in Ireland, has prehistoric origins and is thought to be the world's fastest field team sport...
- Jitsu
Jitsu is a fictional character from the popular Masters of the Universe toy line and accompanying animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe....
- Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands...
- Nippon Kempo
Nippon Kempo is a Japanese martial art that engages in full-contact bouts using a full range of techniques wearing specially developed protective gear ....
- Ski
A ski is a long, flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now primarily used for recreational and sporting purposes...
/SnowboardingSnowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is either partially or fully covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, surfing and skiing...
- Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way," "method," or "art." Thus, "taekwondo" may be loosely translated as "the way of the foot and fist" or "the...
- Tennis
Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....
Art
John Moores Painting Prize is a contemporary art prize and involves a bi-annual competitive art exhibition held at the
Walker Art GalleryThe Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England, outside of London part of the National Museums Liverpool...
, Liverpool. It is named after
Sir John MooresSir John Moores CBE was a British businessman and philanthropist.-Littlewoods Business Empire:John Moores was born into a working-class family in Eccles, near Salford, Lancashire on 25 January 1896. He was one of eight children and the eldest of four sons...
, the founder of the competition. First held in 1957, it is Britain's most well-known competition aimed solely at painters and is now part of the
Liverpool BiennialLiverpool Biennial is a British international festival of contemporary art held in Liverpool. The festival comprises the International Exhibition, the John Moores Painting Prize, the Bloomberg New Contemporaries Exhibition and the Independents Biennial....
, a city-wide celebration of the arts that encompasses the
Tate LiverpoolTate Liverpool is an art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and part of Tate, along with Tate St Ives, Cornwall, Tate Britain, London, and Tate Modern, London. The museum was an initiative of the Merseyside Development Corporation...
, Bluecoats Gallery and other venues in Liverpool. In 2008 the exhibition will be a major part of Liverpool's celebrations as
European Capital of CultureThe European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. A number of European cities have used the City of Culture year to transform their cultural base and,...
.
Other
Liverpool John Moores University is currently outperforming other North West of England Universities in applications per place. March 2008 application figures released by
UCASUCAS is a clearing house for applications to almost all full-time undergraduate degree programmes at UK universities and colleges.-History:...
show that LJMU is continuing to outperform the sector by around 4%, with 26,663 applications received to date. In addition, Liverpool John Moores has also seen a 20% increase in firm acceptances for applicants, an achievement made more impressive as regional averages are down 18%.
Recently the John Moores Alumni Association created an Alumnus Board and an Alumnus Business Network Group.
Brian MayBrian Harold May, CBE, is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. As a guitarist he uses his home built guitar, "Red Special", and has composed hits such as "Tie Your Mother Down", "We Will Rock You", "Who Wants to Live Forever",...
, Ph.D., and former lead guitarist for
QueenQueen were an English rock band. Formed in London in 1970 following the demise of the band Smile, Queen consisted of vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor. The band became popular with audiences via their hit songs, live performances,...
, was appointed Chancellor of the university in 2007.
Notable alumni
- Mohamed Nasheed
Mohamed Nasheed or Anni is the current President of the Maldives. He is the founder of the Maldivian Democratic Party and was its presidential candidate in the October 2008 presidential election, defeating long-time President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in a second round of voting...
(President of the Maldives)
- Stephen Byers
Stephen John Byers is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Tyneside North since 1992 and has served in the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the...
(MP)
- Caroline Aherne
Caroline Aherne is an English comedian, writer and actress best known for her award winning creations Mrs Merton and The Royle Family. Aherne was born into the family of an Irish railway worker and raised in Wythenshawe, Manchester...
(actress, best known for The Royle FamilyThe Royle Family is a popular, BAFTA award-winning television comedy drama produced by Granada Television for the BBC, which ran for three series between 1998 and 2000, with a special episode in late 2006 and another in 2008...
)
- Julian Cope
Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, and poet who came to prominence in 1978 as the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band The Teardrop Explodes...
(musicianA musician is a person who performs or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.* A singer uses his or her voice as an instrument....
, author)
- Andreja Gomboc
Andreja Gomboc is a Slovene astrophysicist.Gomboc was born in Murska Sobota, Slovenia.In 1995 she graduated from the Faculty of mathematics and physics at the University of Ljubljana with a theme What a falling of star into a black hole looks like. .From 1995 to 2001 she was a...
(astrophysicist)
- Mark Hendrick
Mark Phillip Hendrick is a British politician and a Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament for Preston.-Biography:Hendrick, who is part Somali, was born in Salford, Lancashire...
(MP)
- George Howarth
Rt Hon George Edward Howarth is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been a Labour member of Parliament since a by-election in 1986, originally for Knowsley North until 1997, and for its replacement Knowsley North and Sefton East since then.Born in Merseyside, he was educated at the local...
(MP)
- Neena Gill
Neena Gill was a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands for the Labour Party from 1999 to 2009.
Prior to becoming a Member of the European Parliament, she was Chief Executive of ASRA and the Newlon Housing Group...
(MEP)
- Margaret Murphy
Margaret Murphy is a British crime writer.- Biography :Murphy was born and brought up in Liverpool where she gained a degree in Environmental Biology at the University of Liverpool and later an MA with Distinction in Writing at Liverpool JMU, a course on which she now lectures...
(crime writer)
- Martin Offiah
Martin "Chariots" Offiah MBE is an English former rugby league and, briefly, rugby union footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s.He is also known as 'Chariots' Offiah after the film 'Chariots of Fire'...
(sportsman)
- Roxanne Pallett
Roxanne 'Roxy' Pallett is an English actress most famous for playing the role of Jo Sugden in the ITV soap opera, Emmerdale...
