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We have 81 University of Liverpool PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Design and Development of Ultra‑Long‑Acting Injectable Depot Technologies for Chronic Viral Infection Therapy

This project aims to create an ultra‑long‑acting injectable platform capable of delivering antiviral therapy for months at a time. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Qi
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating cellular heterogeneity in tendon homeostasis and ageing using cutting-edge single-cell proteomics

Tendon injuries commonly end racehorse careers, yet how ageing drives this remains unclear. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MJ Peffers, Dr E Emmott
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics

The human heel pad is a complex biological material composed of fat and connective tissue. It is important in impact management during gait, and it is linked to foot pathologies and heel pain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K D'Aout, Dr A Sharp, Dr P Chatzistergos, Dr RR Readioff
 29 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing a toolbox for pre- and post-operative assessment of wrist function

The human wrist is a highly complex anatomical joint. Its healthy functioning is crucial to normal hand performance, and our ability to successfully interact with and manipulate the environment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Bates, Dr S Fichera
 29 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-Driven Structure Prediction for Materials Discovery

The discovery of novel inorganic solid-state materials is essential to advance energy storage, catalysis, semiconductors, and quantum technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Prof R Savani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Experiment- and Human-Guided Representation Learning for Accelerated Chemical Discovery (Liverpool–Manchester)

This PhD will develop fundamental AI methods that help chemists explore and navigate complex chemical spaces when data are scarce, high-dimensional, and continuously updated by new experiments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr X Evangelopoulos, Dr V Gusev, Prof A Cooper
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Materials Discovery and Physical Crystallography

This project focuses on discovery of new functional materials for clean energy applications, through experimental synthesis and structure determination using advanced X‑ray and electron diffraction techniques. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr J Claridge, Dr LD Daniels
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reimagining Music Venues: Spatial, Digital & Experiential Innovation in Live Music

As part of the AHRC MusicFutures Creative Custer programme at University of Liverpool, this PhD is a focus on creative technologies and the transformative potential of emerging tools to reshape the music sector. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Koeck, Dr M Flynn
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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H2 and CO2 Storage in Lower Triassic Sandstones, East Irish Sea Basin

Assess the potential of Lower Triassic sandstones beneath the East Irish Sea to store hydrogen and CO2 in saline aquifers. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Worden, Prof P Burgess, Dr E Michie
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Hydrogen storage in engineered caverns in Mid–Upper Triassic salt of the East Irish Sea Basin

Characterise Triassic salt beneath the East Irish Sea as potential hydrogen storage sites, interpreting 200+ wells and 3D seismic data with industry-standard tools. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Worden, Prof P Burgess, Dr E Michie
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Quantitative Palaeogeography and Source-to-Sink Modelling of the UK Triassic, East Irish Sea Basin

Use cutting-edge numerical landscape evolution modelling to reconstruct Triassic sediment routing systems across the UK and predict reservoir and seal heterogeneity in the East Irish Sea Basin. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Worden, Prof P Burgess
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Atmospheric Plasma Polymer Coatings and Sensor Integration for Harsh Energy & Defence Environments

Are you passionate about developing novel research and keen to shape the future of energy transfer technologies in areas such as, laser interactions, plasma physics, RF technologies, materials science and engineering? The project will focus on developing novel plasma coating for photodiode devices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Mckay, Dr I Sandall
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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MusicFutures: Performers' Rights, Personality, and AI

This fully funded PhD studentship, supported by the AHRC MusicFutures Creative Cluster at the University of Liverpool, involves working with the MusicFutures research team and 27 industry partners to examine legal and policy challenges facing performers in the digital music ecosystem. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Jacques, Dr G Jenkins
 22 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mitigating Synthesisability Loss in 3D Generative Models

Can AI design molecules that are both truly novel and actually makeable? This PhD will combine 3D generative modelling, structural informatics, and chemical insight to tackle a central challenge in modern drug discovery, training researchers at the interface of AI, synthesis, and automation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bradley, Dr G Pizzuto, Dr JW Ward
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(SATURN CDT) Prediction and Mitigation of Flow-Induced Vibration in Nuclear Thermowell Instrumentation for Current and Next-Generation Reactors

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. The Challenge. Temperature measurement is not glamorous — until it fails. In a nuclear power plant, a thermowell is the slender protective sheath that keeps a temperature sensor alive inside a pipe carrying coolant at 350°C, 150 bar, and flow velocities exceeding 10 m/s. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Fichera, Prof R Poole, Dr S Timme
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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