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21 fully funded phd programs at university of liverpool, england.

Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Liverpool, England invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.

Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal. 

1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Development of enzymes for the sustainable synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant amides under aqueous conditions

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A PhD studentship is available to work on a multidisciplinary project led by Dr Andrew Carnell on the discovery and development of enzymes for application in the sustainable synthesis pharmaceutically relevant amides. This studentship is fully funded by the Centre of Excellence for Biocatalysis, Biotransformation and Biocatalytic Manufacture (CoEBio3), an industry academic-consortium. In the project you will discover and develop a new class of hydrolase enzymes that have promiscuous activity for catalysing amide bond formation with high efficiency under aqueous conditions. This will be based on several new hit enzymes that we have recently identified. You will use a combination of computational methods and directed evolution to develop robust and scalable industrial biocatalysts. In addition to expanding the substrate range, enzymes will be developed for soluble expression and robustness for large scale application. 

Application Deadline: 28 June 2024

2. fully funded phd position in development of bespoke algorithms for autonomous optimisation in flow.

A key challenge in materials science is how to efficiently and sustainably arrive at the optimal conditions for material production. Flow chemistry’s unique control, spatio-temporal resolution, wide process windows and efficient heat/mass transport enables the selective, high-yielding, and scalable production of a wide range of molecules and, more recently, materials [1]. Algorithms have been used to autonomously optimise chemical processes, e.g., well-understood two-step reactions in flow. The production of materials offers complex optimisation problems, but it is difficult to know which approach (e.g. SNOBFIT, Bayesian optimisation, TSEMO) will perform best, even for simple problems. Thus, there is a need to develop bespoke optimisation algorithms for this application.

Application Deadline: 30 June 2024

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3. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in 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. As one of the UK’s largest firms in the sector, Fletchers have vast experience from handling legal cases over many years. Each one of their cases is made up of thousands of (unstructured) files – primarily word documents, PDFs and emails. As a result, interpreting their historical caseload and extracting new insight is incredibly challenging, which means that despite their vast experience as a firm, their lawyers often only have their past cases and understanding of the law to guide their decision making and work. Additionally, they spend a lot of time reading or reviewing files, writing drafts, or extracting key information from large bodies of text – as a ‘no win, no fee’ business, spending time only in the ‘right’ places is key to their success.

4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Developing a simulator for a zero power nuclear reactor experimental facility for innovative

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are a next-generation nuclear reactor technology outlined by Generation IV International Forum, fulfilling sustainability, economics, safety, and proliferation resistance goals. The interest in MSRs attention from industry and research communities has significantly increased in recent years due to the numerous safety and operational benefits. MSRs have the potential to close the nuclear fuel cycle, significantly reduce the amount of nuclear waste produced, and even operate on spent nuclear fuel from existing nuclear reactors, while opening the opportunity for significantly reducing the fuel cycle and the production cost of energy.

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5. fully funded phd position in developing a framework for regulatory conformance of innovative experimental nuclear.

In the frame of developing an innovative reactor system, a zero power experiment is the first important step, which, if successful, leads to the start of a considerably large and complex programme. In addition, it is often seen as a low-cost and low-risk opportunity to study a novel reactor system. Among other things, the zero-power experiment could provide valuable data for validation and verification of nuclear codes, create an improved understanding of the developing system and prove its safety to the regulator. It will educate the UK in designing, licensing, constructing, commissioning, and operating a new kind of innovative reactor.

6. Fully Funded PhD Position in 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]. This raises several interesting questions regarding safety in a mixed robot/human lab environment. We will address this here by developing novel methods for adding safety and environmental constraints within learned robotic skills, thus allowing robots to operate more efficiently in complex and variable multiuser human lab space.

7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational identification of catalytic covalent organic frameworks

Materials like zeolites, which have internal porosity, are widely used as catalysts. By containing chemical reactions within the pores of the material catalysts can be more selective and more active than catalysts in solution. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a class of crystalline, permanently porous, two-dimensional or three-dimensional polymers with tuneable topology and functionality. COFs containing catalytically active sites should exhibit the enhanced selectivity of other catalytic systems in which the substrate is confined within a pore, but confinement effects of catalytic COFs are relatively unexplored to date.