(actress, known from EmmerdaleEmmerdale, known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989, is a popular and critically acclaimed British soap opera that has aired on ITV since 1972...
)
- Andrew Stunell
Robert Andrew Stunell, known as Andrew Stunell, OBE is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove, and was first elected at the 1997 general election.-Early life:...
(MP)
- Gemma Tumelty
Gemma Tumelty was the President of the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom until 2008. She was the NUS National Secretary for 2005 to 2006, and a member of its National Executive Committee for two years before that.-Early life:She comes from Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...
(NUSThe National Union of Students is the main confederation of students' unions that exist inside the United Kingdom. Although the NUS is the central organisation for all affiliated unions in the UK, there are also the devolved national sub-bodies NUS Scotland in Scotland, NUS Wales in Wales and...
President)
- Beth Tweddle
Elizabeth "Beth" Kimberly Tweddle is an English gymnast. Tweddle is the 2009 World Champion on the floor and was the 2006 World Champion and European Champion on the uneven bars. Tweddle was the first gymnast from Britain ever to win a medal at the World and European Championships, and is...
(gymnastGymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Australia:*Monette Russo...
)
- Andi Watson
Andrew "Andi" Watson is a British cartoonist and illustrator best known for the graphic novels Breakfast After Noon, Slow News Day and his series Love Fights, published by Oni Press and Slave Labor Graphics....
(cartoonistA cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. Traditionally much of this work was, and still is, humorous, and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes...
)
- Laura Watton
Laura Watton is a semi-professional UK Manga artist and founding member of Sweatdrop Studios through which she publishes her series Biomecha...
(Original English-language mangaOriginal English-language manga or OEL manga is the term commonly used to describe comic books or graphic novels in the "international manga" genre of comics whose language of original publication is English...
artist)
- Matt Lloyd (Paralympic
Paralympic sport is the umbrella term for a wide range of sports for persons with physical disabilities. While many persons with physical disabilities participate in sports and recreation at various levels, Paralympic sports refers to organized competitive sporting activities as part of the global...
athlete)
- Ieuan Wyn Jones
Ieuan Wyn Jones, AM is leader of Plaid Cymru, Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government and Member of the National Assembly for Wales for the Ynys Môn constituency. He was Member of the UK parliament for Ynys Môn constituency from 1987-2001...
(Welsh politician)
- Lord Elis-Thomas (Welsh politician)
- Steve Parry (Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are a major international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in...
bronze medalist swimmer)
- James Roby
James Roby is a rugby league player for St Helens RLFC.-Career:Roby made his debut in 2004 against the Widnes Vikings after progressing through the academy ranks at St Helens RLFC. Roby's position is usually as a hooker and has plenty of experience already, playing alongside some of the greats of...
(St Helens RLFC rugby player)
- Chris Kavanagh
Chris Kavanagh is an English drummer, best known for playing in Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Big Audio Dynamite II....
(Weight lifter)
- Michael Rimmer
Michael Alan Rimmer is an English middle distance runner. He was born in Southport.Southport-born and originally a member of Southport Waterloo AC but defected to rivals Liverpool Pembroke Sefton who he still now races with...
(800 metre athlete)
- Phil Selway
Philip James Selway is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer and backing vocalist of English alternative rock group Radiohead. He also drums, plays guitar and provides backing and occasional lead vocals for 7 Worlds Collide...
(musician), (RadioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992...
)
- Juan Carlos Osorio
Juan Carlos Osorio , is a Colombian football manager and former football player who began his career in 1980 with Deportivo Pereira...
(footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
manager)
- Tegan Summer
Tegan Summer is a British actor, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:Born and raised in London to Barbadian parents, Summer's first screen roles were in Prime Suspect with Helen Mirren and EastEnders for the BBC...
(Actor)
- Claire Foy
Claire Foy is a British actress, best-known for playing the title role in the BBC1 production of Little Dorrit.-Personal life:Foy was born in Stockport, and she grew up in Manchester and Leeds, the youngest of three children. Her family later moved to Longwick, Buckinghamshire...
(Actor)
- Rachel Brown
Rachel Brown is an English footballer, currently playing as goalkeeper for Everton Ladies and England Women. She is also the goalkeeper on Five's Superstars and works for Everton's Community Project.-Club career:...
(England women's national football teamThe England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for two World Cups, 1995 and 2007...
Goalkeeper)
- Jo Pratt (TV chef)
Honorary Fellows
- Ken Dodd
Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE is an English comedian and singer songwriter, famous for his buck teeth, frizzy hair, feather duster , and his catchphrases, often playing on the 'tickled' motif, ex: "How tickled I am!"...
(Comedian)
- James Dyson
Sir James Dyson , is an English industrial designer.He is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on cyclonic separation. His net worth in 2008 was said to be £1.1 billion.-Biography:Dyson is one of three children whose father, Alec Dyson, died of...
(Inventor)
- Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard, MBE , is an English footballer who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team. He is usually employed in the central midfield role, although under Liverpool F.C...
(Footballer)
- Delia Smith
Delia Smith CBE is an English cook and television presenter, known for her interest in teaching basic cookery skills. She is the UK's best-selling cookery author, with more than 18 million copies sold....
(Chef)
- Sue Johnston
Susan "Sue" Johnston, OBE is an English actress probably best known for playing Sheila Grant in the long-running soap opera Brookside , and Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family between 1998 and 2000, once in 2006 and again in 2008.Sue was born in Warrington, then Lancashire now...
(Actress)
- Paul Heathcote
Paul Heathcote MBE is a chef, restaurateur and food consultant who spent twelve years under the guidance of Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons. He has appeared on many UK food television shows, and currently runs several restaurants including Heathcotes, The Olive Press and the Longridge...
(Chef)
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