Maritime Civil Engineering in Liverpool is home to world-class researchers in the fields of coastal protection, disaster prevention and marine renewable energy. Subject Overview Our areas of interest are generally associated with four research tracks: basic understanding of coastal processes and its application in coastal management under changing climate, advanced mathematical modelling in modern hydraulics, complex investigation in impacts of marine renewable energy devices and invocative application of soil mechanics in environmental protection and renewable energy. Research in the maritime group has been strong in computer modelling of morphodynamics associated with natural estuarine and coastal processes, such as the evolution of tidal inlets and offshore sandbanks, as well as the effects of sea defence structures, (breakwaters, reefs, groynes & sea wall revetments), together with empirical/semi-empirical prediction of wave loads and structural integrity. In recent years, detailed study of flow and seabed interactions through CFD modelling work were also carried out at a nationally leading research level. The rapid development in marine renewable energy research within the group expands the existing research into a new regime, e.g. the environmental impacts from tidal energy structures/barrages and optimising design of these structures. Maritime Engineering MPhil - 1 year Maritime Engineering PhD - 2 years

We equip our students for rewarding careers and our graduates have found jobs in a wide range of industries and organisations, both in the UK and abroad. Our study programmes in maritime engineering aims for our graduate to be industrial ready after their graduation. For every student, strong practical elements and the latest research have been incorporated throughout their study period. Over the past 40 years, we also has worked with wide range of industrial partners in the UK, Europe and worldwide. Our graduates benefit from such a closely linked career network for their future development.