Higher Degree Courses

MPhil, PhD (1 - 3 years)

The Institute offers higher degree programmes at MPhil and PhD level. The majority of students will follow a three-year full-time route leading to the award of PhD. Studentships are generally funded by either the Science and Technology Facilities Council, or internally from our own research funds. We currently take in four to five new students per year.

Entry requirements: successful applicants need to have gained a first class or upper second honours degree in an appropriate subject, e.g. physics, astronomy, mathematics.

Application procedure: in the first instance contact The Secretary for an application form. Please return this form with a Curriculum Vitae and the names and addresses of two academic referees. As part of your application, please include a paragraph stating the principal areas of research that are of interest to you.

For further details of our PhD study programme including choice of PhD subject, a description of courses and information on supervision please click here.

For a list of PhD projects on offer, please click here

Applications can be made by filling in the online application form or sending us the completed microsoft word application form.

Professor M. Salaris,
Astrophysics Research Institute,
Liverpool John Moores University,
Twelve Quays House,
Egerton Wharf,
Birkenhead,
Wirral.
CH41 1LD.
United Kingdom.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Salaris