The 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 £708.3 million, including an annual research income of £163.1 million. With five Research frontiers including Materials Discovery, AI for Life and Therapeutics Innovation, it is a nucleus for pioneering digital materials design and automation, including co-founding the UK’s flagship AI for Chemistry hub (AIChemy) and the £81 million Materials Innovation Factory (MIF). The university operates a Centre of Excellence for Long-acting Therapeutics (CELT) and within hosts a national Hub for Advanced Long-acting Therapeutics (HALo). Now ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide (QS World Rankings 2026), the University of Liverpool is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of the UK’s leading research universities and has a global reach and influence that reflects its academic heritage as one of the country’s largest civic institutions.