fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi stˈʌdi ɪn stɹˈæsbɜːɡ, mˈʊɹmən dʒˈɔɪnd ðə stˈæf ʌvðə jˈɔːɹkʃɚ kˈɑːlɪdʒ, lˈiːdz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt; ðə jˈɔːɹkʃɚ kˈɑːlɪdʒ sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli bɪkˌeɪm ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv lˈiːdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
Following university study in Strasbourg, Moorman joined the staff of the Yorkshire College, Leeds in 1898; the Yorkshire College subsequently became the University of Leeds in 1904.