Bert was a famous disability rights campaigner, himself a wheelchair user, dedicating his life to advocating for improvements to the daily life of those with disabilities. He was also an alumnus of the Liverpool Polytechnic, later becoming an Honorary Fellow and serving as a governor, while working closely with the university on its equality and diversity policies.
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.
Read the full oration for Neena Gill CBE on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Read the oration for Peter Bullivant on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Frank Sanderson.
Read the oration for Lord Hall on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Read the oration for Frank Field MP on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Read the oration for Professor Sir Howard Newby CBE on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Phil Redmond.
Read the oration for Sir Peter Bazalgette on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Read the oration for Sir Ken Robinson on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Dr Edward Harcourt.
Read the oration for Norma Heyman on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Frank Sanderson.