Pharmacology PhD
University of Liverpool
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The Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology provides excellent opportunities for basic and clinical research on drug safety science, immuno-pharmacology, individualized medicines, nanomedicines and HIV.OverviewThe department is among the most highly rated for research in the United Kingdom and hosts the MRC funded Centre for Drug Safety Science and the Wolfson Centre for Personalized Medicine.We have state-of-the-art research facilities and funding from sources including MRC, BBSRC, ...Read more

The Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology provides excellent opportunities for basic and clinical research on drug safety science, immuno-pharmacology, individualized medicines, nanomedicines and HIV.

Overview

The department is among the most highly rated for research in the United Kingdom and hosts the MRC funded Centre for Drug Safety Science and the Wolfson Centre for Personalized Medicine.

We have state-of-the-art research facilities and funding from sources including MRC, BBSRC, Wellcome Trust, NIHR, Wolfson Foundation and the EU.

Our focus is on research that is directed towards understanding disease processes, defining therapeutic strategies for intervention, and the scientific basis of drug safety. The ultimate aim of this research is to translate laboratory findings into the clinic for the benefit of patients, the public and the healthcare system.

Our research specifically focuses on the following areas:

Drug Safety Science - We undertake fundamental clinical and basic research into the causes, characteristics and consequences of adverse drug reactions to improve the benefit-risk ratio of current and new medicines

Personalized Medicine – We aim to identify the specific differences which cause individuals to respond to drugs differently

Immuno-pharmacology - We undertake basic and clinical research to characterize drug interactions with immune cells and identify novel drug targets

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WUSCA ranking:
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11/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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19th
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Gabriela
05 Feb 25

Student support requires some major improvements but Liverpool is a great city to study in...Read more

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Sara
08 Oct 24

Nice university..Read more

Entry requirements

Applicants for postgraduate research study at Liverpool are normally expected to hold a UK first degree with a First Class or Upper Second Class degree classification, or a Second Class degree plus a Master’s degree. Equivalent international qualifications are also accepted, and their equivalence will be evaluated on the basis of the information provided by the National Academic Recognition and Information Centre (NARIC) as well as internal guidance based on our experience of a qualification’s suitability as a preparation for our programmes.

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£4,786 per year

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Students from Domestic

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£29,750 per year

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Students from EU

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences £29,750 (Band A). Self-funded, full-time international students studying a PhD programme classified as Band A will receive a £2,000 reduction in their fees for the first year only.

£29,750 per year

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Students from International

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences £29,750 (Band A). Self-funded, full-time international students studying a PhD programme classified as Band A will receive a £2,000 reduction in their fees for the first year only.

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Gabriela
05 Feb 25
Medicinal Chemistry BSc (Hons)
Student support requires some major improvements but Liverpool is a great city to study in....
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08 Oct 24
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University of Liverpool
The Foundation Building 765 Brownlow Hill Liverpool L69 7ZX United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Liverpool Lime Street  0.2 miles away
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