Computer Science & IT PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships in Liverpool

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

New materials are the foundation of the development of key technologies such as advanced batteries for electric vehicles, solar cells, catalysts for clean energy, and more.

Towards prediction of synthetically accessible organic molecular crystals

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

Dr V Kurlin, Prof A Cooper

Application Deadline: 22 March 2020

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PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Please note that this project will remain open until a successful candidate is found.

Advanced Mathematical Optimisation in Materials Chemistry

University of Liverpool
Department of Chemistry

Dr M Dyer, Dr V Gusev

Application Deadline: 30 April 2020

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PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Project. The global optimisation of properties such as energy as a function of atomic positions is prevalent in materials chemistry.

Knowledge-based Design of Cyber-Physical-Product-Service (CPPS) Systems

University of Liverpool
School of Engineering

Dr J Milisavljevic-Syed

Application Deadline: 1 September 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

BACKGROUND. In today’s global market, dynamic market changes due to variations in customer preferences or disruptions in supply chains or during production require global adjustments in production to accommodate these changes and meet the demands in a timely manner.

University of Liverpool
School of Engineering

Framework for Supply Chain 4.0

Prof D Schaefer, Dr J Milisavljevic-Syed

Application Deadline: 15 December 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

BACKGROUND. Conventional manufacturing is centered around the need to mass produce goods with consistent quality and at a low cost.

Collaborative Practice-based PhD in Creative Technology for Placemaking in the Future High Street

Liverpool John Moores University

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PhD Type

Arts Research Programme

Arts Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.

In partnership with Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (KMBC), Liverpool Screen School (LSS), Liverpool School of Art and Design (LSAD) and the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) at LJMU, this Practice-based PhD will focus on looking at how creative technologies can contribute to reversing the decline of the high street.

Statistical and machine learning methods for risk prediction of cardiovascular diseases from complex longitudinal data

Liverpool John Moores University
Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Dr G Czanner, Dr I Olier, Prof P Lisboa, Prof G Lip

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Project description. Risk prediction models are used in clinical decision making and are used to help patients make an informed choice about their treatment.

Modelling the impact of interventions in atrial fibrillation, the commonest cardiac rhythm disorder and a global healthcare problem

Liverpool John Moores University
Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Dr G Czanner, Dr I Olier, Prof P Lisboa, Prof G Lip

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Project description. It is known that the risk of developing CVD is increasing in the UK along with the rest of the World. It is believed that the culprits are lifestyle and environmental factors.

Spatial statistical methods and machine learning for analysis of retinal images of optic disc

Liverpool John Moores University
Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Dr G Czanner, Dr S Czanner

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Automated disease diagnosis using medical imaging data is an increasingly important problem. For example, colour retinal images are used to detect glaucoma - a major cause of blindness.

PhD Studentship in Nano-electronics: Resistive-switching memory devices (ReRAM/FeRAM/memristor) and its application in neuromorphic and in-memory computing systems

Liverpool John Moores University
Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Prof W Zhang

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Applications are invited for a PhD position in the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).