University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Automated solid state synthesis robotic workflow
The experimental discovery of new inorganic materials shows us how crystal structure and chemical composition control physical and chemical properties. It is therefore critical for our ability to design functional materials with the properties we will need for the next zero transition. The use of robotic methods can greatly accelerate the discovery of new materials and when combined with optimisation techniques can be run autonomously to identify new materials with properties of interest.
This project will develop and exemplify a robotic workflow to perform solid state chemistry reactions, consisting of an automated weighing and mixing stage, coupled with a high temperature furnace to perform the reactions. Automated powder diffraction will be integrated to identify new materials within the phase fields being explored. The student will work closely with colleagues in the group of Prof Andy Cooper who have pioneered the use of autonomous robotic chemical synthesis for functional materials discovery. The project builds on a high throughput synthetic workflows developed in the group using slurry (Chem. Sci. 15, 2640, 2024.) and solution based precursors.
Deadline : 31 August 2025
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Combining operando X-ray and Raman spectroscopy for battery material characterisation
The project aims to implement Raman spectroscopy into the beamline and used simultaneously during X-ray diffraction, X-ray scattering and X-ray spectroscopy experiments. Raman spectroscopy can give information on the binding of reaction products during electrochemical reactions which can be correlated with the structural information obtained with X-ray techniques to build up a fundamental picture of the structure-function relations in electrochemical systems for energy applications. The project will involve a broad range of Li-ion and Na-ion battery materials and will be opportunities to interact with of a broader European battery characterisation consortium.
Deadline : 30 June 2025
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Determining the metabolomic fingerprint of premalignant lesions in endometrial cancer for early diagnosis and screening
Aims of PhD:
- Define the metabolomic signature of uterine secretions collected using a vaginal tampon biospecimen from postmenopausal (healthy), atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer cohorts.
- Assess discriminatory power of metabolomic biomarkers to enable optimal classification of healthy, atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer.
- To validate metabolomic changes observed from the analysis of vaginal fluid in endometrial epithelial organoid cultures: endometrial epithelial organoids will be derived from primary endometrial biopsies using established protocols.
Deadline : Open until filled
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Developing inverse vulcanised polymers as functional coatings
This project will focus on synthetic methods for discovering and designing new functional materials derived from elemental sulfur. Sulfur is an industrial by-product, removed as an impurity in oil-refining. This has led to vast unwanted stockpiles of sulfur and resulted in low bulk prices. Sulfur is therefore a promising alternative feedstock to carbon for polymeric materials. Sulfur normally exists as S8 rings – a small molecule with poor physical properties. On heating, these sulfur rings can open and polymerise to form long chains. However, because of the reversibility of sulfur bonds, these polymers are not stable, and decompose back to S8 over time, even at room temperature. Inverse vulcanisation has made possible the production of high sulfur content polymers, stabilised against depolymerisation by crosslinking.1 These polymers have applications in LiS batteries, IR transparent optics, thermal and electrical insulation, self-healing polymers, construction, and in heavy metal capture. Antimicrobial applications are underdeveloped in comparison, but we recently developed a set of sulfur polymers that have potent antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity against both Gram-positive (S. aureus) and Gram-negative (P. aeruginosa and E. coli) bacteria.2, 3
Deadline : 30 June 2025
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Development of integration bridges between the clinic and the laboratory
The Liverpool Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) is part of a network funded by Cancer Research UK and the NIHR, facilitating early phase cancer trials. The data from bench research in our centre and elsewhere is stored via Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), clinical information is stored separately during the trials to preserve patient anonymity and ensure blinding to outcomes when performing analyses. After the trials clinical data is archived but the samples remain in our post trials tissue bank for future research exploiting ever expanding technology and scientific discoveries.
Aim: Develop a semi-automatic method to link data from separate clinical and translational databases, enabling cross-database queries. Objectives:
- Analyse and standardize ontology for fields in LIMS and RedCap systems.
- Generate specific queries for trial data and closed studies.
- Produce logic diagrams illustrating ontology and query changes.
- Apply logic diagrams to additional datasets.
- Develop an automated system for this process.
Deadline : 31 March 2025
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Development of quantitative imaging biomarkers for characterization of neural functional abnormalities in preclinical models of neurodevelopmental disorders.
