The Liverpool Mechanics Institute was founded by people of power and influence who recognised the transformative effects of education and the impact that learning and aspiration could have on individuals, communities and society. It was the first such institution to be founded in England. This small, pioneering movement was followed by the establishment of the Liverpool Institute and School of Art and the Liverpool Nautical College, and in 1900 Irene Mabel Marsh opened the IM Marsh campus. These organisations together laid the foundations for Liverpool John Moores University, an institution that has grown and flourished and continues to provide opportunities for all.
| Motto | Fortes fortuna adiuvat(Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Fortune Assists the Bold |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1823 – Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts 1992 – Liverpool John Moores University |
| Chancellor | Sir. Brian Leveson |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nigel Weatherill |
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Administrative staff
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1,095 |
| Students | 21,875 (2015/16) |
| Undergraduates | 18,375 (2015/16) |
| Postgraduates | 3,500 (2015/16) |
| Location | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom 53.403°N 2.970°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University Alliance EUA NWUA Northern Consortium |
| Website | www.ljmu.ac.uk |
We can trace our roots back to the Industrial Revolution. In 1992, we became one of the UK’s new universities, taking our name from one of Liverpool’s great entrepreneurs and philanthropists, Sir John Moores. Our current incarnation as a modern civic university demonstrates that we haven’t lost the pioneering zeal of our founding fathers and like them, we still believe that ‘knowledge is power.
The most remarkable feature of our history is the coming together of a wide collection of institutions and their associated academic subjects. Today, we are Educate North’s 2017 University of the Year and our strategic plan outlines our ambitious plans for the future.
Watch this animation and take a trip back through time to find out more about our fascinating story.
| RANKING AREA | CWUR 2016 WORLD RANKING |
| World Rank | 665 |
| National Rank | 50 |
| Quality of Education Rank | 378+ |
| Quality of Faculty Rank | 235+ |
| Publications Rank | 728 |
It is an ethos we characterise in the simple words – dream, plan, achieve – from a statement made by our namesake Sir John Moores, the founder of the Littlewoods empire and a beacon of equal opportunities in Liverpool, “…if you want to enough, you can achieve anything”. Today, with a vibrant community of 25,000 students from over 100 countries world-wide, 2,500 staff and 250 degree courses, Liverpool John Moores University is one of the largest, most dynamic and forward-thinking universities in the UK.
We are a leading non-state higher education institute approved by the Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission (UGC). Additionally, we are members of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the International Association of Universities (IAU). Our Civil and Mechanical engineering degrees are recognized by IESL, Sri Lanka. SLIIT is the first Sri Lankan institute to be accredited by the Institution of Engineering & Technology, UK. We've been ranked 8th in Sri Lanka and emerged as the number 1 non-state higher education institution in Sri Lanka.
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