RESEARCH fast facts
Over 75% of all LJMU research is classed as being internationally important and this work informs all areas of the University’s curriculum
LJMU launched the UK’s first sports science degree, and today the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences is ranked as ‘being amongst the very best departments in the world’
The Centre for Public Health is internationally respected for its research on sexual health, drugs and even rock and roll stars
LJMU designed and developed the world’s largest robotic telescopes and the University was awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of its excellence in astronomy and public engagement in science
The Liverpool Maritime Academy supports the world’s maritime industry through professional training, consultancy and research
LJMU’s Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion is supporting policy makers and practitioners around the world
The General Engineering Research Institute carries out research ranked as world-class
Groundbreaking LJMU research proves that 1.5 million years ago our human ancestors walked the same way we do today
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green screen dreams
During 2010, the Liverpool Screen School (LSS) was home to vampires, crazed aristocrats and immortal, inter-dimensional beings, all inhabiting a world which is a twisted mash-up of Victorian, post-modern and comic book weird. This is the world of Violet City.
Violet City started off as a novel by Dave Jackson, Programme Leader for the MA Screenwriting. His colleague, award- winning film maker and Lecturer in Screenwriting John Maxwell approached him about “doing something out of the classroom” and the crackpot idea of making a fantasy movie with a Hollywood production value on a shoestring was born.
John, who has written, produced or directed 16 short films and 3 features since 1998, used all his contacts to secure a crew of talented individuals – students, alumni and professionals, including someone who worked on the Batman films – to make the film. Thanks to the use of green screen technology, the film promises audiences a spectacular visual tapestry. The project also has real academic and research value for the Liverpool Screen School as John explains: “Violet City is designed to blaze a trail for not just student filmmaking but independent filmmaking in the region. It will open the door for similar projects in the future that harness all the creativity of past and present students to come up with commercially and critically ambitious films of all genres.”
If you are interested in finding out more about the Liverpool Screen School and its postgraduate courses, go to
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