This multi-institutional Dual PhD project between the University of Liverpool and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India. The project aims to develop quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopic imaging biomarkers to assess abnormalities in neural function and metabolism in well-established preclinical models of neurological disorders. Specifically, the project will initially develop and validate longitudinal diffusion tensor tractography and MR spectroscopy in a Trappc9 knockout model of intellectual disability, which demonstrates microcephaly and learning disabilities (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38331351/). Once established, these makers will be evaluated in other animal models including models of autism spectrum disorders and stress due to early maternal separation and isolation.
Deadline : 31 March 2025
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Digital twin of heat pumps integrated with thermal energy storage
Electrification of heating supply will have massive impacts on the electricity grid. A highly electrified heating sector may cause large demand transient and peaks/troughs when many heat pumps are switched near-simultaneously, potentially destabilising the operation of networks. Heat supply also has complicated interdependence and interactions with other sectors such as industry and renewable power generation.
This project aims to develop models to quantify the impacts of heat electrification, to develop solutions through demand side management using heat storages, and to quantify the flexibility provided by heat storages and exploit it. Based on the obtained understanding, the project aims to establish a digital twin of an exemplar heating system that integrates heat pumps with thermal energy storage to explore and demonstrate how such flexible heating systems could manage heat demand in response to weather forecasts, and thus minimise their impact on the electricity grid collectively.
Deadline : 1 August 2025
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Discovery of new inorganic materials for net zero applications
This PhD project will tackle the synthesis in the laboratory of inorganic materials with unique structures that will expand our understanding of how atoms can be arranged in solids. The selection of experimental targets will be informed by artificial intelligence and computational assessment of candidates, working with a multidisciplinary team of researchers to maximise the rate of materials discovery. The resulting materials will be experimentally studied to assess their suitability in a range of applications, including targeting Li and Mg transport for advanced solid state battery materials. The student will thus both develop a strong materials synthesis, structural characterisation and measurement skillset, and the ability to work with colleagues across disciplines in a research team using state-of-the-art materials design methodology. The success of this approach is demonstrated in a range of papers (Science, 2024, 383, 739-745; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 22178-22192; Science, 2021, 373, 1017-1022).
Deadline : 31 August 2025
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Edge-Cloud Collaborative Motion Planning for Autonomous Navigation with Large Language Models
Join our cutting-edge research to develop efficient edge-cloud collaborative motion planning systems for autonomous navigation. This project focuses on leveraging large language models (LLMs) to enhance perception, prediction, and planning in dynamic and complex environments. The primary goal is to address challenges such as long latencies and adaptive decision-making in real-time for autonomous navigation systems, particularly in agriculture and other interdisciplinary fields.
Deadline : 30 April 2025
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Experimental Discovery of New Ionic Conducting Materials
This project tackles the discovery of new materials for solid state batteries that will have higher energy densities and superior safety to current technologies. It is based on the design and discovery of new inorganic solids with unprecedented structures that will allow new mechanisms for fast ion motion in solids. Materials that allow the rapid motion of ions are essential for the new energy technologies needed to meet the challenge of net zero, such as batteries, fuel cells and electrolysers for green hydrogen. We recently discovered a new lithium solid electrolyte that changes previous understanding of how to design fast ion transport in solid state materials (Science 383, 739, 2024), and expand upon this new structure type through performance optimisation via substitution (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 63, e202409372, 2024). This project will explore the enormous range of possibilities for the synthesis of new lithium- and magnesium-ion conducting materials based on this discovery. It will combine synthetic solid-state chemistry, advanced structural analysis, and measurement of the conductivity and electrochemical properties of the new materials, enabling the successful candidate to develop a diverse experimental skillset. The student will participate in the selection of synthetic targets as part of a multidisciplinary team that combine artificial intelligence and computational methods with chemical understanding to design new materials – the process that led to our recent discovery, which the student will have the opportunity to participate in and improve.
Deadline : 31 August 2025
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: High Power Laser Development
Are you passionate about developing novel research and keen to shape the future of energy transfer technologies in areas such as, laser interactions, plasma physics, materials science and engineering? We are recruiting a motivated PhD candidate to undertake an exciting project within the EPSRC Energy Transfer Technologies Doctoral Training Hub. As a student of the Hub, you will receive an enhanced stipend of £24,780 per year, plus additional funds of £7,000 a year for travel, conferences and research equipment. This project is co- funded by QinetiQ.
