IM Marsh Campus

The IM Marsh Campus is a Liverpool John Moores University campus in south Liverpool. It is home to the School of Education, Leisure and Sport Studies and the School of Teacher Education and Professional Learning - both part of the Faculty of Education, Health and Community (EHC).

IM Marsh Campus
TypePublic
Established1900 as Liverpool Physical Training College
DeanProfessor Raphaela Kane
Location
Liverpool
,
England
,
United Kingdom

53.370214°N 2.9206°W / 53.370214; -2.9206
CampusUrban
Websitehttps://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-students/visit-us/directions/im-marsh

It currently houses the majority of the University's sporting facilities including: sports hall, two gymnasiums, fitness suite, climbing wall, tennis courts, hockey astroturf and three large playing fields.[1] All the facilities are operated by Marsh Sports.

History

The campus was founded in 1900 by Irene Mabel Marsh (hence the IM Marsh Campus) as a Physical Education Teacher Training college for Girls.[2] The campus briefly became part of the University of Liverpool, then Liverpool Polytechnic, and eventually Liverpool John Moores University.

Location

Based in the green suburb of Aigburth in south Liverpool approximately four miles from the city centre, it is the only campus outside of the city centre. It is well connected to the city and the rest of the United Kingdom through three local train stations (Aigburth Station, Mossley Hill Station and West Allerton Station), several bus routes operated by Merseytravel, and Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Facilities
The I M Marsh Campus' swimming pool and sports hall

Notable former students
  • Ian Usher (1982–1985 B.Ed (Outdoor Education) - traveller, adventurer, writer and speaker. Sold "entire life" on eBay in 2008.[3]

Future

On 30 March 2011, LJMU announced their intention to sell the campus and relocate the faculty to the city centre.[4] This has had the foreseeable effect of rendering it as not as up to date as other LJMU campuses, as funding has not kept up with that of other campuses.

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References
  1. "Sport facilities". www.ljmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. "Pioneering physical education". www.ljmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "Bidding begins on 'entire life'". BBC News. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. "IM Marsh". LJMU News Update. LJMU. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
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