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There are a number of PhD projects available in hearing, currently advertised at Nottingham Trent University (apologies for cross-posting): Expecting Thunderclaps then Lightning Strikes: How do we integrate sound and light in a complex world? Supervisors: Darren Rhodes, Kate Roberts, Chris Sumner. Improving hearing aid fitting: “Decoding” of naturally spoken speech from brain waves using machine-learning algorithms Supervisors: Fred Vanheusden, Chris Sumner Understanding how individual differences in hearing impairment and age impact on audio-visual speech perception. Supervisors: Paula Stacey, Chris Sumner, Kate Roberts. Funding is flexible and centred around potential candidates. It is also possible to apply for funding other topics of mutual interest to staff, so candidates are encouraged to get in touch. More details and links to how to apply can be
found here: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres/groups/hearing-research-at-ntu NTU Psychology is the largest psychology department in the UK, with >150 staff from all disciplines of psychology, and a thriving community of cognitive, perceptual and neuroscience research. NTU was Guardian UK University of Year 2019.
Nottingham is one of those “just the right size” places; centrally located within the UK, with plenty of city life yet within easy reach of the countryside, including the beautiful Peak District.
Questions can be directed to the supervisors involved (or me).
best, Chris ---------------------- Dr Chris Sumner Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University. email: christian.sumner@xxxxxxxxx Web:
https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/social-sciences/christian-sumner Hearing at NTU:
https://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres/groups/hearing-research-at-ntu UK Acoustics Network/ Hearing:
https://acoustics.ac.uk/sigs/hearing-acoustics/ Frontiers for Young Minds – A world of Sound:
https://kids.frontiersin.org/collection/17985/a-world-of-sound |