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We have 144 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Liverpool

Using single cell transcriptomic and blood proteomic data to understand how pancreatic cancer causes diabetes and to find ways to detect the cancer earlier

University of Liverpool Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine

Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest of the common cancers. Five-year survival remains low at 12%. Sadly for 80% of patients, by the time their cancer is diagnosed it has spread to distant organs making them ineligible for potentially curative surgery. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Costello

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Development of a novel AI model for cardiovascular disease risk prediction by analysing retinal vascular structure and functional changes in blood flow

University of Liverpool Department of Eye and Vision Science

The Department of Eye and Vision Sciences at the University of Liverpool is inviting PhD candidates who are highly motivated in developing novel risk prediction model of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by analysing retinal images, contributing to a better understanding of relationship between the cardiovascular disease and the functional changes in blood flow. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HZ Zhao

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Discovery of Functional Inorganic Materials for Net Zero Applications using High-Throughput Synthesis

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

This project will use high-throughput solid state synthesis methods developed in the group (Hampson 2023) to accelerate the discovery of new functional inorganic (oxide) materials for applications towards net zero technologies e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr J Claridge, Dr T Manning

31 December 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Development of bespoke algorithms for autonomous optimisation in flow

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

A key challenge in materials science is how to efficiently and sustainably arrive at the optimal conditions for material production. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Slater

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Non-Metal Organic Frameworks for proton and ion conduction

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

We have recently developed a novel class of porous materials, non-metal organic frameworks [1], that display remarkable proton and ion conduction properties. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A I Cooper, Dr LJ Hardwick

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Explaining structure-property relations in the materials space

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

This project aims to explain important materials properties from geometric invariants of crystal structures. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Kurlin, Prof A I Cooper

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

High-throughput first-principle simulations of charge transport in organic semiconductors

University of Liverpool Department of Mathematical Sciences

This project focuses on application of first-principle, fully quantum simulation methods such as Hybrid Monte-Carlo to study charge transport in a vast class of quasi-2D molecular organic semiconductors (rubrene, pentacene, and >4000 other materials). Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Buividovich, Prof A Troisi

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Microbial Induced Electrochemistry at the Local Site and Single Cell Level

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

Microbial Induced Corrosion (MIC) is a serious economic problem with an estimate worldwide cost of $113 Bn every year. MIC impacts a very wide range of industries, from power plants to construction, and even the health of humans with implants or protheses. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Raval, Dr A Vezzoli

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Developing a New Class of Electromagnetic Field Solvers for Charged Particle and Mass Spectrometry Modelling & Simulation

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Charged particle dynamics (also known as charged particle optics) is concerned with the interactions of charged particles (e.g., electrons, protons, ions) within an electric and/or magnetic field. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maher

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Fundamental Electromagnetics: Foundational Theories of Electricity and Magnetism relating to Charged Particle Interactions

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. Charged particle dynamics (also known as charged particle optics) is concerned with the interactions of charged particles (e.g., electrons, protons, ions) within an electric and/or magnetic field. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maher

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Lateral Flow Test Development for Small Molecules

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. The successful applicant is expected to start in September 2022, although this date is negotiable. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maher

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Chromatin regulation of oncogenic transcription and replication stress: mechanism and functional implications in acute myeloid leukemia

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

This project focuses on the molecular mechanisms promoting acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a disease of great unmet need. AML is an aggressive blood and bone marrow cancer characterized by abnormal proliferation and differentiation of myeloid cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Papamichos Chronakis, Prof D MacEwan, Dr A Kanhere

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Investigating the role of ethnicity and inflammation in intramural hematoma to understand disease progression and guide future treatment avenues

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Intramural hematoma (IMH) is a life-threatening aortic disease. It involves bleeding within the medial layer of the aortic wall. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Madine, Dr HL Wright, Dr R Akhtar, Mr M Field, Dr VS Sorokin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Beam gas curtain monitor for the High Luminosity LHC

University of Liverpool Department of Physics

The QUASAR Group, based at the Cockcroft Institute, has pioneered the development of a supersonic gas jet as a non-invasive beam profile monitor. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Welsch, Dr H Zhang

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The Role of Nutrition and Exercise in Physical and Cognitive Function (such as sarcopenia and frailty), utilizing clinical, metabolomic, proteomic, and gut microbiota data

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Physical frailty is a result of hallmarks of aging, where gut microbiome (GM) dysbiosis and dietary pattern play a significant role. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Isanejad

