About us and our city
Welcome to Liverpool, home of Liverpool John Moores University
WoW
LJMU offers students a truly unique university experience; one that places work-related learning and skills development at the heart of every undergraduate degree, without compromising on the academic quality of our programmes.
But don't just take our word for it. Representatives from Sony, Marks and Spencer, Shell and other leading organisations are working with us to determine the higher "world of work" or WoW skills that our students should have by the time they graduate.
We are committed to giving our students the best foundations for a successful future. We offer excellent facilities, high quality degree programmes, supportive staff and a thriving student community drawn from 100 countries around the world.
LJMU is proud to be a modern university, with learning and the advancement of our students at the heart of all our activity. Our ethos is dream, plan, achieve and we aim to nurture the dreams of every single student. Our approach is holistic in nature - we provide stimulating and challenging programmes of study that are informed by scholarship and research, and that engender a spirit of academic enquiry; and we also provide an environment conducive to the personal development of our students - for example, through our Foundation for Citizenship we encourage students to become thoughtful, ethical people. We understand the importance of real-world experience and help students to gain practical experience through work placements. We also are aware that university isn't all about working and studying so we encourge students to socialise with their peers in a variety of ways - for example, in conjunction with Liverpool Students' Union we provide an wide range of sporting and recreational opportunities for our students and staff (to learn more, click here.)
... research and expertise
LJMU has been awarded significantly more research funding than many of the new universities and this is due to the our strong Research Assessment Exercise ratings. LJMU has a number of areas, located throughout the University, where world class research is being undertaken. For example, our School of Sport and Exercise Sciences has received top ratings for teaching quality and research (5*) and our General Engineering Research Institute received a score of 5 in the last Research Assessment Exercise.
... not an ivory tower
The University is firmly rooted in the real world and our expertise and professionalism is widely recognised by the business community. Businesses have been quick to recognise the benefits of a relationship with LJMU and have taken advantage of the services we offer - from consultancy to professional training. For more information, please see our Business section at http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/Business/
