A rich mix of genes and experience goes into the sum of us, from childhood into adulthood.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
University of Liverpool
Founded in 1881 as the original ‘red brick’, the University of Liverpool is one of the UK’s leading research-intensive higher education institutions with an annual turnover of £597.6 million, including an annual research income of £146 million. A member of the prestigious Russell Group of the UK’s leading research universities, Liverpool is consistently ranked in the top 200 universities worldwide.
The University has 31,200 students, 7,900 of whom are international students, and a thriving community of more than 270,000 alumni in 187 countries. Its global focus has led to the establishment of a university in Suzhou near Shanghai, as well as partnerships with research institutes, universities, industry, governments and foundations all over the world.
91% of University of Liverpool research was rated world leading or internationally excellent, nine units are in the top 10 for outstanding research impact, and the University is ranked 19th in the UK for research power (REF2021). Liverpool is ranked among the world’s top 100 in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings League, and the top institution for our partnership work in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
At the forefront of innovation and discovery, researchers at the University of Liverpool are advancing knowledge to improve lives. In 2020/21 there was £146 million total cost of research projects awarded.
The University of Liverpool has a strong heritage of public and global health research and knowledge leadership, enabling Liverpool to respond to Covid-19 with agility and at scale, delivering significant impact.
Associated with nine Nobel Laureates, Liverpool graduates have become pioneers across a variety of fields. The expansive alumni community includes the first female Director General of MI5; the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey; five Nobel Prize winners, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong and the founder of the Stirling prize for Architecture.
Links
Displaying 601 - 620 of 748 articles
It needs reforming, but MPs should reconsider the universal licence fee for the excellent value it gives to the British public.
Literature has long imagined other worlds but now space travel and planetary colonisation look to become scientific fact.
The new Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 may result in the UK countering terrorism with an extremist security policy.
In the rush to reduce headline figures, ethics and common sense went out the window.
The health service has a long history both of abuse and the failure to do anything about it.
The most interesting thing to come out of the awards was Madonna’s tumble – and this says a lot.
Many tropical diseases such as malaria, Chagas disease and dengue are transmitted to humans via mosquitoes and other carriers known as vectors. These vector-borne diseases continue to have a major impact…
A fragile ceasefire deal is just about holding in Ukraine, but hopes for its long-term success are not high. It is clear that the war for eastern Ukraine is far from over. And most ominously of all, it…
One in three adults in the UK – or 16m people – rarely or never read for pleasure. A new survey of 4,164 adults, including both those who read and those who don’t, found that adults who read for just 20…
As the general election approaches, an overall majority government is looking about as likely as a second Nick Clegg pledge on tuition fees. Attention has now turned to the potential make-up of a coalition…
The nationalist agenda has sprung to the fore in UK politics over the past few years – largely due to Scotland’s referendum in 2014 putting independence firmly on the agenda. Both the Scottish National…
In January 2004, the third instalment of The Lord of the Rings received 11 Academy Award nominations. From the outset, it was the clear favourite in the Oscars race. Behind it, there was an assortment…
February 1 marks the end of a self-imposed month of abstinence from alcohol for the (approximately) 100,000 people who signed up to Alcohol Concern’s “Dry January” or Cancer Research UK’s “Dryathlon…
The UK Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the police in a case that questioned whether they should be liable for negligence after failing to prevent the murder of a woman in Wales in 2009. The court…
Syriza, in choosing to enter into coalition with the Independent Greeks, is sending a clear message to the Eurozone’s leaders: it is intent on challenging Greece’s debt repayments. So, some form of challenge…
Winston Churchill’s role in fostering European unity is beyond dispute in Brussels. The European Union’s website lists Churchill as one of 11 founding fathers of the organisation. In Strasbourg, the European…
The polls are pointing to an election victory for the Syriza party in Greece’s election on January 25. The radical left party’s popularity comes from its opposition to the austerity policies that have…
The British press has been accused of many things in recent years, most of them bad, but how can we measure performance in coverage of a particular subject such as immigration, and how is this changing…
David Ginola has announced he will stand for the presidency of FIFA, opposing current chief Sepp Blatter. Ginola’s bid (sponsored by betting company Paddy Power) comes on the heels of Prince Ali Bin Al…
Authors
-
Associate professor, University of Liverpool
-
PhD Candidate, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool
-
Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
-
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow in History, University of Liverpool
-
Lecturer in Sociology, Deputy Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course, University of Liverpool
-
Research Fellow, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
-
Lecturer in Criminology, University of Liverpool
-
Senior Lecturer, Programme Lead for English Literature and English Literature with Drama Studies, University of Liverpool
-
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Liverpool
-
Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
-
Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool
-
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Liverpool
-
Lecturer in Music, University of Liverpool
-
Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
-
Senior Lecture and UKRI Future Leader Fellow, University of Liverpool
