Liverpool John Moores University (abbreviated LJMU) is a publicresearch university in the city of Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. 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 students in , of which are undergraduate students and are postgraduate, making it the largest university in the UK by total student population.