School of Psychology
Cardiff University
The School of Psychology is one of the largest and most successful in the UK. It was recently awarded a 5* (maximum) rating in the UK research assessment exercise. It has its own brain-imaging centre (http://www.cf.ac.uk/psych/cubric/), enhancing the international-leading research in behavioural neuroscience, cognitive ergonomics, forensic, social and developmental psychology. The School of Psychology is able to offer a number of research studentships to commence in October 2008. Successful applicants may pursue their studies in any of the following areas of research within the School, Social Psychology; Child Development; Perception and Performance; Health and Mental Health; Language Acquisition and Processing; Learning and Reasoning; Memory and Cognition; Behavioural Genetics; Neuroscience of Learning and Memory; Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.
Cardiff is the youngest capital city in Europe and fastest growing in the UK (http://www.bbc.co.uk/capitalofculture/cardiff/facts.shtml). It plays host to many national and international sporting events at the Millennium Stadium (http://www.millenniumstadium.com/). Culturally, the city is thriving, with the Millennium Centre (http://www.wmc.org.uk/) recently opened in the newly-developed Cardiff Bay. Cardiff is in very close proximity to the beautiful Welsh countryside (http://www.breconbeacons.org/), has a two hour rail link to London and a (cheap) one hour air link to Paris and Amsterdam (http://www.cardiffairportonline.com/)
Funding information
- Value:
- £15,240 inclusive of fees
- Number of awards per year:
- up to 15
- Funding applies to:
- EU applicants (including UK)
- Funding notes:
- Applicants from all EU countries are required to have at least 3 years UK residency.
- Funding duration:
- Duration of Course
