[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] Formerly Liverpool Polytechnic[EBOLD][PARA][BOLD]For general information about Liverpool: [EBOLD]see [ULNE]University of [PARA]Liverpool[EULNE].[BOLD] [EBOLD]Liverpool John Moores University is built on 9 sites. Or [PARA]maybe only 4. In fact, it's so spread out that it's hard to say [PARA]exactly how many sites there are and none of them can be said [PARA]to be the main one. The University used to be 4 separate [PARA]colleges and you can still detect the cracks where the merger [PARA]took place back in the 60s. As a result, some of the University [PARA]buildings are modern purpose-built constructions like the [PARA]Trueman Building, whilst others, such as the Fine Art [PARA]Department are [ITAL]fine [EITAL]examples of Georgian and Victorian [PARA]architecture. As far as most students are concerned, the sites [PARA]operate more or less independently. They are clustered in the [PARA]city centre, near [ULNE]Liverpool University[EULNE], and further out in some of [PARA]the [ITAL]less kempt [EITAL]areas of Liverpool's urban edges.[HDNG]ATMOSPHERE:[EHDNG][PARA][ITAL]Students at Liverpool's newest university are very attached to [PARA]their city, many of them are mature and live here all year round. [PARA]But they are right to be proud of Liverpool which is a vibrant place[PARA]to live, large enough to have all the amenities of a sprawling city, [PARA]but small enough to be both intimate and friendly. They're also [PARA]proud of their university (if not its new name), even though, with [PARA]so many sites and no central administration point, the city is just [PARA]about the only thing that unites them. But there's is also their SU [PARA]and its building, the Haigh, which is the nub of an electric social [PARA]life.[EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]THE SITES:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]IM Marsh: [EBOLD] (3,000 students - Education, Community Studies) IM [PARA]Marsh in Aigburth (3 miles from the city centre) has a central [PARA]Georgian building surrounded by modern additions and is [ITAL]the [PARA]most isolated site[EITAL] in a [ITAL]leafy [EITAL]residential part of the city - [ITAL]good for [PARA]sport, but otherwise fairly insular. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]The Byrom Street:[EBOLD] (6,000 - 7 science and engineering faculties, [PARA]Computing) A 60s [ITAL]carbuncle[EITAL] and the more attractive Georgian [PARA]Mountford Building in the city's shopping district, 2 miles from the centre.[PARA][BOLD]Mount Pleasant: [EBOLD](4,000 - Business School, modern languages) [PARA]An old building with lots of gargoyle type things, next door to the [PARA]Haigh. There's a big new Learning Resources Centre here.[PARA][BOLD]Myrtle St/Hope Place:[EBOLD] (750 - Arts and Drama) Small old buildings[PARA]close to the city centre.[PARA][BOLD]Hope St:[EBOLD] (2,500 - Law and Social Work, Media, Textiles) The [PARA]arty quarter, near enough Mount Pleasant to be virtually the same[PARA]site and 1 mile from the centre. Josephine Butler House is a [PARA]converted women's hospital and Hahnamann Building is another [PARA]Georgian building, very over-crowded.[PARA][BOLD]Tithebarn St: [EBOLD](2,000 - Health and Social Sciences) Purpose-built [PARA]teaching accommodation of post-war horribleness, 1 mile from [PARA]the centre.[PARA][BOLD]Trueman St:[EBOLD] (2,000 - Health and Social Sciences) Brand new [ITAL]and[PARA]very... er... functional[EITAL]. 2 miles to centre.[PARA][BOLD]Clarence St:[EBOLD] (1,500 - Building, Environmental Studies) Another [PARA]60s eyesore, just 1 mile from the centre.[BOLD][HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][EBOLD][PARA][BOLD][STAT][BULL] Population: 448,300 [BULL] London: 189 miles [BULL] Manchester: 28[PARA]miles[ESTAT][EBOLD][PARA]Liverpool was once a prosperous merchant town, doing deals on [PARA]the docks, touting for trade inland. It still bears the legacy of [PARA]former times with grand Victorian houses and old streets built for[PARA]carriages, such as Princes Road lined with tall houses, but it's [PARA]seen some rough times, and some areas, such as Toxteth, have [PARA]become notorious. But it's far from all gloom and doom: the [PARA]Albert Dock development is just one part of a face-lift [PARA]programme [ITAL]that makes Michael Jackson's surgery look slight by [PARA]comparison[EITAL]. [ITAL]The richness and contrast of architectural styles is [PARA]being revitalised and is beginning to reflect the spirit of the people,[PARA]a spirit that never dwindled.