Our Bicentenary Year
Be part of the celebrations
We have a packed calendar of events and activities throughout 2023, providing opportunities for our students, staff and community to be part of our Bicentenary celebrations.
From high profile Roscoe lectures and international academic conferences to campus-wide exhibitions, student projects and alumni homecomings; 2023 will be a year showcasing the best of LJMU and a fitting launch to our new Strategic Plan.
You can find out more from our regular student, staff, alumni and stakeholder newsletters, or by visiting our Bicentenary pages to check for updates.
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March
Tuesday 7 March - Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Regional Conference, Student Life Building
Friday 10 March - Liverpool FCF - MoU, Student Life Building and Sports Building
Wednesday 15 March - Professorial Lecture - Ian McCarthy, James Parsons Building
Wednesday 22 March - Roscoe Lecture - Andy Newsam, St George's Hall
Monday 27 to Wednesday 29 March - Spring Graduation Ceremonies, Liverpool Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Thursday 30 March - School of Education Opening, Education Building
April
Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 April - Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Redmonds Building/Education Building
Monday 3 to Thursday 6 April - Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Conference, Byrom St/Innside/Isla Gladstone Theatre
Thursday 6 April - People, Politics and the Planet in Crisis 2023 workshop, Student Life Building
Wednesday 19 April - Faculty of Health Lecture - Dr Michael Richter, Tithebarn Building
Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 April - European Journalism Training Association Conference - Sports Journalism Education, Redmonds Building
Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 April - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (European Chapter), Liver Buildings
May
Thursday 4 May - Professorial Lecture - Claudia Mettke-Hofmann, Byrom Street
Thursday 11 May - Chief Constable's Spring Lecture and Dinner, Redmonds Building
Tuesday 16 May - Professorial Lecture - Hazel Andrews, Redmonds Building
Thursday 18 May - External Admin Event, Student Life Building
Saturday 20 May - Battle of the Atlantic 80th Anniversary Conference, Merseyside Maritime Museum
Monday 22 to Friday 26 May - CIM, Redmonds Building
Thursday 25 May to Friday 9 June - Art School Degree Show, JLAD Building
Thursday 25 May - Roscoe In Conversation - Nisha Katona, St George's Hall
June
Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 June - Students at the Heart Conference, Student Life Building/Redmonds Building
Monday 12 June - Cluster for Research into Coaching Symposium, Student Life Building
Monday 19 to Thursday 22 June - 4th Annual Centre for Natural Products Discovery (CNPD) Conference 2023, JLAD Building
Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 June - Women in Sport and Exercise, Student Life Building/Redmonds Building
Tuesday 27 June - Physical education, school sport & physical activity (PESSPA) Network Event, Student Life Building
July
Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 July - International Academic Forum (IAFOR) Conference, Redmonds Building/Education Building
Thursday 6 July - Founders Dinner, Liverpool Cathedral
Monday 10 to Friday 14 July - Summer Graduation Ceremonies, Liverpool Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Wednesday 12 July - Graduation Dinner, Liverpool Cathedral
Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 July - Society for Renaissance Studies - Biennial Conference, Student Life Building/Redmonds Building
Monday 24 July - Symposium (Womens' Physiology), Byrom Street
August
Event details to be confirmed.
September
Monday 18 to Friday 22 September - Induction Week
Friday 22 September - Freshers Fair, Exhibition Centre
October to December
Thursday 5 October - Roscoe Lecture - Lord Alton of Liverpool, St George's Hall