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University of Liverpool PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 70 University of Liverpool PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Mapping and Measuring the Impact of Innovation Across Liverpool City Region’s Music Economy

As part of the AHRC MusicFutures Creative Custer programme at University of Liverpool, this fully funded full-time PhD studentship post will work with the… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Flynn
 9 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mechanistic Studies on Cryo-OrbiSIMS and Its Interaction with Complex Materials

As a PhD student on this project, you will be at the heart of an exciting interdisciplinary effort to understand how a novel mass spectrometry technique, cryo-OrbiSIMS, interacts with biological molecules. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AN Borkar, Dr E Emmott
 6 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Reasoning on succinctly represented problems and applications

The Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) problem is a cornerstone of computer science, with widespread applications across academia and industry. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Tan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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British Heart Foundation Multidisciplinary PhD Programme

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Multidisciplinary PhD Programme is offering ten fully funded four-year PhD studentships as part of the newly established CHAIN (Connecting Hearts And mINds) consortium; a partnership between the British Heart Foundation, The University of Manchester, the University of Bristol, and the University of Liverpool. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  British Heart Foundation Centre for Research Excellence Programme
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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
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Discovery of Pb-free solders for use in the glass industry

The project, in collaboration with a major industrial partner, will develop state of the art machine learning models to help predict the melting point of Pb-free solder compositions that will then be synthesised for validation and other physical property testing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Dyer, Prof M Rosseinsky, Dr T Manning
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering more water-use efficient crops: functional genomics of carbon dioxide fixation during Crassulacean acid metabolism

Study for a PhD that will contribute to the development of novel approaches for engineering more climate-resilient crops that can help with the global food security crisis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hartwell, Dr P Walley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Machine Learning for Modelling and Optimising Heat Pumps

Candidates wishing to apply should complete the University of Liverpool application form to apply for a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Z Yu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging and Biomedical Data Analysis

This PhD project will develop artificial intelligence methods for analysing complex medical imaging and biomedical data. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HZ Zhao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Innovating Music Rights: Intellectual Property, Metadata and the Future of the Music Industry

This fully funded PhD studentship, supported by the AHRC MusicFutures Creative Cluster at the University of Liverpool, invites innovative research on music rights data, intellectual property and the digital music ecosystem. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Jacques, Dr G Jenkins
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-modal uncertainty analysis of physiological measurements from wearable devices, for clinical applications

This project aims to address the critical gap between the huge potential offered by wearable sensors and their still very limited adoption in clinical practice. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Ferrero, Dr AV Varsi
 18 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Using propensity score weighting in small cluster randomised trials with selection bias

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for evaluating new interventions. This is due to randomisation preventing selection bias and balancing out any known/unknown confounders that may cause systematic differences between trial arms. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SA Agbla, Dr R Jackson, Dr S Dodd
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Digital and Experimental Mechanochemistry for Next-Generation Elastomers

Apply to join an industrial-academic collaboration developing the mechanistic understanding and predictive tools required to design next-generation high-performance elastomers for demanding industrial and technological applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Boulatov
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How does Wnt and Notch (Wntch) signalling coordinate cell fate assignment during gastrulation?

Gastrulation is a pivotal stage in development where an initially uniform mass of cells transforms into an organised structure with distinct cell types arranged along the three body axes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Turner, Dr D Wilkinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating the functions of Trappc9 in brain development and microcephaly.

This project will analyse the cellular functions of the trafficking protein Trappc9 and how deficiency of Trappc9 causes microcephaly and intellectual disability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Plagge, Dr K McMillan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only