[EITAL] There are nightclubs everywhere [ITAL]and[PARA]bohemian bustle is bubbling away. [EITAL]Supermarkets, shops and [PARA]markets abound, and there's more for tourists to do than visit [PARA]Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields. There are the Liverpool [PARA]Museum, the Museum of Labour History, the Walker Art Gallery [PARA](the largest art collection in the UK outside London), the Tate [PARA]Gallery in Albert Dock and the University's own art gallery on [PARA]campus.[HDNG]TRAVEL:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Trains: [EBOLD]Main-line links with many destinations including London [PARA]Euston (2:40hrs, 1/hr), Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and Birmingham.[PARA][BOLD]Coaches: [EBOLD]National Express to most destinations including London[PARA](ú16.00, 4:05hrs, 5/day), Birmingham (ú6.50, 2:20hrs, 15/day) and [PARA]Manchester (ú3.50, 0:50, 18/day).[PARA][BOLD]Car: [EBOLD]M53, M56, M57, M58 and M62 (good for North West and Wales).[PARA][BOLD]Air: [EBOLD]Flights inland and to Belfast and Dublin from Liverpool [PARA]Airport, 7 miles from the city centre.[PARA][BOLD]Ferries: [EBOLD]This is the main port for Belfast and there are other [PARA]regular ferries to Ireland. [ITAL]And, of course, there's the ferry 'cross [PARA]the Mersey.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Hitching: [EBOLD][ITAL]Good connections and many long haul drivers who [PARA]sympathise, especially round the M62.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Local:[EBOLD][ITAL] Efficient, but expensive, bus services.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Underground:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The Metro is the best way of getting around town [PARA]although delays can be common.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Taxis:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Many black cabs and other dodgy merchants - a bit of a [PARA]taxi city - but prices aren't cheap.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Bicycles: [EBOLD][ITAL]Too smoggy and large, and chances are the bike'll get [PARA]nicked. The city came last in a 'New Cyclist' magazine survey.[EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]NOS and REQUIREMENTS:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Arts/Prof[EBOLD] 7,969 16-18pts[BOLD][PARA]Eng/Sci[EBOLD] 4,175 16-18pts[BOLD][PARA]Health/Soc Sci[EBOLD] 6,166 16-18pts[HDNG]LIBRARIES and COMPUTERS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Books: 554,000 [BULL] Periodicals: 2,672 [BULL] Study places: 1,281[PARA][BULL] Computer workstations: 744[ESTAT][PARA]2 main libraries and 5 smaller ones.[ITAL][HDNG]CAREER PROSPECTS:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][STAT][BULL] Careers Service [BULL] No of staff: 9full [BULL] Unemployed after [PARA]6mths (1992): 12.7%[ESTAT][EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]SPECIAL FEATURES:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][BULL]Phil Redmond - TV mogul and deviser/one-time writer of such[PARA]series as 'Grange Hill' and 'Brookside' - is an Honorary Professor[PARA]of the University.[PARA][PARA][BULL]In a ballot of students when it was still Liverpool Poly, 60% [PARA]opposed 'Liverpool John Moores University' as the new name.[PARA][PARA][BULL]40% of students are Merseysiders.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Bill Drummond (K Foundation); Debbie Greenwood (ex-Miss [PARA]England and TV presenter); Martin Offiah (Rugby League); Dave [PARA]Puccioni (New York DJ). Julian Cope (musician, drude) dropped [PARA]out and John Lennon (dead Beatle) was a student at the Art [PARA]College that became the Poly that became the University.[HDNG]FURTHER INFO:[EHDNG][PARA]Prospectuses for undergrads, part time and overseas students. [PARA]There is an Access Prospectus promoting applications from [PARA]unconventional students.