The studentship will focus on creating high-energy, high repetition-rate lasers. You will work with optical fibre lasers and combine the output of these systems using polarisation combination to create one output beam. The aim is to harness the advantages of chirped pulsed amplifier Yb lasers over other solid-state systems by using a combination of techniques to increase the energy output. This performance is not possible with the current systems, and so this project involves working at the forefront of laser technology to make a difference.
The main objectives of this project are:
- Investigation of current systems, and how we can improve the performance levels to make a difference in the field.
- Research into optical fibre lasers and how we can combine the output to create one beam using polarisation.
- Development of innovative systems and methods at the forefront of laser technologies.
Deadline : 31 March 2025
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: High-throughput exploration of multicomponent metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
New porous materials are important for advances in key technologies such as carbon dioxide sequestration and storage or catalysts for clean manufacturing. The assembly of multiple metal and organic linkers in the well-defined and complex crystal structures of multicomponent metal organic frameworks (MOFs) will deliver materials with enhanced properties. However, at present we do not have the experimental tools with the scale and speed to efficiently explore the vast chemical space available. This project will harness recent advances in robotics to efficiently explore the discovery of new multicomponent MOFs. The student will design and execute experiments on state-of-the-art robotic synthesis platforms, develop the required measurement approaches to extract and analyse data from the arrays of materials.
Deadline : 31 August 2025
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Instrumentation studies for AWAKE Run 2c
AWAKE is the world’s first proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment. It utilizes 400 GeV proton bunches from the CERN SPS to drive plasma wakefields with an amplitude of ~ GV/m (which are orders of magnitude higher than conventional accelerators), which then accelerate externally injected 10-20 MeV electrons up to several GeVs in a 10 m long plasma.
The current AWAKE scientific program, called Run 2b, has produced several high impact results in recent years, including successful acceleration of the electron beam up to 2 GeV in a single stage of acceleration, demonstrated stable and reproducible seeded self-modulation (SSM) for a long proton bunch, and demonstrated the application of scalable plasma sources.
Run 2c has now been confirmed, which will use a second plasma channel and electron source to reach higher energies whilst maintaining and monitoring the beam quality for applications. This work will pave the way for this novel acceleration technology to drive compact machines towards the energy frontier.
Deadline : 19 December 2026
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Machine learning methods for modelling and optimising CO2 heat pumps
Heat represents nearly half of the world’s energy consumption and contributes to almost 40% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Meeting the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 requires the installation of approximately 600 million heat pumps annually by 2030. Heat pumps using CO2 as refrigerant will have a pivotal role to play in heat decarbonisation.
The optimization of operational strategies for CO2 heat pumps through advanced computational methodologies represents a pioneering endeavour in the realm of sustainable heating and cooling technologies. CO2 heat pumps, utilizing carbon dioxide as a refrigerant, offer significant advantages in terms of environmental impact and energy efficiency compared to traditional systems. However, unlocking their full potential requires precise control and optimization of operational parameters. By leveraging advanced computational methodologies this project aims to enhance the operational strategies of CO2 heat pumps across a broader operating range for greener and more sustainable heating/cooling applications.
Deadline : 1 August 2025
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Microbial Induced Electrochemistry at the Local Site and Single Cell Level
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. While modern research has realised and demonstrated the relevance of microbial corrosion, the processes involved are still poorly understood, and mitigating strategies are still inadequate.
This is not surprising given the variety of electrochemical processes at work in biofilms.
This PhD project brings together expertise in nanoscale surface science and local scale electrochemistry, cell-surface interaction probes, microbiology and imaging across physical and biological sciences to study the electrochemical process that occurs both at the local site and single cell level and at the population level.
The appointed student will gain multidisciplinary skills and expertise in advanced characterisation techniques, including surface spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy, local electrochemistry and bio-imaging approach, leveraging the unique capabilities at our Open Innovation Hub for Antimicrobial Surfaces, Surface Science Research Centre and the Centre of Cell Imaging, both equipped with state-of-the-art techniques.