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8. fully funded phd position in community connectedness and decision making.

The research will use a conceptual approach that considers a range of factors such as physical characteristics, socio-economic factors, digital connectivity and aspects of place attachment to better understand community cohesion. Using existing findings from recent research in West Cumbria, the studentship will build upon the transferability of understanding local characteristics which often can be place-specific and result from a community’s experiences of historic planning applications, such as those for energy infrastructure. The studentship will work with both communities of practice and of place, with a focus on small communities who are frequently perceived to be without power or voice in engagement processes. The output from the research will build on our existing knowledge and inform best practice in future engagement with Community Partnerships for GDF.

Application Deadline: 12 July 2024

9. fully funded phd position in carbon dioxide utilisation from captured industry emissions.

The overall objective of the project is to develop new electrochemical approaches to carbon dioxide utilization. Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction to useful fuels and feedstocks (e.g. CH4, CH3OH, CO) has been reported by numerous groups world-wide, including our own [1,2]. However integration with capture technologies is not yet viable. This studentship, which is part-funded by an industrial partner will explore the use of electrochemical approaches for both carbon dioxide capture and utilization. The successful candidate will work within our interdisciplinary research team to develop novel electrocatalysts/electrode structures and explore the viability of their deployment in real-world scenarios.

Application Deadline: 1 August 2024

Find fully funded phd in europe, 10. fully funded phd position in innovative biofouling solutions for buoyancy materials for renewable energy infrastructure.

Renewable Energy is one of the fastest growing sectors addressing the most important challenges of our age. Offshore renewables, energy distribution, and the environmental impacts of constructing and decommissioning the infrastructure are some one of the most pressing research themes faced by the UK. The Net Zero Maritime Energy Solutions Centre for Doctoral Training is creating the future specialist workforce needed by our industrial partners through PhD projects finding solutions to industrial needs. We have a number of projects available, so please search for N0MES if you’re interested in net zero, sustainability, low carbon renewable energy research.

Application Deadline: 15 July 2024

11. fully funded phd position in beam gas curtain monitor for the high luminosity lhc.

This PhD project will combine numerical studies using available commercial tools, as well as purpose-developed fluid dynamics and Monte Carlo tools to study the gas jet dynamics in various configurations. In addition, machine learning will be applied to optimize data analysis. All results will be benchmarked against data which the student will obtain from measurements using the existing setup at CERN’s Electron Beam Test Stand (EBTS). Furthermore, the integration of the beam monitor into the wider accelerator control system offers exciting prospects for the development of virtual diagnostics that help optimize experimental output.

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12. fully funded phd position in automated powder coating platform for long-life lithium-ion batteries.

An inorganic synthesis route for coating formation on Li-ion positive electrode powders, utilises a “Sol-Gel” synthetic procedure to form a nanoscale metal-oxide film. The synthesis of inorganic coatings comprises 5 primary steps: solid powder dosing, liquid component dosing, reaction heating/mixing, solvent evaporation/removal, and calcination. The PhD project goal is to combine these existing, and discrete, elements into a fully automated system using a robotic arm. The student will be trained at the interface between the physical and computer sciences to drive implementation of digital and automated methods in (electro)chemistry and frontier battery materials research.

13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Automated experimental functional materials discovery for net zero technologies

This project, suited to a student with a Physical Sciences or Engineering background, will develop and implement a robot-based materials synthesis workflow that uses a suite of software tools to assist in the key decisions that an experimentalist must make to discover a new functional material. The student will acquire expertise in robotic synthesis platforms, materials synthesis and characterisation and in programming and software organisation, benefitting from the combined physical and computer science supervision. Their project will impact inorganic materials discovery in the most general way imaginable, for example building on our new family of electrolytes for solid state batteries [3].

