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Mechanisms of Interoception and Stress in Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Throughout history, the interrelatedness of mind and body has been known to physicians and patients for millennia. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Makovac

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

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Model-predictive control of brain plasticity for optimal non-invasive brain stimulation

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Neuroplasticity is the mechanism that underpins the brain’s ability to learn or recovery from traumatic events, but also its deterioration underlies several Neurodegenerative diseases and mental illnesses. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Trujillo-Barreto, Dr C Lea-Carnall

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

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Integrated omics approach to psychiatric disorders

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

In psychiatry, the selection of antipsychotics and antidepressants is led by a trial-and-error approach. The prescribing of these medications is complicated by sub-optimal efficacy and high rates of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Poterlowicz, Dr S McLean

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

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Protecting Mum: how hormones act on neural circuitry to regulate postpartum mood and behaviour

University of Otago Department of Physiology

Mammals give birth to dependent offspring and significant parental involvement is required to ensure offspring survive. During pregnancy and in the early postpartum period, hormones act on neural circuitry to bring about key changes in a mother's mood and behaviour. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Brown

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

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17 Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) in the Institute of Industry and Innovation

Sheffield Hallam University

The Institute of Industry and Innovation (I2RI) at Sheffield Hallam University intends to appoint up to 17 GTAs on 3.5 year fixed-term, full-time studentships from October 2024, with annual stipend at the living wage foundation rate (currently £19,722 in the academic year 23/24). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) 4 Year PhD Programme

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Investigating Older Adults’ Experiences with Multimorbidity and How Digital Health Strategies Can Shape, Enable or Hinder Better Trajectories of Care [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Cybersecurity, Privacy and HCC Research Section

Project Highlights. Understand the socio-cultural, environmental and infrastructural challenges that influence multimorbidity and older adults’ lived experiences negotiating and navigating care. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Verdezoto Dias

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

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Combining cognition with conservation to help save a critically endangered species

Anglia Ruskin University ARU Department of Biology

Cognition, which encompasses the mental processes behind perception, learning, decision-making and memory, underlies many animal behaviours. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RMH Miller (Harrison), Dr S Marsden

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

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Postgraduate Research Opportunities at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Queen Mary University of London

To deliver our research strategy of ‘Better Health for All' and our aspiration to train the research leaders of the future, the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (top 10% faculties of medicine in the world, QS2022) has opened opportunities for self-funded PhD students in multiple areas of biomedical and translational research across six internationally recognised Research Institutes. Read more

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Intertemporal Processes in Neurocognitive Development

University of Reading School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Join a programme of work that aims to build conceptual and empirical bridges between the physiological, psychological, and cultural influences on human adolescent development. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Christakou

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

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Brain Decoding Models across Subjects

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

A brain decoding model aims at predicting what sensory stimulus is received (e.g. visual stimuli, different images), which mental state is experienced (i.e. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Arvaneh

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

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Leeds Law School

Leeds Beckett University Leeds Law School

Research is an integral part of Leeds Law School's activities. We have expertise in a wide variety of legal areas and we are able to supervise research degrees in the following areas. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Law Research Programme

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Understanding the societal barriers experienced by autistic adults

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Research demonstrates that the mental and physical health of autistic adults is significantly poorer. than for non-autistic adults (Bishop-Fitzpatrick & Rubenstein, 2019; Cage, 2018). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Freeth

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

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What can pregnancy tell us about maternal behaviour? A neurohormonal investigation

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Psychology and Sport Science

Research Group: Centre for Mind and Behaviour

Research Group. Centre for Mind and Behaviour. Proposed supervisory team. Dr Jane Aspell. Dr Flavia Cardini. Theme. Body and Self. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Aspell, Dr F Cardini

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

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Construction and attentional control of complex thought and behaviour

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Psychology and Sport Science

Research Group: Centre for Mind and Behaviour

Research Group. Centre for Mind and Behaviour. Proposed supervisory team. Prof Peter Bright (Psychology). Dr Mike Pake. Dr Ian van der Linde (Computing & Information Science). Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Bright, Dr M Pake, Dr I van der Linde

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

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Improving the effectiveness of social advertising

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Psychology and Sport Science

Research Group: Centre for Societies and Groups

Research Group. Centre for Societies and Groups. Proposed supervisory team. Dr Magdalena Zawisza. Theme. Consumer Psychology, Gender and Sexualities, Identity and Social Issues, Social Advertising. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Zawisza

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We have 165 mental PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

mental PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 165 mental PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Mechanisms of Interoception and Stress in Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Model-predictive control of brain plasticity for optimal non-invasive brain stimulation

Integrated omics approach to psychiatric disorders

Protecting Mum: how hormones act on neural circuitry to regulate postpartum mood and behaviour

17 Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) in the Institute of Industry and Innovation

Investigating Older Adults’ Experiences with Multimorbidity and How Digital Health Strategies Can Shape, Enable or Hinder Better Trajectories of Care [Self-Funded Students Only]

Combining cognition with conservation to help save a critically endangered species

Postgraduate Research Opportunities at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Intertemporal Processes in Neurocognitive Development

Brain Decoding Models across Subjects

Leeds Law School

Understanding the societal barriers experienced by autistic adults

What can pregnancy tell us about maternal behaviour? A neurohormonal investigation

Construction and attentional control of complex thought and behaviour

Improving the effectiveness of social advertising

We have 165 mental PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

mental PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 165 mental PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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