Overview

We offer a multi-disciplinary research programme for PhD students, combining aspects of community ecology, animal behaviour, conservation biology, ecosystem management and food web ecology in marine and terrestrial systems.

Features

The Environmental Science PhD/MPhil programme brings together world-leading researchers based at the University of Liverpool and collaborators across industry, charitable organisations and other research institutes.

Our research combines cutting-edge theory with a strong focus on real-world issues such as conservation and climate change. We employ field, experimental, analytical and modelling techniques to answer fundamental and pressing research questions.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Our state-of-the-art research facilities enable experimental studies, mass spectroscopy, microscopy and new technologies to be developed.

Combined with our well establish field-sites around the world, from the tropics to the poles, our group is ideally placed to support a wide range of PhD projects.

We combine our expertise in a broad range of subject areas to provide an integrated degree programme and our mixed skill set ensures graduates have a range of specific and transferable skills.

Training high quality postgraduate researchers is a key priority and the success of our past students evidences this.

We encourage and train students to write and publish academic papers. It is not unusual for our students to complete their PhD programme with 2 or more papers published in international peer-reviewed journals.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Apply all year round.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Environmental Sciences View 59 other PhDs in Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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88

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Other requirements

General requirements

For all taught and research degree programmes the typical minimum entry requirement is a Bachelors degree (with Honours) at 2:1 level or better and in an appropriate field of study.

Equivalent overseas degrees together with an acceptable English language qualification are also accepted.

Individual consideration is given to mature students with significant and relevant experience and with professional qualifications.

Tuition Fee

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International

29750 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29750 GBP per year during 24 months.
National

4786 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Liverpool

556 - 1035 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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