Deadline : 15 June 2025
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Optoelectronic Artificial Synapses Using Solar Cell Materials for Neuromorphic Computing
Neuromorphic computing1 emulates human brain functions to surpass the traditional von Neumann architecture’s computational efficiency limitations. Unlike typical binary systems, neuromorphic systems use spike inputs where information is encoded based on the signal’s timing, shape, and magnitude. Key to this technology are artificial synapses, which have been developed using a range of approaches based on phase-change materials, memristors, and ion-exchange mechanisms. Artificial optoelectronic synapses convert light directly into current, providing advantages in robotics and AI due to their low energy use and wavelength sensitivity 2. This is very similar to function of photovoltaic (PV) semiconductor materials, which are specifically designed to convert light into current. Particular materials, used as the basis of emerging low-cost solar cell technologies, such as antimony chalcogenides or perovskite materials, also exhibit the property of persistent photoconductivity. This enables current signals to be stored for extended durations, from seconds to weeks, mimicking the action of either long-term or short-term memory. This means there is an opportunity to redevelop these solar cell materials as artificial optoelectronic synapses.
Deadline : 31 March 2025
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Organic Radicals and Diradicaloid for Single-Molecule Electronics and Quantum Information Processing
Recent advancements in nanoscience have enabled the reliable and reproducible wiring of molecules into electrical circuits. In the last few years, organic radicals – molecules with unpaired electrons in their ground-state electronic structure – have emerged as potential candidates for molecular electronic applications in quantum information processing. We have pioneered the synthesis and characterisation of organic radicals as single molecule junctions (Angewandte Chemie 2022), demonstrating their unique promise, along with enhanced, non-ohmic/non-linear charge transport (Angewandte Chemie 2024), and with very interesting transistor-like behaviour. However, there are still challenges and unknowns that we want to tackle and explore.
With this project, we want to focus on non-Kekulé radicals: conjugated hydrocarbon that cannot be assigned a classical Kekulé structure. These materials are reactive and tend to decompose at room temperature, but we have developed several strategies towards the isolation of bench-stable derivatives which will be applied in this work.
Deadline : 30 September 2025
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Prescriptions for psychiatric medications in the perinatal period
There is growing pressure on women to live “cleanly” during and after pregnancy (the perinatal period), including stopping smoking, drinking alcohol, and eating certain foods. While there are benefits of positive lifestyle changes, some women have concerns about continuing or starting new medications and any possible harm they may cause. Medications are an important treatment option for mental health conditions and women and healthcare professionals should work together to make treatment decisions they are both happy with. These conversations need to be supported by clear, up-to-date, evidence that reflects current society. The student will review existing evidence on prescribing decision-making during the perinatal period to better understand challenges and opportunities. They will then use routinely collected data to identify perinatal women who continue, stop, or start medications for mental health conditions. The relationship between mental health prescriptions, social factors (e.g., ethnicity, deprivation), and outcomes for mothers and babies will also be explored. The student will analyse anonymous data that has already been collected in routine electronic records. They will access the data in a secure environment that includes health and social care data for people in Northwest England. This research will provide important evidence to shape policies that will promote safe use of medications in the perinatal period and improve perinatal mental health care. The student will work with healthcare professionals and parents with lived experience of mental health conditions to distil key findings and communicate them clearly and accessibly.
Deadline : 15 April 2025
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Preventing chronic diseases and reducing health inequities in the UK post-Brexit: The impact of the UK Internal Market Act on the discretion of devolved Nations to promote better health for all
The School of Law and Social Justice at the University of Liverpool in collaboration with Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) invite applications for a fully funded PhD studentship to explore the impact that the UK Internal Market Act has had on the powers of devolved administrations to protect public health and prevent NCDs. The research will be conducted under the joint supervision of Professors Amandine Garde and Michael Dougan at the University of Liverpool, and Alison Douglas at AFS.
Deadline : 27 February 2025
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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Real-Time Subsampled Analysis and Recovery for High-Resolution 3D Tomography
3D Imaging, commonly referred to as tomography, is used in many state-of-the-art imaging and characterisation methods, critical to both the medical and engineering sciences. There are several mechanisms used to obtain experimental data, that range from imaging multiple identical structures naturally oriented in different directions, to tilting either the object or illumination and acquiring images of the same structure from multiple different directions.
