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cognitive neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 61 cognitive neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD in Psychology

University of East Anglia
School of Psychology
Psychology PhDs at a world leading university. Delve into the fascinating world of psychology research at UEA and unlock your potential for exploration and discovery. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Understanding neurovascular coupling and its importance in the interpretation of modern neuroimaging techniques

University of Sheffield
School of Psychology
During the past two decades, blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become the scientific technique of choice for investigating human brain function in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Berwick
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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NeuroAI and Neurotechnology: Cognitive computation in biological and artificial intelligence

Ulster University
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  Research Group: Intelligent Systems
OPEN TO HOME AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. This exciting PhD opportunity offers the chance to work at the intersection of neuroscience, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence (AI) to better understand and utilise intelligence in biological brains and in machines. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Wong-Lin, Dr C O'Donnell, Dr S Bhattacharyya, Prof G Prasad
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment: Investigating neuroimmune mechanisms linking peripheral tumours to dysfunctional synaptic plasticity in the brain

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences
To apply, please contact Dr Graham Sheridan at Graham.Sheridan@nottingham.ac.uk. Project overview. Cancer is increasingly recognised as a systemic disease that produces pathophysiological effects in organs distant from the primary tumour site. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Sheridan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using Brain Computer Interface to Improve Cognitive Performance

University of Sheffield
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a non-invasive technique commonly used to measure brain activity. In this project, we aim at using EEG Biofeedback (brain-computer interface (BCI)) for improving cognitive performance (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Arvaneh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cognitive maps for adaptive causal inference

University of Birmingham
School of Psychology
It has long been appreciated that humans form internal models that encode states of their environment and the relationship between those states. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Muhle-Karbe , Dr D Fernández-Espejo, Dr M Rushworth
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the cognitive effects of e-cigarette use (HHS-2026-03)

University of Huddersfield
The School of Human and Health Sciences
Recent statistics show that the use of e-cigarettes has overtaken the use of cigarettes for the first time, with approximately 5.4 million people using e-cigarettes daily in Great Britain (ONS, 2024). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Retzler
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Targeting retrosplenial cortex function to improve cognitive deficits in Parkinson’s disease

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Biosciences
  Research Group: Neuroscience
Project Description. Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder and is associated with a range of motor and cognitive symptoms. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Lelos, Prof S Vann
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding Brain Resilience, Vascular Health and early Neurodegeneration

University of Cambridge
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Summary. Why do some individuals remain cognitively healthy despite accumulating brain pathology and genetic risk, while others develop cognitive impairment and dementia?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KT Tsvetanov
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Beyond Pairwise Connections: Higher-Order Models of Human Brain Networks

University of Birmingham
School of Mathematics
  Research Group: AMICO Lab
The human brain is commonly represented as a network in which brain regions are nodes and connections between pairs of regions are edges. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Amico, Prof F Spill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EASTBIO Cognitive flexibility in rats: a new approach to automation

University of St Andrews
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
Ever had a song ‘stuck in your head’ or experienced a ‘Eureka moment’ when a solution ‘pops into mind’? We all value being able to think – and act – flexibly, but it is something fragile, and impaired in a number of psychiatric diseases and disorders. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Tait, Prof V Brown
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Animats - neural culture-controlled robots for closed-loop neuroscience

University of Reading
Department of Biomedical Engineering
The project will continue research started at the University of Reading on animats - robotic platforms controlled in real time by activity of biological neuron cultures - and will investigate the methods for implementing efficient conditioning protocols. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Nasuto, Dr E Delivopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reservoir Computing (RC) as an enabling technology for robust, lightweight, real-time intelligent systems (resulting in Autonomous Decision-Making)

Ulster University
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  Research Group: Intelligent Systems
This exciting PhD opportunity offers the chance to work at the intersection of neuroscience, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence (AI) to better understand and utilise intelligence in biological brains and in machines. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Wong-Lin
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of a Human Cholinergic Co-culture Model to Investigate α-Synuclein-Induced Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

University of Birmingham
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Neurodegenerative diseases represent one of the greatest biomedical challenges of the 21st century. Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) affect millions worldwide and remain without disease-modifying therapies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Pienaar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Department of Psychology

Lancaster University
This programme presents the opportunity to join our international and interdisciplinary research community working within the fields of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and neurocognition or social processes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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