University of Sheffield Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 33 University of Sheffield Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

What do effect sizes mean in real terms? Benchmarking effect sizes in behavioural research

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

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

Supervisors: Dr H Baird, Prof T Webb

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

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Understanding the mechanisms underlying cognitive training effects

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

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

Supervisor: Dr C Von Bastian

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

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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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Active Wearables for Efficient Living

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

There has been a surge in the use of wearables for sensing health indices such as blood pressure or body stress, to replace or augmenting physical capability [1-4]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Damian

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

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Improving road safety in low- and middle- income countries

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Ninety percent of the globe’s road traffic fatalities are located in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMICs) but the majority of research available to date addresses driver behaviour in high income countries. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Rowe

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

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Understanding and intervening in young driver road safety

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Newly-qualified drivers are the most likely drivers on the road to be involved in crashes. This is likely to reflect a combination of insufficient driving skill and deliberately choosing a risky driving style (e.g., speeding, dangerous overtaking). Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Rowe, Dr CB Stride

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

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Heterogeneity in the development of antisocial behaviour

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

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

Supervisors: Prof R Rowe, Dr CB Stride

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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When do astrocytes contribute to the control of brain blood flow?

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

In order that the brain can function normally, it is essential that blood flow within the brain is well matched to neuronal metabolic demand. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Howarth

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

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Weight stigma and health behaviours

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Obesity is one of society’s greatest challenges with 2/3rds of UK adults being overweight or obese. Weight stigma (anti-fat attitudes, weight-based prejudice and discrimination) is experienced by 54% of adults and deters individuals from engaging in healthy behaviours targeted in obesity interventions (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Buckland, Dr C Wood

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

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Using pharmacological agents to investigate the mechanisms of the neuronal vascular coupling

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

The changes in cerebral blood flow, volume and oxygenation that accompany increases in neural activity form the basis of non-invasive neuroimaging techniques such as blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) which allow human brain mapping. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Berwick

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

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Understanding the neural basis of ADHD

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder, however the neural changes that underlie the disorder are poorly understood. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Overton

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

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Understanding neurovascular coupling and its importance in the interpretation of modern neuroimaging techniques

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

During the past two decades, blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become the scientific technique of choice for investigating human brain function in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Berwick

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

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Understanding how therapy works for the eating disorders

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Clinicians and researchers have suggested a number of factors that influence the outcome of psychological treatment for the eating disorders. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Waller

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

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The neurophysiological basis of spontaneous fluctuations in neuroimaging signals

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

A technique called blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can determine levels of different activity in parts of the living human brain and how malfunctions can occur in disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Jones, Dr J Berwick

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

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We have 33 University of Sheffield Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Sheffield Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 33 University of Sheffield Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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