14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Asset-scale nowcasting of the impact of scour on coastal electricity transmission infrastructure

Coastal electricity transmission infrastructure, such as substations and towers, are a key component of the existing energy network, transmitting high voltage electricity across the country to consumers. The installation of this infrastructure is a key part of future investment in offshore renewable energy, supporting the UK’s ambitious targets to increase offshore wind fivefold to 50GW, and deliver 18GW of electricity interconnector capacity – up from 8.4 GW today – by 2030. National Grid own 21,990 steel lattice towers that support 14,000 km of overhead power lines in England and Wales. They inspect the condition of around 3,650 steel lattice towers each year, and invested £5.4 billion in their distribution network in 2019/20. Scour around tower footings and substation foundations, causing subsistence and possible collapse, is a major risk to this network. However a lack of on-site monitoring poses enormous challenges to focussing maintenance and protection towards the most vulnerable infrastructure.

Application Deadline: 1 July 2024

Explore our career blog, 15. fully funded phd position in applied symbolic ai.

We have an exciting opportunity to offer for a PhD student with an interest in foundational AI techniques. You can enjoy developing and applying them in a setting that will push forward the boundaries of science discovery. Your PhD will firmly sit within Computer Science, while being part of a wider interdisciplinary team on an EPSRC Programme Grant on the topic of “Navigation of Chemical Space for Function”. You will contribute to the development of a digital discovery platform that blends machine learning and explainable symbolic AI reasoning methods from computer science with physical science (PS) synthesis, measurement and computation capability and work closely with chemists to capture the domain expertise in the CS models being developed and applied.

Application Deadline: 31 July 2024

16. fully funded phd position in advanced manufacturing of a large scale hydrogen fuel cell for net zero energy production.

Atomik AM is passionate about re-shaping the world of advanced manufacturing, believing that we cannot change the world without changing the way we think. As an advocate of responsible manufacturing, Atomik AM approaches work with a uniquely non-conformist mindset. It sees a world where conventional manufacturing doesn’t always think about materials before designing products – accumulating waste throughout the process and producing sub-standard parts. Putting materials first allows sustainable choices. It’s a conscious commitment to reducing cost, waste and adverse social impact.

17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced Information Storage

Digital information can be stored in different types of devices depending on the use and how frequently the data need to be accessed. In a typical computer, data that are infrequently accessed are stored in hard disk drives (HDDs). These can be magnetic devices with high storage density in which binary numbers (“0” and “1”) are encoded in the polarity (spin “up” and “down”) of a magnetic medium. Magnetic data storage is cheap and non-volatile, meaning the data persists after power to the device is cut off, but the speed of accessing the data is relatively slow because the read/write procedures involve moving mechanical parts. Data being frequently required, on the other hand, needs to be accessed on a much faster timescale. Memory devices dedicated to this purpose are volatile random-access memories (RAMs) — solid-state electronic devices in which information is electrically stored. 

18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Adrian Henri – Early Happenings in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s

This project will focus on the work of Adrian Henri, the Liverpool-based poet and painter who played a pioneering role in bringing happenings to Britain. Henri’s poetry made significant cultural impact through the publication of the ground-breaking anthology The Mersey Sound, showcasing his work together with Roger McGough and Brian Patten. The publication went on to sell over half a million copies and to become the bestselling poetry anthology of all time. Performance was key to Henri’s practice and he collaborated with musicians across different fields of music. This doctoral project seeks to contextualise and develop new insights into Henri’s practice, with particular focus on his development of happenings in the UK. There will be opportunities to develop experience within Tate Liverpool’s curatorial programme.

Application Deadline: 2 July 2024

10 best ai cover letter builders, 19. fully funded phd position in accelerating energy landscape exploration through optimisation, approximation and parallelisation.

The global need for researchers with capabilities in materials chemistry, digital intelligence and automation is intensifying because of the growing challenge posed by Net Zero and the need for high-performance materials across multiple sectors. The disruptive nature of recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and emerging quantum computing offers timely and exciting opportunities for PhD graduates with these skills to make a transformative impact on both R&D and society more broadly.

