Liverpool John Moores University is a public research university in the city of Liverpool, England. The university can trace its origins to the Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts, established in 1823. This later merged to become Liverpool Polytechnic. In 1992, following an Act of Parliament, the Liverpool Polytechnic became what is now Liverpool John Moores University. It is named after Sir John Moores, a local businessman and philanthropist, who donated to the university's precursor institutions.
The university had 24,030 students in 2018/19, of which 19,465 are undergraduate students and 4,655 are postgraduate, making it the 35th largest university in the UK by total student population.
It is a member of the University Alliance, the Northern Consortium and the European University Association.
