Nanotechnology PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Liverpool

Supervisors: Dr AF Finney, Prof LH Hardwick

Improving battery technologies is essential to power the next generation of electric vehicles, and for future energy storage systems that will facilitate the transition to net-zero. Read more

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

Environmentally friendly antibiofouling coatings for marine applications

Supervisors: Prof R D'Sa, Dr J Hanson

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

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

High-throughput discovery of new materials as functional coatings on glass for net-zero applications

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr T Manning, Dr R Potter, Prof P R Chalker

This studentship will develop and implement a high-throughput magnetron sputtering workflow for optoelectronic materials discovery as thin film coatings on glass. Read more

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

Microbial Induced Electrochemistry at the Local Site and Single Cell Level

Supervisors: Prof R Raval, Dr A Vezzoli

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

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

Knowledge-based Design of Dental Surfaces to combat Oral Biofilms

Supervisors: Prof R Raval, Dr I Prior

This 4-year BBSRC PhD studentship is a collaboration between University of Liverpool & Unilever R&D. Oral diseases are among the most common noncommunicable diseases worldwide, affecting an estimated 3.5 billion people. Read more

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

Investigating the Local Mode of Action of Anti-Perspirants using model systems and advanced probing techniques

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

This EPSRC Case PhD studentship is a collaboration between the University of Liverpool and Unilever to understand the action of personal care products on skin at the localised chemical level. . Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Raval

Engineered nanomaterials for safe sustainable water purification

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

Access to clean drinking water and sanitation has seen substantial progress in recent time, however there is still a large part of the global population, that live mostly in rural settings, that lack this basic necessity. Read more

Supervisor: Prof RA D'Sa

3D printing of nanocomposite drug delivery platforms

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

Hydrogel-based three-dimensional (3D) printing has garnered significant interest in various biomedical fields like tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and personalized medicine. Read more

Supervisor: Prof RA D'Sa

University of Liverpool Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Determining the biocompatibility of, novel, nano-silica coated surfaces on oral and gastrointestinal immune barriers

The interaction of nanoparticles with cells, particularly those that are immune-competent, may affect their biocompatibility, particularly when applied in long-term situations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Liptrott, Prof R Williams

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

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

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

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Sniffing for Answers: Rapid Profiling and Classification of Volatile Organic Compounds

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD within the Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation research group, www.liverpool.ac.uk/mass-spec. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. In this PhD project you will integrate surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with an LFI platform for POC diagnostics using size-controlled Raman reporter-tagged gold nanoparticle clusters. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Lateral Flow Test Development for Small Molecules

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

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Miniature Mass Spectrometry

Mass spectrometry (MS) and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) are versatile analytical techniques that allow general-purpose chemical detection and measurement. Read more

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