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computational neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 79 computational neuroscience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Sensorimotor integration in neuromorphic systems

The University of Manchester
Department of Computer Science
  Research Group: Neuromorphic Systems
Humans navigate complex, dynamic environments every day throughout their lifespans. They recognise objects and other humans and can interact with the environment in a seemingly natural and trivial way. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Detorakis, Prof A van Schaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Research Studentship in Control and Neuroscience-Model-based prediction and control of seizure-like events

University of Oxford
Department of Engineering Science
Research Studentship in Control and Neuroscience. 3.5-year D.Phil. studentship. Project. Model-based prediction and control of seizure-like events. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TB Burghi
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Neural Manifold Approaches to Understanding Memory and Cognitive Change in Dementia

Imperial College London
Department of Bioengineering
PhD Studentship. Neural Manifold Approaches to Understanding Memory and Cognitive Change in Dementia. Supervisory Team. Prof. Simon Schultz — Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Schultz
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  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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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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Computational modelling of the emergence of somatosensory cortical maps

University of Sheffield
School of Psychology
The aim of this project is to to build a computational model of the development of cortical somatotopy in humans, focusing specifically on the representation of the hand. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Saal, Dr SP Wilson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EASTBIO: Cortico-hypothalamic computations for neural control of feeding

University of Edinburgh
School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)
Recent weight-loss medications have revolutionised obesity treatment at the population level, but sustaining long-term behavioural change in individual patients remains a challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Karnani, Dr NK Kudryashova
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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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Developing and Testing Brain Stimulation Patterns to Promote Half-Harmonic Entrainment for Therapeutic Benefit in Parkinson’s Disease

University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the synchronisation of brain activity to deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Duchet, Prof H Tan
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mapping Human Brain Networks with Invasive EEG: From Neural Dynamics to Individual Connectomes

University of Birmingham
School of Mathematics
  Research Group: AMICO Lab
How does information propagate through the human brain, and what can direct recordings of neural activity tell us about its network organisation?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Amico, Prof F Spill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Edmond and Lily Safra PhD Studentship in Parkinson's Disease

Imperial College London
Department of Brain Sciences
Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship funded by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation within Dr Cynthia Sandor’s group in the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CS Sandor
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing closed-loop sleep stimulation for motor learning and stroke recovery

University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the potential for closed-loop auditory stimulation during sleep to be used to improve memory consolidation following stroke. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof M Fleming, Prof A Sharott, Prof A Jackson
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Neurobiology of Consciousness

University of Cambridge
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
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 Supervisor: Prof E Stamatakis
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship Opportunities in the overall Field of Cognition Research

Max Planck School of Cognition
The Max Planck School of Cognition (MPS-Cog) is a joint graduate program of German Universities and Research Organizations. The School is comprised of an outstanding and world-renowned cluster of faculty researchers from diverse scientific backgrounds but with overlapping research interests. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Germany PhD Programme
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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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