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Understanding risk and building mental health resilience after childhood psychological trauma: focus on the subjective experience
King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
Childhood trauma is a key modifiable risk factor for psychopathology throughout the life-course. It is, therefore, essential to understand how childhood trauma brings about mental illness and how to prevent or minimise this detrimental effect. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Danese
 7 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

This research project has funding attached. It is only available to UK citizens or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of 3 years or more. Some projects, which are funded by charities or by the universities themselves may have more stringent restrictions.

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Combination therapy for the RAS-driven childhood sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma
University of Birmingham Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
Many human malignancies are driven by mutant. RAS. , including a subtype of the highly aggressive childhood cancer rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Gatz, Prof JR Morris, Prof F Mueller
 28 February 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Psychology Doctoral Research Scholarship - Exploring the role of socio-cognitive understanding in peer interactions during early childhood
University of Sussex School of Psychology
  Research Group: Developmental and Clinical Psychology Group
Outside of the family, children’s most important social influence are their peers, and poor peer relationships in childhood have been shown to have a long-term negative impact on later social, emotional and academic performance. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Fink
 5 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Social networks after childhood depression diagnosis: A qualitative study exploring child and sibling social networks and the co-production of a framework for intervention
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Personal support networks, the range of active and significant ties that are important to an individual and through which support is provided, have been shown to be important in the management of chronic physical and mental health conditions in adult populations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Bee, Dr H Brooks, Dr A Blakemore
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Autonomic Regulation in Individuals with Childhood Maltreatment History
University of Sheffield Department of Psychology
The adverse effects of child maltreatment on mental and physical health are well documented in the literature. Although direct pathways via physiological mechanisms have been proposed for this association, research using biomarkers elucidating autonomic regulation in childhood maltreatment survivors is rare. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Debowska, Dr L Levita
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Phosphoproteomic profiling for novel target identification in childhood sarcomas
Children’s Cancer Institute Australia Centre for Childhood Cancer Research
  Research Group: Translational Tumour Biology
Sarcomas are a diverse group of rare, highly aggressive tumours of the connective tissue that disproportionally affect the young. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Fleuren, Dr A Fordham
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Explaining unexplained drug responses in childhood sarcomas
Children’s Cancer Institute Australia Centre for Childhood Cancer Research
  Research Group: Translational Tumour Biology
Despite aggressive treatments, survival of young, high-risk sarcoma patients is poor and side-effects are frequent. No targeted treatment is available, underlining the unmet need for better and less toxic treatments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Fleuren, Dr A Fordham
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Childhood outcomes after a trial of extra protein for babies born very preterm
University of Auckland Liggins Institute
The Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland has a PhD project assessing childhood outcomes after early nutritional trials. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JE Harding, Dr C McKinlay, Dr JA Brown, Assoc Prof T Wouldes
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Discovering new medicines to treat childhood neurodegenerative epilepsy
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences
*WELSH LANUGAGE STUDENTSHIP*. Starting 1st October 2020. This opportunity is for a 3 year PhD funded by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and the German charity NCL-Stiftung. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Lloyd-Evans, Dr H Waller-Evans
 1 July 2021 PhD Research Project

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Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Development of prospective memory in early childhood
Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Psychology and Sport Science
  Research Group: Centre for Mind and Behaviour
Proposed supervisory team. Dr Ruth Ford (ruth.ford@anglia.ac.uk). https://www.anglia.ac.uk/science-and-technology/about/psychology/our-staff/ruth-ford. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Ford
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Pretend Play and Social and Emotional Development in Childhood
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Psychology
  Research Group: Developmental Science
Developmental and social-constructivist theorists argue that close and intimate relationships with significant others such as parents, siblings, and friends provide the context for individuals’ social, emotional, language, and cognitive development (Carpendale & Lewis, 2015). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Shelton, Dr A Paine
 19 March 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Childhood Education and Skill Development: Evaluating the Effects of Policy and School Environments
University of Strathclyde Business School
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 Supervisors: Dr J Norris, Prof J Darby, Dr A Romiti
 30 April 2021 PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Early MRI and Childhood Outcomes
University of Auckland Liggins Institute
MRI is increasingly being used in preterm newborns to assess early brain injury and brain maturation, but its relationship to later development is unclear. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JE Harding, Dr E Kennedy
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Childhood outcomes after dextrose gel for preventing low glucose levels in babies
University of Auckland Liggins Institute
Low blood glucose in newborn babies can cause brain damage. Dextrose gel helps prevent low glucose levels, but its effect on children’s growth and development at school age is unknown. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof JE Harding
 Year round applications PhD Research Project

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PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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Atypical Social Cognition in Young Children with Neurodevelopmental Problems
Cardiff University Cardiff School of Psychology
  Research Group: Developmental Science
Social cognition (e.g., theory of mind; the ability to understand other people’s minds) is critical to human social development. It enables us to communicate and interact successfully with others in our social environments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Livingston, Prof S vanGoozen
 19 March 2021 PhD Research Project

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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