75 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.

The Department of English at University of Liverpool conducts research in three main areas: literature, language, and Creative Writing. 

The Department of English at University of Liverpool conducts research in all the main branches of our discipline: literature, language, and creative writing. 

German research at University of Liverpool interests in MLC focus in depth on the twentieth century and contemporary period from a broad range of cultural, historical and linguistic perspectives.

The Department of Health Services Research at University of Liverpool have a large number of postgraduate research students using a mixture of methods applied to a wide range of applied health service research contexts.

The Law programme at University of Liverpool supports advanced legal research focused on social justice, policy, and interdisciplinary approaches across diverse areas of law.

Marine Science at the University of Liverpool focus on all aspects of the marine system, from the physics of how the ocean moves across the planet, the chemistry of micronutrients and pollutants, through to the biology of single cells phytoplankton all the way to marine mammals.

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

Research interests in French Studies at the University of Liverpool cover all areas of French literature, culture and history, including Medieval studies, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century studies, French theatre, French cinema, travel literature, francophone postcolonial studies (including French language representations of India), modern and contemporary France, and sociolinguistics.

The defining strength of research carried out in Modern Languages at University of Liverpool is the multidisciplinary nature of projects with a global reach and informed by an ethos that challenges rigid disciplinary boundaries and consolidated practices. 

Pursue your postgraduate programme at the University of Liverpool and you'll be part of a Computer Science school that's internationally renowned for its advanced research and teaching.

Colleagues are actively involved in national and regional film-related research networks. Liverpool hosts a regular screen studies research seminar with about five invited speakers each semester. We offer a Film Studies degree at University of Liverpool. 

Our Accounting and Finance PhD at University of Liverpool aims to develop world-class researchers, specialised in building theory and producing valuable insight into current issues in accounting and finance.

As a vibrant and international department at University of Liverpool, we offer PhD supervision for British Politics, Political Science, International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Political Theory.

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

Our Executive Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) at the University of Liverpool is an action-research based postgraduate programme, designed for senior professionals who want to drive transformational impact within their organisations, and become thought leaders in their professional area.

Our commitment in the Haematology and Leukaemia programme to cancer research has resulted in the launch of the Cancer Research UK Centre at the University of Liverpool  – an organisation that brings together scientists, clinicians and local stakeholders to lead and deliver cancer research of the highest quality and importance.

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.

Our postgraduate Earth Sciences students at University of Liverpool are led by internationally-renowned experts and enjoy a first-class experience in an exciting research environment.

Current research in Archaeology at University of Liverpool uses state-of-the-art interdisciplinary methods and approaches to study the Palaeolithic and Neolithic societies of Southwest Asia, Mediterranean Europe and Africa, human evolution, classical archaeology, the cultures of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean, later European prehistory and Medieval and post-Medieval archaeology.