20. Fully Funded PhD Position in Accelerated Inorganic Materials Discovery Driven by Magnetic Resonance

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. The project will (1) develop automated, programmable approaches to data analysis of the NMR measurables that access motion over several time- and length-scales, (2) exploit statistical modelling frameworks to quickly predict NMR properties with high accuracy, validated by experimental NMR measurements, and (3) harness these approaches to build and accelerate structural and diffusion models (e.g., compositional, positional disorders). Examples of current research effort focusing on NMR for oxide and lithium ion transport, and beyond are given.

21. Fully Funded PhD Position in Transforming the Sustainability of Personal Care Products

The world needs to increase the sustainability of its consumer goods without compromising on quality. We have recently shown that by complexing certain active ingredients (the often-expensive molecules in a formulation that give improved performance) with metal ions, we can incorporate them into a product as solid particles in a way that drastically reduces waste. In this project, you will develop an experimental platform that marries robotics with cutting-edge techniques in data science and computer vision. Your work will feed directly into Unilever’s Climate Transition Action Plan to achieve a 42% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from its formulations by 2030.

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The PhD in Education is provided by the Academy of Future Education (AoFE) and HeXie Academy (HeXie) at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. The programme will facilitate your research in educational studies and help you make a contribution to knowledge in education.

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PhD students at AoFE will work with an experienced supervisory research team to explore a wide range of topics, including educational management and administration, child development and education, technologies in education, teaching and learning innovation, and pedagogies.

Pursuing a full-time PhD typically involves three years of conducting research and one year of writing a thesis, supported by subject-specific and general skills training and development. A full-time PhD student must submit their thesis within four years (or six years for part-time PhD students).

HeXie Academy (HeXie)

PhD students at HeXie Academy will focus on the educational innovation ecosystem based on HeXie Management Theory, including aspects of HeXie education and educational innovation ecosystem, educational technology and innovation, talent ecosystem strategy, life-long learning and digital literacy education, succession and family education, senior education, industrial talent skills and vocational education, sustainable education, social innovation and entrepreneurship education, and special education.

Why should I do my PhD in Education at XJTLU?

Key benefits of this phd programme:.

• The PhD degree is awarded by the University of Liverpool in the UK. The degree is recognised by the UK Department of Education as well as China’s Ministry of Education;
• As a registered full-time PhD student, you have the opportunity to apply for a research visit to the University of Liverpool for up to six months. Your accommodation and travel costs will be covered by XJTLU and the University of Liverpool;
• The programme enrols both full-time and part-time students;
• Every PhD student will be supervised by a team of experts, with at least one supervisor from XJTLU and one supervisor from the University of Liverpool;
• All PhD students studying at XJTLU are eligible to apply for Teaching Assistant positions to enhance their teaching skills and academic capacities; and
• XJTLU has an internationalised campus and English-medium instruction.

Research areas in Academy of Future Education (AoFE)

• Life-long education and professional development
• Child development and family education
• Student-centered education and educational experiences
• Managing and leading change toward future education
• Technology-driven education innovation
• Cooperative and work-integrated education

Research areas in HeXie Academy (HeXie)

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• Life-long learning and digital literacy education
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The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 has been released, giving the 'definitive' ranking of the country's universities . The league table ranks 131 UK universities based on a number of factors, including student satisfaction, teaching excellence, quality of research and graduate prospects.

We took a look at how the University of Liverpool , Liverpool John Moores, Liverpool Hope and Edge Hill University ranked overall in the league table and how they compared to last year’s rankings. Four universities from the northwest are in the top 50, including the University of Liverpool.

This year, the University of Liverpool rose six places from 29th to 23rd place to beat the University of Manchester, which slipped from 23rd to 27th place. The University of Liverpool was ranked second place in the northwest, just behind Lancaster University. The Times said the university offers "an elite education in the thick of a legendary cultural hub: a rich student experience awaits at the University of Liverpool, a founding member of the research-intensive Russell Group. The city — one of Britain’s friendliest — has nightlife, culture and sport for all tastes."

