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  1. Steve New

    Steve New began working for Elder Dempsters in 1962 as an Indentured Deck Officer Apprentice. In his interview, Steve talks about those early days in the engine room, the dangers of cleaning wheelhouse windows and about why Steve joined the Merchant Navy.

  2. Barry Fowler interview – Elder Dempster

    Barry Fowler joined King Edward the Seventh Nautical College, London in May 1952. Barry spent four years as an apprentice and eventually rose to the position of captain at Elder Dempster Lines.

  3. History At LJMU

    A leading history department in the country, LJMU History has a 91% student satisfaction rating on the 2022 National Students Survey.

  4. Facilities for Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Research Institute students

    Find out about the range of first-rate facilities used by the staff and students of the Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Research Institute (BEST) including labs for radio frequency and microwave sensors, highways research, industrial chemistry, soil mechanics, hydraulics, surveying, light structures and materials, structural testing, and concrete.

  5. Pauline Daniels

    Read the oration for Pauline Daniels on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Frank Sanderson.

  6. Graham Austin interview – Elder Dempster

    As a Printer for Elder Dempster Lines, Graham Austin sometimes worked 18-hours a day and was responsible for printing the menus, programme of events and stationery for the ship’s various departments. Listen to Graham's interview.