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Optical fiber-based RF-breakdown detection and prediction

University of Liverpool Department of Physics

The QUASAR Group, based at the Cockcroft Institute, in collaboration with the beam instrumentation company D-Beam Ltd, have pioneered the development and commercialization of optical fiber-based beam loss monitors for particle accelerators. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Welsch, Dr J Wolfenden

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Developing industrial AI support tools for processing legal cases in medical negligence

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

Two PhD positions are available within a project that is co-created between the University of Liverpool and Fletchers Solicitors, a Law firm specialising in clinical negligence and personal injury law. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Atkinson

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Remote Gait Evaluation for People with Parkinson’s Disease

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

Our multidisciplinary team focuses on research that has impact on the world around us and makes real difference to the quality of life of people living in our society. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Lakany, Dr K D'Aout, Dr A Macerollo

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Accelerating energy landscape exploration through optimisation, approximation and parallelisation

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

Many heuristic methods (random walks, probabilistic selection, genetic algorithms) for energy landscape exploration in Crystal Structure Prediction (CSP) [1] are very important material discovery tools [2]. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Potapov

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Deploying safer robot chemists in real laboratory environments

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

Robotic chemists [1] are a totally new and disruptive development in human-centric labs, and these systems are already beginning to carry out complex experiments that require skills beyond sample transportation (e.g., sample weighing [2] and scraping samples from vials [3]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Pizzuto

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Computationally driving automated functional materials discovery for net zero technologies with machine reasoning and decision-making

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

This project, suited to a student with a Computer Science or Mathematics background, will formally define the nature and consequences of the decisions that need to be made in the automated workflow and identify both the optimal combination of existing methods and tools to accelerate discovery and the gaps in capability that currently exist. Read more

Supervisors: Prof RIJ Ibsen-Jensen, Prof M J Rosseinsky

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Automated experimental functional materials discovery for net zero technologies

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

The discovery of materials that will drive technologies for the net zero transition, such as batteries, solar absorbers, rare-earth-free magnets for wind power and myriad other unmet needs, is a scientific and societal grand challenge that requires experimental realisation of materials in the laboratory. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M J Rosseinsky

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better

University of Liverpool Cockcroft Institute

Applications are invited for a fully funded studentship from Oct 2024 in laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA). Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Corner

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency - Engineering and Evolution of Light-Harvesting Complexes via Synthetic Biology

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Photosynthesis is the ultimate source of food and energy for almost all forms of life. Using sunlight as the energy input, photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere generating the oxygen and carbohydrate that support complex life. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Canniffe

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Investigating the role of oxidative metabolites in joint destruction in osteoarthritis

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

We are seeking a motivated researcher to work on a pioneering project investigating the role of oxidative stress in alkaptonuria (AKU) and associated conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BN Norman, Dr JH Hughes, Prof G Bou-Gharios

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Molecular characterisation of a novel transporter for the atypical antipsychotic clozapine

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric illness affecting about 24 million people worldwide. Schizophrenia can have a devastating effect on a patient’s life and is associated with increased mortality, with life expectancy reduced on average by 15 years compared to that of the general population. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Dickens, Prof M Pirmohamed

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Developing a framework for regulatory conformance of innovative experimental nuclear reactor

University of Liverpool Department of Physics

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are a next-generation nuclear reactor technology outlined by Generation IV International Forum, fulfilling sustainability, economics, safety, and proliferation resistance goals. Read more

Supervisors: Prof BM Merk, Dr J Coleman, Prof A Boston

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Developing a simulator for a zero power nuclear reactor experimental facility for innovative

University of Liverpool Department of Physics

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are a next-generation nuclear reactor technology outlined by Generation IV International Forum, fulfilling sustainability, economics, safety, and proliferation resistance goals. Read more

Supervisors: Prof BM Merk, Dr J Coleman, Prof A Boston, Dr AD Detkina

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Engineering polysaccharide sulfotransferases

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

The ENZACT Prosperity Partnership is led by UCL and brings together five Universities and two major MNCs. The Liverpool component of ENZACT is focussed on enzymatic sulfation. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D G Fernig, Dr E A Yates, Dr IB Barsukov

14 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

SEVERITY GRADING AND BIOMARKERS FOR RETINAL VASCULITIS

University of Liverpool Department of Eye and Vision Science

Retinal vasculitis is an important component of inflammatory eye disease or uveitis, as well as a serious adverse effect of new intravitreal treatments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Beare

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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