In all cases, the quality of the final 3D reconstruction is determined by the total number of different projections and the signal to noise of each individual image. This requirement creates numerous experimental challenges; it takes time to acquire each projection, and to achieve high signal/noise each projection requires a high flux of potentially damaging radiation (X-rays, electron, protons, light etc).
Deadline :1 April 2025
(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Rescue Me: Investigating the impact of ‘small furry’ animal rescue on owner wellbeing.
Are you passionate about the bond between pets and their owners? We’re on a mission to explore uncharted territories in pet ownership and its impact on human wellbeing, and looking for a new team member to join us.
While much of the current research has focused on dogs and cats, we’re now turning the spotlight onto the often-overlooked world of small furry animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and rats. Our new longitudinal study aims to shed light on how these delightful companions influence mental and physical wellbeing, particularly in the context of shelter adoption.
We previously found that dog ownership is associated with greater time spent recreational walking and odds of achieving the recommended 150mins of physical activity per week. Qualitative analysis suggested that dog ownership contributed to both hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing and people with poorer mental health acquire dogs to relieve symptoms. Those who perceived lower costs of dog ownership had better scores for anxiety, depression, emotional support and companionship. Other pets such as small furries may have different perceived costs/burden but still reap benefits. Longitudinal studies of changes pre-post animal acquisition are sparse, but we have demonstrated positive impacts of service dogs on veterans with PTSD. We are also conducting a USA-based longitudinal cohort of shelter dog and cat adoption by non-pet owners. Impacts of adoption of other species, and comparing those already with pets or not, require specific attention.
Deadline : 26 February 2025
(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Research on flexible heat pump technology
In the UK, heat constitutes about half of energy consumption. The government plans to install 19 million heat pumps in homes over the coming decades to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, the current adoption rate of heat pumps in the UK is low, with only 240,000 operational units as of 2020.
Challenges persist for heat pump technologies, particularly in the UK. Most of UK homes are connected to the gas grid, relying on gas boilers as the primary heating method. This poses a challenge as most available heat pumps operate at temperatures lower than what is typically required by the existing high-temperature heat emitters, necessitating costly retrofitting. Addressing these challenges requires innovations to enhance the cost-effectiveness of heat pump products, especially those designed for high temperatures.
The newly developed flexible heat pump technology integrates a heat storage into a conventional vapour compression heat pump cycle to recover, store and reuse the waste heat generated by the heat pump operation. As a result, it can achieve energy efficiency than conventional heat pumps.
In this PhD project, the student will have the opportunity to work on the modelling and experimental research on the flexible heat pump technology. The student will also benefit from close collaboration with industrial partners.
Deadline : 1 August 2025
(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Selective C-H functionalisations in industrially important alkylarenes
This PhD project will focus on designing conceptually new metal-mediated selective C-H functionalisations of arenes without directing groups. This will be achieved by exploring the unique reactivity of transition metal complexes that coordinate arenes in a rare eta-4 mode. This coordination mode bends the aromatic ring and enables the arene to undergo a range of unconventional C-H (e. g. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 11564) and C-C bond activations (e. g. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019,141, 6048; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3266). These approaches have an excellent potential for the development of synthetically useful arene functionalisations. The project will involve synthetic and mechanistic studies, which will be supported by DFT computations in collaboration with our UoL colleagues.
Deadline : 31 March 2025
(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Single-Molecule Electroluminescent Devices as Single-Photon Sources
Recent advancements in nanoscience have enabled the reliable and reproducible wiring of molecules into electrical circuits. A single molecule can be sandwiched between two metallic electrodes (a “molecular junction”) and an electrical current can be driven through, enabling the assessment of their electronic and charge transport properties at the smallest scale possible. As electrons flow through the molecule, a tiny fraction of their energy is slowly and steadily converted into light – single-molecule junctions behave like an extremely small OLED. The structure of the molecule dictates the final properties of the optoelectronic device in terms of emission wavelength and intensity.
