14 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Department of Biostatistics at University of Liverpool has expertise in methodological research and a track record of national and international collaboration in high quality research across a broad range of applied health research interests.

Mathematical Sciences at University of Liverpool offers wide opportunities for postgraduate study in an active research environment. 

Disorders of the nervous system are major causes of disability globally. Neurological Science at the University of Liverpool offers a range of one year research projects designed for medical students interested in working for an intercalated MPhil.

The goal of the Department of Musculoskeletal Biology at the University of Liverpool is to understand the processes that underlie ageing and disease in tissues such as skeletal muscle, bone, cartilage, tendon and ligament.

Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration at University of Liverpool integrates expertise in cell biology, structural biology, signalling and the use of model organisms to investigate neuronal development, ageing, neurodegeneration and addiction. 

Cell Biology at University of Liverpool encompasses research of the cell and its organelles' structural and functional roles, physiology, signalling, cell stress, cell communications, and its applications to the diagnosis and therapy of disease. 

The Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology at University of Liverpool provides excellent opportunities for basic and clinical research on drug safety science, immuno-pharmacology, individualized medicines, nanomedicines and HIV.

In the Biological Sciences (Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour) programme from University of Liverpool, we study patterns in the natural environment, from the behaviour of individual organisms to dynamics of populations and the diversity of communities. 

By pursuing your Physics PhD at University of Liverpool here you’ll not only get to explore fundamental physics using state-of-the-art technology. 

A broad range of research at University of Liverpool interests provides for world-class research in Cancer Biology, supported by world-class clinical research into several major types of cancer.

The Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology at University of Liverpool, the oldest in Europe, has been a beacon of excellence for teaching and research since it was created in 1905. 

Each organism, whether animal, plant or microbe, is defined by its genome and this same information can be used by us to investigate wide ranging biological phenomena and even alter biology itself through the production of transgenic organisms. We offer a Biological Sciences (Functional and Comparative Genomics) degree at the University of Liverpool.

Eye and Vision Sciences research at University of Liverpool extends from basic molecular interactions through to health service implementation with the goal of translating our findings for the benefit of patients.

The Department benefits from online subscriptions to a vast number of primary research journals and access to online databases to facilitate your literature searching. At the University of Liverpool, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Chemistry.