Of the University of Liverpool students questioned, 81% were satisfied with their experience and 82% of students entered high-skilled employment and/or graduate-level further study. 96% of first year students continued their studies into second year, while 91%of the university's work is rated world-leading or internationally excellent, led by veterinary science; chemistry; psychology; and modern languages.

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Liverpool John Moores University was ranked 66th overall, rising four places from last year, and 5th in the northwest. 81% of students were satisfied with their experience and 74% of students entered high-skilled employment and/or graduate-level further study.

According to The Times, Liverpool John Moores University is "one of the pioneers of degree apprenticeships. As part of its 2030 Strategy the university is boosting its earn-while-you-learn degree provision, launching programmes, in 2024-25, such as youth work; transport planning; serious and complex criminal investigation; and construction management. Among its areas of expertise is the Football Exchange (FEX) at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, which engages in research with clubs, governing bodies, commercial enterprises and community schemes to further the impact of football."

Edge Hill University was ranked 84th nationally, down 15 places from last year, and 7th in the northwest. 75% of Edge Hill students were satisfied with their experience, and 78% of students entered high-skilled employment and/or graduate-level further study. The Times said of Edge Hill: "Purpose-built facilities include a £13m Tech Hub with biotechnology laboratories for research into disease prevention, DNA sequencing, cloning and genetic treatments. Today the medical school houses England’s only bioethics unit, as well as facilities for clinical skills and a simulation centre."

Liverpool Hope University was ranked 94th nationally, falling six places compared to last year, and was ranked 9th in the northwest. 80% of Hope students were satisfied with their experience, and 65% of students entered high-skilled employment and/or graduate-level further study.

The Times describes Hope as "maintaining a close-knit vibe within easy reach of the city’s epic student appeal. Its original Hope Park campus is in a leafy suburb four miles south of the bright lights while the Creative Campus is less than a mile from Liverpool Lime Street station." It said the university "lost ground in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), compared with the previous assessment in 2014 — dropping from 62= to 106th. Theology and education produced some of the best results."

The London School of Economics topped the league table of UK universities and was named The Times and Sunday Times University of Year 2025. The University of Oxford has been knocked into third place and Cambridge into fourth - the first time Cambridge has been placed outside of the top three universities in the ranking.

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New funding and collaboration helps AI-Sight advance its technology

University of Liverpool AI diagnostic technology spin-out, AI-Sight , has successfully concluded its seven-figure equity funding round from experienced healthcare industry figures and investors.

The funders, committed to developing innovation and business in the North West of England, include Sir Michael Bibby (Chairman of the Bibby Line Group and Hon PhD, University of Liverpool), Phil Kirby (former Managing Director of InHealth Intelligence), Pitalia Capital (the family office of Anil Pitalia, Founder of SpaMedica) and Deepbridge Capital.

This follows the Class 1 medical device certification of AI-Sight’s first commercial product. The AI software device is designed to support training and diagnostic decision-making by human graders of diabetic retinopathy in retinal scans.

Building on this success, AI-Sight has signed a research collaboration agreement with the UK’s largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions, the InHealth Group. InHealth has been working closely with the NHS for over thirty years.

The collaboration between InHealth, AI-Sight and the University of Liverpool will allow further clinical studies for AI-Sight’s unique AI diagnostic technology. With existing data indicating high levels of performance, the collaboration brings together industry leading healthcare solutions and the deep research and clinical experience of the AI-Sight team to accelerate the commercial study programme. The studies will be led by Dr Phil Burgess (Senior Lecturer in Clinical Ophthalmology) and AI-Sight’s University of Liverpool founders Professors Simon Harding, Elizabeth Maitland and David Wong.

