About us

Forward thinking, dynamic, ambitious - welcome to LJMU

For the past 200 years, we’ve been the university for the people of Liverpool. We've raised people up, championed change and worked in partnership with people and organisations to make a difference. All the while placing our students at the heart of everything we do. It’s why we’re one of the largest and well-established universities in the UK.

Now, our influence goes far beyond our city. It’s over 28,000 students studying with us on campus or at one of our 25 institutional partners across the globe. The thousands of people who will have access to the world’s largest telescope. They are making a career exploring the universe feel within touching distance. The young girl in Nepal who knows our name as our research projects help to address the stigma of period shame.

It’s our graduates that go on to win Grammys, use their investigative journalistic skills to expose injustice. Or go on to win an Olympic medal and then return to teach what they know about sport science to the next generation.

And while we strive to make a difference across the globe, our deep bond with the city we call home drives our actions. It is the reason we provide free legal and business advice from our campus clinics to the people of the city. It is why our nursing, teaching, and policing degree apprenticeships equip schools, hospitals, and employers with vital skills and graduates. It is also why our spirit of adventure and innovation seeks to give back to local communities. We support individuals for whom a path into higher education once seemed impossible.

Making a difference is what a university should be about. But LJMU isn’t just any university, it’s a place where our students, staff, alumni, partners and community belong.