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We have 13 Psychology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Birmingham
Psychology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Birmingham
We have 13 Psychology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Birmingham
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Information processing from childhood into older age: A developmental lifespan perspective on neural plasticity in learning strategies
We are inviting applications for a PhD studentship (start date September 18th 2023) in the School of Psychology and Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH) at the University of Birmingham. Read more
Using psychology to inform sustainable diets: acceptability of cultivated meats by parents and young children.
Providing sustainable protein through culturing meat from stem cells in vitro using tissue engineering has enormous potential to solve significant problems associated with meat production and consumption, including climate/environmental and animal welfare issues, as well as global food security and nutrition related health challenges. Read more
Measuring individual differences in socio-cognitive profiles and functioning across adolescence
Identifying individual differences in socio-cognitive behavioural profiles across development, and their impact on everyday social functioning and mental wellbeing, encompasses one important step in understanding the adolescent developing mind. Read more
Self-funded research projects in the College of Health & Life Sciences
An opportunity for self-funded students to choose one of 30 exciting 3 year projects in the College of Health & Life Sciences. Read more
Oscillatory and anatomical phenotypes for assessment of brain health.
Accurate assessment and tracking of brain health in aging is a key challenge for modern medicine highlighted by the World Health Organisation in 2022. Read more
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The cognitive, computational, and neural bases of choosing who to learn from
Two heads are often, but not always better than one. To achieve our goals we frequently need to rely on other people to fill in gaps in our own knowledge. Read more
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Intersectionality, Inequities and Psychosis Risk
Early detection and prevention of psychosis has enormous potential to reduce the burden of a psychotic disorder at the individual, family, and society level. Read more
Brain Rhythms and Natural Language Processing (NLP)
The main goal of our research group (Neural Oscillations in Multisensory Communication Group at the Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH), University of Birmingham) is to understand the brain’s information processing in human communication. Read more
Noise induced hidden hearing loss in young adults
Many patients who visit audiological clinics and complain of difficulty listening in acoustically challenging environments do not show abnormalities on audiological tests. Read more
Understanding eye-hand coordination in object interception - a computational modelling approach
This PhD project with Dr Yeo will focus on understanding how we perform interception. Interceptive movements--such as catching a gently thrown ball, quickly grabbing a tilting cup to avoid spilling or even just handshaking someone--feel like trivial everyday tasks for us that seemingly look too simple to study. Read more
How social are social networking sites? Investigating the relationship between different styles of usage and psychosocial factors.
Social networking sites (SNS) are an increasingly popular tool to engage in social interaction; for example, Facebook currently has 1.5 billion regular users and 74% of adults use such platforms regularly. Read more
How do the different labels and models used to define problematic substance use influence public stigma?
Public stigma is defined as the endorsement of negative attitudes held by members of the public against a specific group, which manifests in discrimination towards its members (Corrigan & Watson, 2002). Read more
An integrated model of alcohol consumption: Examining alcohol-related affect, motivation, and cognition.
Psychological research has made great strides in uncovering certain motivational and cognitive processes that are associated reliably with alcohol consumption. Read more
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