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Dear All, Researchers at the
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, are currently inviting applications for PhD studentships in cognitive neuroscience, with a focus on auditory perception
and language, for intake in October 2020. Various funding streams are available for 3- or 4-year positions. In particular, we are seeking applicants interested in
speech, language, and hearing in children with hearing loss, and
speech and hearing in adults with sensory impairments or in those using
cochlear implants.
We would be grateful if you could please advertise this programme to any potential students who might be interested. Interested candidates should contact
Lorna Halliday,
Matt Davis or
Bob Carlyon in the first instance. Many thanks. __________________________________ PhD programme The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit hosts 20-30 graduate students at any time and applications are invited from prospective PhD students wishing to pursue research in areas covered
by any of our research programmes. Our approaches include experimental cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, computational modelling, brain stimulation (TMS, tES) and neuroimaging using MRI, MEG, and EEG. Deadline: 3 December 2019
Please see our
poster and
website for more details. __________________________________ The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit and University of Cambridge The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit is a leading research centre for advancing understanding of human cognition such as memory, attention, perception, language and emotion. It aims
to translate research findings to improve health and wellbeing, including developing psychological therapies for mood disorders, improving our understanding of cognitive problems in childhood, and optimising diagnostic and rehabilitative techniques for neurological
conditions. The mission of the
University of Cambridge is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. To date, 107 affiliates of the
University have won the Nobel Prize. __________________________________
Dr Lorna Halliday
Principal Research Associate & MRC Senior Research Fellow
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
University of Cambridge
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