Subject: [AUDITORY] PhD (UK home students): Linking cognition, language understanding, and conversation behaviour (Glasgow) From: staff <"Lauren Hadley "> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:47:56 +0000--_000_PAXPR06MB743725DB21FB107551B91E6FE0AFAPAXPR06MB7437eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues, Applications are invited for a fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship based in= the Scottish Section of the University of Nottingham=92s Hearing Sciences = department, located in Glasgow. This is a thriving centre of research into= how people use their hearing, how hearing impairment affects them, and how= new technologies might help. The PhD will investigate how cognitive proces= ses underlying language understanding affect behaviour in conversation, sta= rting in spring 2026. Please share this widely, deadline: 12th January. This PhD investigates the links between basic cognitive processes and conve= rsation behaviour, with the aim of finding new ways to assess the everyday = benefit of hearing interventions (e.g., hearing aids). The project will exp= lore prediction (of what someone will say, or when their turn will be finis= hed), postdiction (of words that were missed), as well as other cognitive p= rocesses (such as effort, metacognition), to derive novel kinds of conversa= tional benefit measures. Experiments will be carried out in our state-of-art laboratory, in which se= veral people can hold a conversation while their body and eye movements are= tracked in real time. The student will be trained to use a range of releva= nt experimental techniques, which could also include transcranial magnetic = stimulation and electroencephalography (including hyperscanning) if relevan= t. This project forms part of a larger research programme investigating con= text-use and hearing loss, with the ultimate aim of understanding the basis= of social difficulty to develop hearing technology able to help. The PhD s= tudent will work within a research team having expertise in psychology, lin= guistics, neuroscience, acoustics, and engineering. Due to funding restrictions, applicants should be a UK national (the studen= tship covers home fees only, in addition to a living stipend) and have an u= ndergraduate degree in Psychology, Hearing Sciences, Linguistics, or a rela= ted subject (relevant Master=92s degree will be an advantage). We are looki= ng in particular for someone with a background in research methods (multi-m= ethod experience being a bonus) as well as a keen interest in speech and co= mmunication. To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to: lauren.hadley1@xxxxxxxx= c.uk<mailto:lauren.hadley1@xxxxxxxx>. Lauren V Hadley UKRI Future Leader Fellow Associate Professor Hearing Sciences =96 Scottish Section, School of Medicine T. +44 (0) 7814 060 066<tel:+447814060066> | W. hs-predict<https://www.not= tingham.ac.uk/research/groups/hs-predict/index.aspx> New papers: Nicoras, Fischer, Naylor, Smeds & Hadley (2025): Self-reported conversation= success in groups involving adults with normal and impaired hearing<https:= //www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14992027.2025.2514584>, International= Journal of Audiology Nicoras, Buck, Fischer, Godfrey, Hadley, Smeds, & Naylor (2025): Effective = design for experiments on small-group conversation: Insights from an exampl= e study<https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12151282/>, American Journ= al of Audiology Fernandez, Shehzad, Hadley (2025): Effects of hearing loss on semantic pred= iction: Delayed prediction for intelligible speech when listening Is demand= ing<https://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/fulltext/9900/effects_of_hearing_l= oss_on_semantic_prediction_.448.aspx>, Ear and Hearing Fernandez, Shehzad, & Hadley (2025): Younger adults may be faster at making= semantic predictions, but older adults are more efficient<https://nottingh= am-repository.worktribe.com/output/42476600/younger-adults-may-be-faster-at= -makinghttps:/nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/42476600/younger-a= dults-may-be-faster-at-making-semantic-predictions-but-older-adults-are-mor= e-efficient-semantic-predictions-but-older-adults-are-more-efficientC:/User= s/mszlvh1/Documents/Custom%20Office%20Templates>, Psychology and Aging Whitley, Beechey, & Hadley (2025): Who said that? The effect of hearing abi= lity on following sequential utterances from varying talkers in noise<https= ://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39992084/>, Trends in Hearing This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and m= ay contain confidential information. If you have received this message in e= rror, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any vi= ews or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily re= flect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with = the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law. --_000_PAXPR06MB743725DB21FB107551B91E6FE0AFAPAXPR06MB7437eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> </head> <body> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-colo= r: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:= 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear colleagues,</span></p> <p style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, = 255, 255);"> <span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:= 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Applications are invited for a fully-funded 3-= year PhD studentship based in the Scottish Section of the University of Not= tingham=92s Hearing Sciences department, located in Glasgow. This is a thriving centre of research into = how people use their hearing, how hearing impairment affects them, and how = new technologies might help. The PhD will investigate how cognitive process= es underlying language understanding affect behaviour in conversation, starting in spring 2026. Please share this wide= ly, deadline: <b>12<sup>th</sup> January</b>.