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1. Employers

   Our work placement schemes aims to connect employers with undergraduate student talent, making your recruitment process pain free and as successful as possible.

2. Placement Support Unit - useful links

   Find out more about the useful websites that can help support you with your placement journey.

3. Students

   Find out how Undertaking a placement provides you with valuable work experience and gives you the chance to develop a range of work-related skills demanded by graduate employers.

4. About the Elder Dempster project

   The Homeward Bound: A Liverpool-West Africa Heritage Project documents the lives and memories of Elder Dempster’s seafaring and office staff. As part of the project, we recorded 25 oral testimonies.

5. Interviews and memoirs – Elder Dempster

   As part of the Homeward Bound project we’ve collected 25 oral testimonies from Elder Dempster Line’s seafaring and office staff. Listen to the interviews.

6. Mike Ingham

   Mike was a Purser for Elder Dempster Lines. In his interview, Mike talks about the role of a Purser and the challenges he faced. Listen to Mike's interview.

7. John Martin

   John Martin was a catering officer with Elder Dempster Lines. Read his account of his experiences with the shipping company.

8. John Goble

   John Goble was the Chief Officer for Elder Dempster Lines. John joined Elder Dempsters in 1963 as Third Mate. In his interview, John discusses the challenges of working at sea, his first impressions on West Africa and how the impact containerisation had on the industry.

9. Jim Forsey interview

   Jim was a Purser at Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Jim's interview.

10. Ian Walker interview

    Ian Walker was a Fourth Engineer for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Ian Walker's interview.