Deadline : 30 September 2025
(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Solution synthesis of multi-anion functional materials
Solution synthesis routes to functional materials offer opportunities to new crystal structures and low temperature conditions not possible through sub-solidus solid state reactions. This project will explore solution synthesis of materials containing multiple anions for functions such as solar absorption or ionic conductivity that are central to net zero technologies. The selection of experimental targets will be informed by artificial intelligence and computational assessment of candidates, or by attempts to synthesise materials typically prepared through solid state routes. The resulting materials will be experimentally studied to assess their suitability in a wide range of applications, combining our broad materials characterisation expertise with that of our international industrial and academic collaborators. The student will thus both develop a strong materials synthesis, structural characterisation and measurement skillset, and the ability to work with colleagues across disciplines in a research team using state-of-the-art materials design methodology.
Deadline : 31 August 2025
(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Studentships in Theoretical Computer Science
We are seeking four talented and enthusiastic students to pursue a fully funded PhD in Theoretical Computer Science in a research area aligned with the University of Liverpool Digital research theme.
Deadline : 31 March 2025
(27) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Sustainable synthesis: reaction development and applications in synthesis
The project will involve the development of green and selective enantioselective cross-coupling and heterocyclisation reactions for use in pharmaceutical development and natural product synthesis. The research will encompass synthetic methodology development (including multi-step synthesis), organometallic chemistry, and physical organic chemistry. There is also the option of applying the chemistry in target directed synthesis. For exemplar publications, see: Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 1125; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 16749.
Deadline : 31 March 2025
(28) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: The role and molecular actions of Galectin-3 in peritoneal fibrosis formation
Scarring is the abnormal healing process that leads to reduced functionality of a tissue, affecting health and wellbeing. We wish to understand the processes of scarring in the peritoneum at the molecular and cellular level which can ultimately lead to the development of novel and successful therapies.
The healthy peritoneum provides a gliding interface via its delicate mesothelial lining. If the peritoneum is damaged, fibrotic scars can develop which impair its function and can result in pain and adhesions which tether peritoneal tissues and organs together.
Galectin-3 (Gal3) is a protein with sugar-binding capacity, with functional roles in a range of fibrotic and inflammatory processes. It is highly expressed in immune cells, such as macrophages and T cells. Upon tissue damage, cytokines recruit macrophages to the site of injury within the tissue. Accumulation of Gal3 secreting macrophages at the tissue injury site promotes the immune cell activation process, and stimulates local myofibroblast formation and production of extracellular matrix proteins. This makes Gal3 an exciting potential regulator in fibrosis and scar formation in the peritoneum as its role in this process has not been studied yet. We hypothesise that Gal3 regulates the process of peritoneal fibrosis formation.
Deadline : 31 May 2025
(29) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: THREE AHRC NWCDTP Collaborative Doctoral Awards on the project “Visual Cultures of Fascism”
The rising popularity of the 35mm Leica camera and the Parvo video camera in the 1920s transformed the way that journalists, early professional photographers, amateurs and filmmakers took candid action shots and made photography and film practical political weapons for the first time. These years also witnessed the growth of fascist parties and regimes across Europe which, alongside Russian communism, proved particularly adept at using images as the cornerstones of their political communication, branding and propaganda. Co-supervised by three leading historians of European fascism, three PGR students will research how fascists used photography and film to promote themselves and their programmes. This project is grounded in historical research methods, while benefitting from insights from Art History, Photography, and Film Studies. Such an approach has only recently emerged as a research topic within Fascist Studies. The limited secondary literature on the topic focuses disproportionately on the fascist regimes in Italy and Germany, and almost no comparative work has been done on fascist visual cultures transnationally. By comparing the fascist regime in Mussolini’s Italy to movements in France and Romania, the research team will be able to show how the differing availability of technology and distinct visual cultures in Western, Eastern and Southern Europe resulted in contrasting uses of photography and film across the continent.
