The Dynamics of Perception and Cognition in Immersive Virtual Reality Environments

Summary of Cluster
The research cluster is exploring how user experience in immersive virtual reality (VR) affects physiology, cognition, perception and emotional state during learning. This interdisciplinary project embraces, brain imaging, medical engineering and VR environments to generate new models of cognitive processes.

Summary of Ph.D. Project 1
Perception, cognition and learning in immersive VR environments
Supervised by Stewart Martin, School of Education.

The project explores how experiences in VR affect cognitive load and learning, through integrating measures of brain activity and other physiological, behavioural and subjective data. The successful student will join an interdisciplinary research cluster team dedicated to advancing our understanding of human learning through technology and have an opportunity to develop professional, experimental research, data acquisition and analytical skills.

Applicants should have at least a 2.1 undergraduate degree in one or more of the following or related disciplines, together with relevant research experience: educational technology / educational psychology (Project 1); neuroscience / biomedical science / psychology (Project 2); electronic engineering / computer systems engineering (Project 3). It is anticipated that the successful applicant will have a 1st class undergraduate degree or Masters level qualification.

PhD students at the University of Hull follow modules for research and transferable skills development and gain a Masters level Certificate, or Diploma, in Research Training, in addition to their research degree.

Successful applicants will be informed of the award as soon as possible and by 2nd April 2018 at the latest.