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Sensory processing in Autism Spectrum Conditions and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are prevalent. neurodevelopmental conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Overton, Dr T Stafford

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Failures to detect language errors during older age: Evidence of cognitive decline?

University of Leicester School of Psychology and Vision Sciences

Healthy ageing is associated with well-recognised cognitive decline across multiple domains from age 50 onwards (e.g., working memory, processing speed). Read more

Supervisors: Dr V McGowan, Dr S Gunn

23 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Bilingual Language Processing: Comparing First and Second Language Comprehension

University of Reading School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

A considerable literature has investigated how different populations of monolingual and bilingual speakers acquire and process language in real-time. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Cunnings

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Theoretical and Applied Studies of Conscious Perception: Neuroimaging Investigations using the Fringe-P3 Brain-Computer Interface

University of Birmingham School of Psychology

The question of what conscious perception is for remains a key, largely unanswered, question for the scientific study of consciousness and indeed for our whole understanding of mind. Read more

Supervisors: Prof HB Bowman, Dr D Cruse

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Engineering Better Social Outcomes through Requirements Management and Integrated Asset Data Processing

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Underwood, Prof M Bew, Prof P McDermott

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Music and language processing in autism and amusia

University of Reading School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Music and language are fundamental traits of human existence. They both rely on complex sound sequences to convey meaning. It has been hotly debated whether the two are processed through distinct cognitive modules or using shared mechanisms. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Liu

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Understanding multilingualism: Cognitive, linguistic or social aspects of coordinating knowledge about multiple languages

University of Dundee School of Social Sciences

PLEASE NOTE. This project is for self-funded or externally sponsored students only. We invite applications from strong and motivated candidates to our highly interdisciplinary PhD project on language processing in multilingual contexts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Kamide, Dr L Duncan

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Dialects, registers, and accents: investigating the use of sociolinguistic variants

University of Dundee School of Social Sciences

Language is rich with expressive options, including words that tailor speech to the specific situation, e.g., varying by register (potato vs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Melinger

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Human speech production: From the brain to the vocal tract

Bangor University School of Human and Behavioural Sciences

Applications are invited for a three-year fully funded PhD studentship within the School of Psychology and Sport Science, Bangor University. The studentship covers the full cost of tuition fees, plus a maintenance stipend (approx. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Wiltshire

28 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigate the Effects of Spending Time in Natural Environments Compared with Urban Environments on Cognition, Wellbeing, and Brain Activity.

Atlantic Technological University Research

The Postgraduate Research Programme Translational Health Research Innovation preVention & Equity (THRIVE) offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MON O'Neill, Dr EL Laird, Dr EMacG Mac Giolla, Dr AD Dwivedi

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mobile EEG: memory and attention in the wild.

University of St Andrews School of Psychology

What neural systems and processes support cognitive processes like attending and remembering? How do we use cognitive abilities like memory and attention… Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Donaldson

1 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Funding for the Executive Dean’s PhD Studentship. A Comprehensive Characterisation of Mentally-Disordered Offenders and Prediction of Treatment Outcomes

Brunel University London Life Sciences

The team of Prof Veena Kumari, Dr Ignazio Puzzo and Dr Rachael Bennetts at Brunel University London is offering a fully funded PhD studentship to comprehensively… Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Kumari

10 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Managing understanding of recruitment and retention to de-escalation trials for breast cancer (MENTOR)

Aberdeen University School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

Breast cancer remains a significant global health challenge, affecting millions of women each year. While advances in treatment have improved survival rates, there is a growing recognition of the need to ensure balance between effective treatment and minimizing unnecessary harm to patients. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S MacLennan, Prof K Gillies, Dr B Elsberger

22 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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How does early life influence the brain and behavioural profile of a mouse model for schizophrenia

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine

Hodge Centre for Translational Neuroscience. “Towards innovative treatments for mental illness”. Cardiff University Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A R Isles

7 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Autistic Listening: A mixed methods approach to positive and negative experiences

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

This project is part of the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA). Closing date for October 2024 start. 21 April 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Davies, Dr S Gregory

21 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Exploring Bias in Jury Decision Making within Sexual Offence Trials

