The University Archive represents the academic life of students from the 1880s to the present day in a variety of material, including student notebooks, journals, diaries, lecture notes and research material, examination papers, and printed and audio visual material.

The photographs, student magazines and prospectuses within the University Archive reveal another very important part of a student’s life: where it is that they called home.

The University Archive contains a wealth of material relating to student representation and activities via an official Students' Union and Guild of Undergraduates.

The University Archive reveals that students at the University of Liverpool often took part in formal events, balls, dinners, and of course, their long-awaited graduation ceremony at the end of their studies. 

A selection of material from the University Archive demonstrates that students have a long-standing history of engaging with the sporting teams and facilities offered to them at the University, as well as taking part in competitions on a local, national, and international level.

One of the most amusing ways the University has raised money for charity in the past is the annual Panto Week, founded accidentally in 1897 when students ‘processed’ down from campus to a local theatre to catch the winter play. 

This section of the exhibition provides a selection of photographs available within the University Archive which capture the general casual activities of students around campus - from relaxing in Abercromby Square in the South to studying in the Quadrangle in the North!