</span></p> <p style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, = 255, 255);"> <span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:= 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This PhD investigates the links between basic = cognitive processes and conversation behaviour, with the aim of finding new= ways to assess the everyday benefit of hearing interventions (e.g., hearing aids). The project will explore pr= ediction (of what someone will say, or when their turn will be finished), p= ostdiction (of words that were missed), as well as other cognitive processe= s (such as effort, metacognition), to derive novel kinds of conversational benefit measures.</span></p> <p style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, = 255, 255);"> <span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:= 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experiments will be carried out in our state-o= f-art laboratory, in which several people can hold a conversation while the= ir body and eye movements are tracked in real time. The student will be trained to use a range of relevant exper= imental techniques, which could also include transcranial magnetic stimulat= ion and electroencephalography (including hyperscanning) if relevant. This = project forms part of a larger research programme investigating context-use and hearing loss, with the ultimate ai= m of understanding the basis of social difficulty to develop hearing techno= logy able to help. The PhD student will work within a research team having = expertise in psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, acoustics, and engineering.</span></p> <p style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, = 255, 255);"> <span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:= 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Due to funding restrictions, applicants should= be a UK national (the studentship covers home fees only, in addition to a = living stipend) and have an undergraduate degree in Psychology, Hearing Sciences, Linguistics, or a related subject = (relevant Master=92s degree will be an advantage). We are looking in partic= ular for someone with a background in research methods (multi-method experi= ence being a bonus) as well as a keen interest in speech and communication.</span></p> <p style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, = 255, 255);"> <span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:= 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to= : </span><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; fon= t-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href=3D"mailto:lauren.hadley1@xxxxxxxx= ttingham.ac.uk" data-outlook-id=3D"aad2818d-be4a-46bf-96d1-2bffce8d42da" st= yle=3D"color: rgb(0, 120, 215); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">laure= n.hadley1@xxxxxxxx</a></span><span style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Ari= al, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><= /p> <div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-co= lor: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; = font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(= 0, 155, 189);"><b>Lauren V Hadley<br> </b></span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; = color: rgb(19, 27, 87);"><b>UKRI Future Leader Fellow</b></span></p> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(= 19, 27, 87);"><b>Associate Professor</b></span></p> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(1= 9, 27, 87);">Hearing Sciences =96 Scottish Section, School of Medicine<br> <b>T.</b> </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-s= ize: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><u><a href=3D"tel:+447814060066" data-o= utlook-id=3D"62de84ae-01ff-42e9-ab02-2c4e2b556a3c" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 1= 20, 215); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">+44 (0) 7814 060 066</a></u></span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-ser= if; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(19, 27, 87);"><b> </b></span><span styl= e=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(19, 27, 8= 7);"><b>| W. </b></span><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt= ; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial,= sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href=3D"https:/= /www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/hs-predict/index.aspx" title=3D"https= ://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/hs-predict/index.aspx" data-outlook= -id=3D"f75c6b06-ff96-4663-ad86-e25e637a8783" style=3D"color: rgb(5, 99, 193= ); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">hs-predict</a></u></span></p> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rg= b(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(3= 