Deadline : 28 February 2025
(30) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Using Causal inference methods for making and using medicines better
Professor Reecha Sofat (Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Liverpool) is recruiting to an NIHR funded PhD position for 4 years to support a UK based graduate. We are interested in data science approaches to making and using medicines better. The projects will be using data sets which include electronic health records, and genetic data and where these are also both linked. For example, data sets will include UK Biobank, Clinical Practice Research Data Link (CPRD), NHS Secure Data Environment, population- and disease-based cohorts. The area of interest is to use methods of causal inference e.g. Mendelian randomisation (MR), Target Trial Emulation (TTE) as well as other epidemiological, statistical and analytical methods to understand whether we can: i) identify better drug targets, ii) identify strategies of repurposing, ii) prioritise randomised control trials. We are also interested in testing real world efficacy and cost-effectiveness as well as addressing major policy areas in therapeutics using a data science approach. The PhD will enable you to learn methods and work in large data sets upskilling in coding languages, epidemiological, statistical and advanced analytics skills. We have a supportive and multidisciplinary environment with expertise in pharmacology, epidemiology, genomics, engineering and software development. Informal enquiries should be sent to Dr Vicky Garfield (Senior Lecturer in Genetic Epidemiology): [email protected] or Prof Reecha Sofat (Chair in Clinical Pharmacology): [email protected]
Deadline : 3 March 2025
(32) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: A Reliable and Reconfigurable Robot Learning Framework for Accelerating Materials Discovery (R3L4AMD)
The future of chemical discovery, for example using genAI to identify novel molecules and materials with tailored functions, will rely on the data generated from physical experiments. Current robotic and automation approaches are not up to this challenge, lacking generalisation and scalability. Today, it takes years to build robotic workflows [1, 2, 3]; the main bottleneck is the manual system design, production, testing, adaptation and iteration required to attain safe, reliable performance. In this project, we will rethink how ‘robotic chemists’ are deployed using ‘A Reliable and Reconfigurable Robot Learning Framework for Accelerating Materials Discovery’ (R3L4AMD). We will accelerate the design automated workflows by transitioning from manual, task-specific robot programming to a simulation-to-reality paradigm with embedded formal methods that rigorously specify experimental goals and safety constraints. We will develop ‘robotic chemists’ using a physics-based robot chemistry simulation framework, which will automate the production of robot policies with provable performance and safety guarantees. We will deploy and validate this approach on a real robot setup in an autonomous materials discovery lab.
Deadline : 17 February 2025
(32) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Automated Approaches for Efficient, Scalable, and Sustainable Synthesis of Material Precursors
Organic ligands are the fundamental building blocks for multiple classes of materials, e.g., metal-organic frameworks, COFs, and molecular solids, influencing structure, properties, and providing functional handles for specific applications. However, they also pose challenges: for example, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) hold significant potential for multiple energy related technologies such as CO2 capture and H2 storage, but the ligand component is often prohibitively expensive (~50% of the manufacturing costs). It is imperative to reduce these production costs to unlock affordable direct air capture (DAC) and sorbent-based CO2 capture systems.
This program will use robotic chemists and autonomous optimisation in high-throughput batch and flow workflows to develop novel synthetic pathways for high value organic compounds. Typical routes involve high pressures, temperatures, and expensive catalysts, and have multiple parameters that are currently extremely time-consuming to optimise, wasting material and time and resulting in poor sustainability metrics, undermining the ultimate goals of the material. Thus, this project will develop efficient optimisation routes for synthetic pathways that reduce costs by a) increasing the yield and selectivity of the reaction and b) reducing the energy requirements of the reaction. Hits will be scaled using flow synthesis to assess the scalability, environmental sustainability (CO2 generation, waste production, raw material usage), and costs of the developed pathways at scale, and will be used for subsequent material production and testing in partnership with industrial collaborators.
Deadline : 17 February 2025
About The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England –Official Website
The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL; locally known as The Uni of) is a public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded as a college in 1881, it gained its Royal Charter in 1903 with the ability to award degrees, and is also known to be one of the six ‘red brick’ civic universities, the first to be referred to as The Original Red Brick. It comprises three faculties organised into 35 departments and schools. It is a founding member of the Russell Group, the N8 Group for research collaboration and the university management school is triple crown accredited.
Ten Nobel Prize winners are amongst its alumni and past faculty and the university offers more than 230 first degree courses across 103 subjects. Its alumni include the CEOs of GlobalFoundries, ARM Holdings, Tesco, Motorola and The Coca-Cola Company. It was the UK’s first university to establish departments in oceanography, civic design, architecture, and biochemistry (at the Johnston Laboratories). In 2006 the university became the first in the UK to establish an independent university in China, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, making it the world’s first Sino-British university. For 2021–22, Liverpool had a turnover of £612.6 million, including £113.6 million from research grants and contracts. It has the seventh-largest endowment of any university in England. Graduates of the university are styled with the post-nominal letters Lpool, to indicate the institution.
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