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1. Microelectronics Group

   Researchers from the Microelectronics Research Group are investigating new technologies and materials. Members from the Group are also exploring ‘show-stoppers’ for optimizing digital/analogue circuits.

2. Electric Machines and Drives Group

   The Electric Machines and Drives Research Group conducts research into: variable-speed electric drive systems, electrical power generation plants for renewable energy sources and power electronic converters for interfacing the variable-speed drives and generators.

3. Injustice and Harm - Criminal justice research

   The Injustice and Harm stream seeks to provide insight into the harms of contemporary criminal justice, political, and socio-cultural processes.

4. Chemoinformatics

   We are an award-winning research group that provides informatics solutions for safer and cheaper new molecules by linking chemical structure and physico-chemical properties to biological activity and effects. Find out more about research, collaborations, REF highlights and people working within this group.

5. Nature Related Pedagogies

   The Nature related Pedagogies research group promotes inter-organisational collaboration and knowledge creation with a focus on nature related pedagogies for wellbeing.

6. Astrophysics Research Institute

   The Astrophysics Research Institute is one of the world's leading authorities in astronomy and astrophysics. Find out about our areas of expertise, our researchers, public engagement and educational programmes, and read through our publications.

7. Careers – Astrophysics Research Institute

   Employers appreciate the dedication and hard work that a degree in physics entails. With a degree from the Astrophysics Research Institute there are career opportunities in research or teaching and the transferable skills means there are opportunities for working in a wide range of sectors.

8. Liverpool Telescope – Astrophysics Research Institute

   Facilities within the Astrophysics Research Institute include The Liverpool Telescope, sited on La Palma in the Canary Islands, it is a fully robotic telescope owned and operated by the Institute.

9. PhD projects for Astrophysics studies starting in 2024

   Find out more about possible PhD projects for 2024 in the Astrophysics Research Institute. If your favourite topic is not in the list, we highly encourage you to contact staff in your fields of interest to discuss PhD projects.

10. Star formation and evolution and stellar populations

    By studying the gas and stars that shape the Milky Way as well as other galaxies in the local Universe, we can understand the life cycles of stars like our Sun, unravel the chemical enrichment history of the universe, and probe the existence of black holes across a wide mass spectrum.