Professor Simon Harding, Chief Medical Officer of AI-Sight, described the collaboration as: “An exciting opportunity that will allow us to test deployment of our AI technologies with one of the largest commercial suppliers of diabetic retinopathy screening in the UK and elsewhere, and add further external validation data for imminent regulatory submissions. Vision loss from diabetes is such a huge challenge throughout the world and prevention is only possible through organised screening. With the successful conclusion of our funding round, it is an exciting time for AI-Sight, advancing our ground-breaking technology towards allowing affordable screening programmes and a profound impact on the lives of people with diabetes worldwide.” 

Dr Carolyn Horrocks, Head of Medtech & Bioscience Enterprise, The Enterprise Team, University of Liverpool, said: “ The University is delighted by the continuing success of our spin-out company AI-Sight, not only in raising commercial investment, but also in establishing industry collaborations that are supporting further research at the University. This is a strong return on the University’s Enterprise Investment Fund’s initial investment commitment to support AI-Sight. The company’s continuing work to translate University research into technologies and products that can transform lives around the world is part of our commitment to fostering innovation, entrepreneurship and impact by our world class researchers .”

This funding round will support MHRA approval and Class 2 certification for AI-Sight’s full diagnostic platform and its launch in the UK and internationally. The platform is designed to improve patient outcomes, with additional benefits that promote efficiency in public health systems and ensure human resources are allocated to the areas of greatest need.

The University of Liverpool is proud to support its spin out companies through its Enterprise Investment Fund, which provided start-up capital to AI Sight, and additional bridging capital alongside Deepbridge to enable the company to pursue further investment. Read more here.

Dr Andy Round, Investment Director at Deepbridge Capital, commented: “We are delighted to have supported another spin-out from the University of Liverpool.  The exciting work being undertaken, and the significant progress being made, by AI Sight represent a great example of how a collaborative innovation ecosystem successfully spins out academic research into transformative technologies. Such collaborations also exemplify how Government initiatives, such as the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, are encouraging private investment into such exciting technology innovations.  We look forward to continuing to support the AI Sight team and the University going forward.”

Given the level of investor interest in AI-Sight, the company has also announced that it will open its next round of funding in Autumn 2024.

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University partnerships in India go from strength to strength

Published on 27 August 2024

A recent visit to India by Professor Tariq Ali, the University of Liverpool’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement and Partnerships, celebrated new and existing partnerships in the country.

Professor Ali signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad , to foster research and academic collaborations, marking the start of an institutional partnership between Liverpool and this ambitious institution.

The MoU lists four areas of complementary research strength, which are maritime and ocean sciences, renewable energy, digital health and biomedical science. The two institutions have also committed to exploring the possibility of joint PhD programs and student faculty exchange initiatives.

“This partnership underscores our mutual commitment to advancing research and promoting academic growth”, said Professor A. Seshadri Sekhar, Director, IIT Palakkad.

The University of Liverpool’s Professor Tariq Ali said: “This MoU is just the start of what we expect to be a long term partnership, representing mutual growth for both our institutions. I look forward to exploring the many research and education opportunities this presents.”

Whilst in India, Professor Ali met with the Director General Mr Amit Prothi and his senior colleagues from the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. The CDRI is a partnership of 40 national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and knowledge institutions that aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks in support of sustainable development.

“The University is delighted to have formally been accepted into a small group of University members and we look forward to contributing and leading key themes,” Professor Ali added.

Professor Ali also visited the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, with whom earlier this year the University signed the Letter of Intent committing to a major new UK-India initiative .

A key aim of the partnership is the opening of a collaborative Centre for Translational Research in Head-Neck Cancer (HNC), situated at the National Cancer Institute at AIIMS’ New Delhi Jhajjar Campus. This hub will mark the start of a collaboration that delivers research and education programmes to revolutionise the care of HNC patients in the UK, India and globally.

The trip also took in visits to existing University of Liverpool partner institutions the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in Bengaluru and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).

Read more about the NIMHANS partnership here: https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/11/08/1-5m-pledge-boosts-research-in-mental-health-and-neurosciences/ and collaboration with IISC here: https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/12/06/postcard-celebrating-shared-biochemistry-heritage-in-india/