Qualification Type: PhD
Location: Durham
Funding for: UK Students, EU Students, International Students
Funding amount: £14,777
Hours: Full Time
Closes: 16th January 2019
The Durham University Department of Psychology has a number of opportunities to apply for fully-funded PhD studentships to start in October 2019. We are looking for students with a strong academic track record wishing to gain doctoral training in a vibrant research environment with state of the art facilities. Our staff lead world-leading research across four groups: Perception, Action & Awareness, Developmental Science, Quantitative Social Psychology, and Learning, Memory & Cognition. We offer PhD research projects in all these areas – see https://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/postgraduate/researchprojects/ for some example project suggestions. Prospective students are also very welcome to get in touch with members of staff to propose their own research ideas (see https://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/staff/).
Fully funded PhD studentships for 2019 entry are available via several schemes, including –
• Durham Doctoral Studentships – open to International, UK and EU students
• Departmental Studentships – open to UK and EU students
In addition, we put forward applications to
• The ESRC NINE DTP doctoral training centre (includes 1+3 funding, Masters+PhD) - open to UK and EU students
All studentships include a stipend at the UKRC rate (currently £14,777), tuition fees, and support for research expenses. For more information, please see our website:
Funding information - https://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/postgraduate/funding/
How to apply - https://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/postgraduate/how_to_apply/
Closing dates for submission of applications via most schemes are January 16th 2019. Applications via the NINE DTP have the deadline January 18th 2019.
Interviews (by Skype if need be) are expected to take place in the week commencing February 4th 2019.
Please contact the Psychology Postgraduate Office (pginfo.psy@durham.ac.uk) with any questions.