The Durham University Department of Psychology has a number of opportunities to apply for fully-funded PhD studentships to start in October 2019. We are looking for students with a strong academic
track record wishing to gain doctoral training in a vibrant research environment with state of the art facilities,
including a 3T MRI scanner, acoustically controlled testing chamber, two RF shielded and sound-proof EEG chambers, as well as
laboratories for brain stimulation (TMS, tdCS), motion capture and analysis, behavioural experiments and eye-tracking.
Our staff lead world-leading research across four groups: Perception, Action & Awareness, Developmental Science, Quantitative Social Psychology, and Learning, Memory & Cognition. We offer PhD research projects
in all these areas – see
https://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/postgraduate/researchprojects/ for some example project suggestions. Prospective students are also very welcome to get in touch with members of staff to propose their own research ideas see
https://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/staff/). Fully funded PhD studentships for 2019 entry are available via several schemes, including –
In addition, we put forward applications to
All studentships include a stipend at the UKRC rate (currently £14,777), tuition fees, and support for research expenses. For more information,
please see our website: Closing dates for submission of applications via most schemes are January 16th 2019. Applications via the NINE DTP have the deadline
January 18th 2019. Interviews (by Skype if need be) are expected to take place in the week commencing February 4th 2019. ------------------------------------------- Lore Thaler Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology Durham University Science Site South Road Durham DH1 3LE Phone: 0044 (0)191 3343290 Email: lore.thaler@xxxxxxxxxxxx |