University of Liverpool Computer Science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Liverpool Department of Eye and Vision Science

SEVERITY GRADING AND BIOMARKERS FOR RETINAL VASCULITIS

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

Simulating Dynamic Battery Interfaces: In Search of Next Generation Lithium Batteries

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)

3D modelling of subsea jet trenching and its sediment plume impacts

Supervisors: Dr YZ Zhou, Dr X Zhang

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)

Two-phase modelling of flocculation process due to offshore installations in coastal waters

Supervisors: Dr YZ Zhou, Prof JB Bridgeman

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)

Accelerated Inorganic Materials Discovery Driven by Magnetic Resonance

Supervisors: Prof F Blanc, Dr M Dyer

This studentship will explore experimental and computational Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy approaches to probe the fast oxide ion transport (e.g., self-diffusion coefficients, diffusion pathways, dimensionality of motion) of oxide in inorganic materials aimed at establishing design rules for the discovery of next generation fast conductors. Read more

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

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

Impact of flooding and erosion from extreme rainfall on EDF’s fleet of nuclear power stations

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

Supervisors: Dr C Lyddon, Prof J Cooper, Prof A Plater

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

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

Maritime autonomy for safe, fuel efficient port operations

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

Supervisors: Dr J Higham, Prof A Plater

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

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

Developing Novel Machine Learning Methods for Equation of State Uncertainty Quantification

This PhD project aligns with the CDT in Distributed Algorithms. The What, How and where of Next-Generation Data Science. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maskell

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

High-Throughput Soft Matter Characterisation for Formulation Discovery

Supervisors: Dr WS Sharratt, Dr E García-Tuñón, Dr V Kurlin

Direct Ink Writing (DIW), extrusion-based 3D printing, is a rapidly developing processing technique for additive manufacturing of advanced, functional materials into complex designs. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Faculty of Health and Life Science

Data science and child health inequalities

We are excited to share this application for a 4-year PhD studentship based in the Division of Child Health, University of Liverpool, in conjunction with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, and Imperial College London. Read more

Supervisors: Prof DH Hawcutt, Prof IS Sinha

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

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

The evolution of large brains and complex cognition across animal taxa

The evolution of advanced cognitive abilities in animals has been heavily studied in some vertebrates, notably mammals and birds. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CM Mitchell

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

University of Liverpool Faculty of Health and Life Science

Assessing the consistency assumption underlying network meta-analysis in systematic reviews

Systematic reviews of trial evidence are often carried out to summarise and compare the effectiveness of treatments for a specific disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Donegan

1 October 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

University of Liverpool Department of Eye and Vision Science

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

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)

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

Accelerating computational materials discovery with diverse toolsets for verification and optimisation

The discovery of new functional materials to drive technologies for the net zero transition, such as batteries, solar absorbers, rare-earth-free magnets for wind power and a myriad of other unmet needs, is a scientific and societal grand challenge. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Listsa, Prof RIJ Ibsen-Jensen

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

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

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

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)

Digital Routes to Next Generation Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr B Peng

A key technology in the drive towards net-zero emissions is the production of green hydrogen by electrolysis powered by renewable energy. Read more

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

Digital Exploration of Novel Polymeric Materials for Structural Composites

Supervisors: Dr N Berry, Dr T Hasell

Structural composites materials are used in a vast number of applications from aerospace to sport and recreation. Read more

30 June 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)

Computational exploration of substrates and interfaces for thin film solar cells

Supervisors: Dr M Dyer, Dr T Manning

To address the challenge of net-zero carbon a diverse energy generation landscape is required of which photovoltaics (PV) is a major constituent. Read more

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

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

Remote Gait Evaluation for People with Parkinson’s Disease

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)

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Cardiac Harmony: Modelling Heart Beats with Stem Cells and Code

Despite significant advancements in cardiac research, heart disease remains a leading cause of mortality globally. Unexpected cardiac events can occur even in young, fit individuals engaged in routine activities. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Barrett-Jolley, Dr R Oldershaw

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

Automated Powder Coating Platform for Long-Life Lithium-ion Batteries

Supervisor: Prof L Hardwick

Li-ion cells age due to unstable electrode interfaces. To maintain cycle-life, coatings are applied to active materials to mitigate against degradation processes. Read more

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

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

Accelerating energy landscape exploration through optimisation, approximation and parallelisation

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)

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

Deploying safer robot chemists in real laboratory environments

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)

Predictive molecular models of high-performance elastomers in demanding environments

Supervisor: Prof R Boulatov

High-performance elastomers enable some of the most sophisticated modern technology. They are designed to operate in the often-punishing environments such as those encountered in aerospace industries. Read more

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

Digital discovery of new photocatalysts for photoredox catalysis (EPSRC CDT PhD studentship in collaboration with AstraZeneca)

Supervisors: Dr JW Ward, Prof A Troisi

Photoredox catalysis has come to the forefront in organic synthesis as a powerful strategy for the activation of small molecules [1]. Read more

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

Development of bespoke algorithms for autonomous optimisation in flow

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

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

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

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

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

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

Automated experimental functional materials discovery for net zero technologies

Supervisor: Prof M J Rosseinsky

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

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