Max Planck School of Cognition

The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Cognitive NeuroImaging invites excellent students to apply for PhD positions in a highly interdisciplinary, internationally connected doctoral programme based in Leipzig, Germany. The school focuses on cognitive neuroscience, clinical and translational neuroscience, and neuroimaging, combining research and training across the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig University, TU Dresden, and University College ...

The International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) is offering fully funded PhD positions for outstanding students interested in neuroscience and translational psychiatry. The program is based in Munich, Germany, and is designed for candidates who want to work at the interface of molecular medicine, neuroscience, and clinical psychiatry. Students can explore molecular, cellular, and systemic neuroscience, with research methods ranging from molecular genetics in ...

PhD Studentship at the University of Birmingham in Designing Human-AI Teams for Meaningful Human Control of Machine-Speed Operations . The Centre for National Training and Research Excellence in Understanding Behaviour (Centre-UB), in association with BAE Systems , is inviting applications for a doctoral studentship starting 4 January 2027 . The project examines how to design human-AI teams when AI agents operate at machine-speed —far faster than human cognitive and communication capabilities—wh...

PhD Studentship in Infant Cognitive Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin (Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Cusack Lab). This four-year studentship is part of the InfantNeuroAI project, which combines neuroimaging and computational modelling to study how infants acquire brain representations that support cognition. The project uses fMRI and OPM-MEG , and also explores deep neural networks and AI-inspired learning algorithms. The successful candidate will work with Professor Rhodri Cus...

[Four-year MRC-funded studentship with UK/Home tuition fees, a Doctoral Stipend matching the UK Research Council National Minimum (£21,805 per annum for 2026/27, updated each year), and up to £5,000 per annum in additional research training and support funding.] The University of Exeter is offering a PhD Studentship through the GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme , part of a major MRC-funded partnership supporting up to 18 studentships across biomedical disciplines. This studentship starts ...