1, 73, 125);"><b>New papers</b>: </span></p> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(3= 1, 73, 125);">Nicoras, Fischer, Naylor, Smeds & Hadley (2025):</span><s= pan style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(1, = 119, 214);"> <u><a href=3D"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080= /14992027.2025.2514584" data-outlook-id=3D"03f7bfbe-65f8-43e2-bcfb-0bab1735= 34c4" style=3D"color: rgb(1, 119, 214); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px= ;">Self-reported conversation success in groups involving adults with normal and impaired h= earing</a></u></span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-si= ze: 9pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">, <i>International Journal of Audiology</i></span></p> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(3= 1, 73, 125);">Nicoras, Buck, Fischer, Godfrey, Hadley, Smeds, & Naylor = (2025): </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color= : rgb(1, 119, 214);"><u><a href=3D"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PM= C12151282/" data-outlook-id=3D"20be9df8-db75-4fca-a79a-848c7bb35d73" style= =3D"color: rgb(1, 119, 214); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Effectiv= e design for experiments on small-group conversation: Insights from an examp= le study</a></u></span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-= size: 9pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">, </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color= : rgb(31, 73, 125); background-color: white;"><i>American Journal of Audiol= ogy</i></span></p> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(3= 1, 73, 125);">Fernandez, Shehzad, Hadley (2025): </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color= : rgb(1, 119, 214);"><u><a href=3D"https://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/ful= ltext/9900/effects_of_hearing_loss_on_semantic_prediction_.448.aspx" data-o= utlook-id=3D"6859d7d4-7389-4df9-b934-cab0820ae6b6" style=3D"color: rgb(1, 1= 19, 214); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Effects of hearing loss on semantic prediction: Delayed prediction for intelligibl= e speech when listening Is demanding</a></u></span><span style=3D"font-fami= ly: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">, <i>Ear and Hearing</i></span></p> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(3= 1, 73, 125);">Fernandez, Shehzad, & Hadley (2025): </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color= : rgb(1, 119, 214);"><u><a href=3D"https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.= com/output/42476600/younger-adults-may-be-faster-at-makinghttps:/nottingham= -repository.worktribe.com/output/42476600/younger-adults-may-be-faster-at-m= aking-semantic-predictions-but-older-adults-are-more-efficient-semantic-pre= dictions-but-older-adults-are-more-efficientC:/Users/mszlvh1/Documents/Cust= om%20Office%20Templates" title=3D"https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.c= om/output/42476600/younger-adults-may-be-faster-at-makinghttps:/nottingham-= repository.worktribe.com/output/42476600/younger-adults-may-be-faster-at-ma= king-semantic-predictions-but-older-adults-are-more-efficient-se" data-outl= ook-id=3D"dc9c3c10-578d-4590-a597-528a19baa507" style=3D"color: rgb(1, 119,= 214); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Younger adults may be faster at making semantic predictions, but older adults are = more efficient</a></u></span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;= font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(33, 95, 154);"><i>, </i></span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; c= olor: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><i>Psychology and Aging</i></span></p> <p style=3D"margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">= <span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(3= 1, 73, 125);">Whitley, Beechey, & Hadley (2025):</span><span style=3D"f= ont-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(4, 98, 194);">&nb= sp;</span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; co= lor: rgb(1, 119, 214);"><u><a href=3D"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39992= 084/" title=3D"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39992084/" data-outlook-id= =3D"22b7c749-fb28-42dc-a210-75c4c4d7adb3" style=3D"color: rgb(1, 119, 214);= margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Who said that? The effect of hearing ability on following sequential utterance= s from varying talkers in noise</a></u></span><span style=3D"font-family: A= rial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(4, 98, 194);">,</span><span st= yle=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(33, 95, 1= 54);"> </span><span style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size= : 9pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><i>Trends in Hearing</i></span></p> </div> <div id=3D"mail-editor-reference-message-container" dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> </div> </div> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and m= ay contain confidential information. If you have received this message in e= rror, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. 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