Loughborough University Department of Social Sciences

Jury decision-making remains an important stage in administering justice within the most serious criminal cases, including sexual offence trials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Willmott, Dr E Richardson

31 October 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Bilingualism and multilingualism in young children: Exploring the impact on learning, literacy and communication

University of Dundee School of Social Sciences

Early development in a bilingual or multilingual context presents both opportunities and challenges for a young child. Much of the research on this issue adopts a general perspective on multilingual learners but this project aims to examine issues specific to the particular languages that the child is learning. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Duncan

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Listen hard: monitoring effort in listening through physiological signals

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Profs. David Simpson, Stefan Bleeck. Project description. Hearing speech is usually easy, but understanding speech in noise or in poor acoustic environments can be very challenging. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D. Simpson

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cognitive Science PhD

Rochester Institute of Technology USA NTID Space Research Center

RIT's Cognitive Science Ph.D. provides an interdisciplinary study of the human mind that combines insights from psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, augmented reality, and philosophy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Dye

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Cognitive performance in videogame players and esports athletes

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Previous research suggests that playing action videogames, especially first-person shooters such as Counter-Strike, is related to cognitive performance, including attention, executive functions, and information processing speed (e.g., Bediou et al., 2023). Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Von Bastian

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Join Our Team: Fully Funded 4-Year PhD Position in Cognitive and Social Neuroscience

Ariel University Department of Behavioral Sciences & Psychology

We are recruiting a 4-year PhD student (fully funded) focusing on cognitive and social neuroscience. The project focuses on the exploration of interpersonal synchrony, aiming to understand the mechanism of governing self and coordinating with others. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Gvirts

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Active Vision: The fundamental role for eye movements in our experinece of visually stable world

University of Reading School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Vision is necessarily limited by the inhomogeneity of visual system, with fine detail being restricted to the central point of regard. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E McSorley

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Engaging, informative and innovative! Researching in a future-oriented environment in UNNC

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

At the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), we offer excellent learning and research infrastructure. We are proud of our superb faculty made up of world renowned educators and researchers. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) China PhD Programme

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Online discussion; augmenting argumentation with chatbots

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Argumentation - the systematic exchange of reasoning supporting or undermining an idea - enhances communication between individuals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Stafford

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 Department of Automatic Control and Systems 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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We have 25 Other (processing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Other (processing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 25 Other (processing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Sensory processing in Autism Spectrum Conditions and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Failures to detect language errors during older age: Evidence of cognitive decline?

Bilingual Language Processing: Comparing First and Second Language Comprehension

Theoretical and Applied Studies of Conscious Perception: Neuroimaging Investigations using the Fringe-P3 Brain-Computer Interface

Engineering Better Social Outcomes through Requirements Management and Integrated Asset Data Processing

Music and language processing in autism and amusia

Understanding multilingualism: Cognitive, linguistic or social aspects of coordinating knowledge about multiple languages

Dialects, registers, and accents: investigating the use of sociolinguistic variants

Human speech production: From the brain to the vocal tract

Investigate the Effects of Spending Time in Natural Environments Compared with Urban Environments on Cognition, Wellbeing, and Brain Activity.

Mobile EEG: memory and attention in the wild.

Funding for the Executive Dean’s PhD Studentship. A Comprehensive Characterisation of Mentally-Disordered Offenders and Prediction of Treatment Outcomes

Managing understanding of recruitment and retention to de-escalation trials for breast cancer (MENTOR)

How does early life influence the brain and behavioural profile of a mouse model for schizophrenia

Autistic Listening: A mixed methods approach to positive and negative experiences

Exploring Bias in Jury Decision Making within Sexual Offence Trials

Bilingualism and multilingualism in young children: Exploring the impact on learning, literacy and communication

Listen hard: monitoring effort in listening through physiological signals

Cognitive Science PhD

Cognitive performance in videogame players and esports athletes

Join Our Team: Fully Funded 4-Year PhD Position in Cognitive and Social Neuroscience

Active Vision: The fundamental role for eye movements in our experinece of visually stable world

Engaging, informative and innovative! Researching in a future-oriented environment in UNNC

Online discussion; augmenting argumentation with chatbots

Using Brain Computer Interface to Improve Cognitive Performance

We have 25 Other (processing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Other (processing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 25 Other (processing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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