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We have 42 Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

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Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

We have 42 Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

Heterogeneity in the development of antisocial behaviour

Antisocial behaviour is a very wide-ranging term including fighting, stealing, and temper tantrums among many other things. It may not make sense to consider these behaviours as a single construct but to identify meaningful subsets that may have different causes, outcomes and respond well to different treatments. Read more

Understanding the societal barriers experienced by autistic adults

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

Deep phenotyping of genetic syndromes associated with autism

Autism is an extremely heterogeneous condition. Some of this variability results from genetic heterogeneity. Some rare genetic conditions appear to have an increased prevalence of autism. Read more
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What do effect sizes mean in real terms? Benchmarking effect sizes in behavioural research

A fully-funded studentship is available to work alongside the team working on the BR-UK project (https://www.linkedin.com/company/behavioural-research-uk/) at the University of Sheffield. Read more

Sheffield Hallam Opportunity PhD Scholarships

Sheffield Hallam is committed to addressing barriers to higher education for under-represented groups. To help address underrepresentation in our postgraduate research student community, we are offering the below scholarships for academic year 2024/25. Read more

Understanding the mechanisms underlying cognitive training effects

Can the repetitive practice of cognitive tasks – as in ’brain training’ programs – effectively enhance cognitive abilities such as reasoning? After more than 20 years of intensive research efforts, this question is still highly controversial, with prior studies and meta-analyses yielding inconsistent results. Read more

Cognitive performance in videogame players and esports athletes

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

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