Overview

The Earth Sciences programme at University of Liverpool offer projects concerned with renewable energy (e.g. geothermal) and environmental challenges (e.g. carbon capture and storage, microplastics). Our projects are funded by international research organisations as well as industry and charities.

You will develop your research skills primarily by completing a project under supervision.

These skills include:

data collection and management;
data interpretation and modelling;
critical analysis;
analysis and discussion of literature;
presentation skills, through international conferences;
paper writing skills, through writing manuscripts.

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Programme Structure

Research

Earth Science research at Liverpool is exciting and dynamic, and has a tremendous breadth of topics. We are internationally recognised for our studies of both the solid Earth and Earth surface processes.

We aim to understand the Earth and contribute to society’s energy and environmental efforts through studies that employ field, experimental, analytical and numerical techniques, providing an integrated approach to some of the most fundamental questions in our science.

We have unique, extensive and world-leading laboratory facilities for rock deformation, electron microscopy, geomagnetism, volcanology, seismology and diagenesis.
We are also passionate about fieldwork and conduct field studies around the world.

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Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-21 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-11 00:00:00 , National

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Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

25350 GBP / year

≈ 25350 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5238 GBP / year

≈ 5238 GBP / year

Additional Details

International Full time: £25,350 or £32,200 per year
the tuition fee you pay will reflect the nature of your research project

Living costs

Liverpool

United Kingdom

556 - 1035 GBP / month

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

Funding

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