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1. Harry Madden interview – Elder Dempster

   Harry Madden was a Junior Engineer for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Harry Madden's interview.

2. Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries staff

   Explore the academic staff at LJMU's Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries and discover their teaching, research and creative practice.

3. Jim Forsey interview

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

4. Denis Kelly interview – Elder Dempster

   Denis Kelly worked in the marketing department for Elder Dempster Lines. Find out more about Denis's experiences by listening to his interview.

5. Nineteenth-century writing and culture

   Find out more about Nineteenth-century writing and print culture research within the Research Institute for Literature and Cultural History.

6. Star formation and evolution and stellar populations

   By studying the gas and stars that shape the Milky Way as well as other galaxies in the local Universe, we can understand the life cycles of stars like our Sun, unravel the chemical enrichment history of the universe, and probe the existence of black holes across a wide mass spectrum.

7. Derek Bailey interview – Elder Dempster

   Derek Bailey joined Elder Dempster Lines in 1957. In his interview, Derek recalls what it was like living on a ship with a wife and children at home. Derek also speaks about Elder Dempster Lines’ latter years.

8. Tom Murphy

   Read the oration for Tom Murphy on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Roger Webster.

9. Barry Groombridge interview – Elder Dempster

   Barry Groombridge joined Elder Dempster Lines aged 16. Barry’s first voyage was from London to the United States, via West Africa. The voyage lasted nine months. Listen to Barry’s interview to hear about the Christmas he spent with nuns in Madeira and what life was like as a purser at Elder Dempster Lines.

10. Being shy makes no evolutionary sense but is so very human

    Watch Professor of English Joe Moran speak about shyness as a condition “ignored” in the current wave of attention on mental health and wellbeing.