Research Ireland

Fully funded PhD positions are open at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Germany , through the Max Planck School of Cognition . The call is aimed at highly motivated and talented candidates from around the world who want to work in cognition , computer science , and related areas of neuroscience and cognitive science . The program offers world-class training for early-career scientists, access to leading universities and research institutes across Germany, and pe...

[Wolfson Marriott Graduate Scholarship covering course fees up to the home-fee rate plus a tax-free stipend at the UKRI rate (at least £22,460 annually), with support for research and conference attendance. Overseas-fee applicants must fund the difference in tuition fees.] DPhil Studentship at the University of Oxford in Psychiatry: Hormones, Prediction and Psychosis: How Reproductive Transitions Shape Belief Updating in the Brain . This funded doctorate explores why vulnerability to psychosis c...

[Fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter: The emotional basis of behaviour This PhD studentship explores a fundamental question in evolutionary biology and behavioural science: why might evolution favour emotion-based decision-making systems rather than purely rational, stimulus-driven responses? The project investigates the idea that emotions and mood states may function as physiological memory of past experience, helping organisms make ...

Trinity College Dublin is advertising a 4-year PhD studentship for new entrants to the full-time PhD register, with entry in September each year. The opportunity is based in the School of Nursing & Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin and welcomes applications connected to national strategies and/or the School research agenda. Applicants may propose their own topic, and topics aligned with the following research centres are especially encouraged: Trinity Centre for Maternal Care Research (TCMCR) ...

This PhD project investigates the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying knowledge-driven enhancements in visual working memory. The research focuses on how existing knowledge can improve working-memory performance and aims to clarify the cognitive processes responsible for these enhancements. The project will use a combination of behavioural experiments, electroencephalography (EEG), eye-tracking and computational modelling. This multimethod approach offers training in cognitive psychology ...