PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Neurocognition in United Kingdom

[Fully funded studentship covering course fees up to home fee level, plus a tax-free stipend at the UKRI standard rate of no less than £22,460 per annum, with additional support for research expenses and conference attendance.] This DPhil project in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Oxford explores how the timing and coordination of brain network activity shape human cognition. Based in the Department of Psychiatry, the studentship focuses on the neural dynamics that support flexible b...

The University of Birmingham is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, based at the Centre for Human Brain Health in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. The fixed-term appointment runs until November 2028 and carries a starting salary of £36,636–£46,049, with potential progression to £48,822. Working with Professor Ron Mangun and the wider research team, the postholder will contribute to human cognitive neuroscience research on visual processing and attention, re...

[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...

Funded PhD opportunity through the Wellcome Midlands + Mental Health and Neuroscience DTP at the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry. The project is titled “Investigating the 5-HT4 receptor as a novel target for modulating cognition in ADHD” and is aimed at applicants who want to build a career that combines clinical practice and research. Relevant research areas include psychopharmacology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, psychiatry, and ADHD. The opportunity is described as open...

Integrative Neuroscience MScR at the University of Edinburgh is a full-time, 1-year postgraduate research programme for students interested in neuroscience , biological and biomedical sciences , cognitive neuroscience , neurodegeneration , and related research methods. The programme is based in the Edinburgh Medical School at the University of Edinburgh and is designed for students preparing for a PhD or a research-focused career. It combines taught neuroscience training with substantial researc...

PhD and MScR opportunity in Integrative Physiology at the University of Edinburgh , within the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and the School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences. The programme is based at Edinburgh BioQuarter in the United Kingdom and focuses on understanding fundamental mechanisms and pathways relevant to human function in health and disease across the life course. Research in this area spans molecular, cellular, systems, and behavioural biology , with strong links ...

Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford in the Department of Experimental Psychology , working with the Brain, Speech & Language Research Group led by Kate Watkins . This is a research position in Neuroscience , Cognitive Neuroscience , Psychology , Speech and Language Sciences , and related areas. The project is part of the ERC-funded STUTTER study, which investigates the neural mechanisms underlying stuttering across the lifespan. The postholder will lead a randomised controlled tr...

PhD opportunity in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language at the University of Birmingham . The project, Keeping Up with Conversation: Bilingualism and the Resilient Ageing Brain , is co-supervised by Tamara Swaab , Andrea Krott , and Eleanor Huizeling . It sits at the intersection of language processing , bilingualism , prediction , attention , speech perception , gestures , and cognitive ageing . The student will investigate how younger and older adults use speech, visible speech, and gestures...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Birmingham in the Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH), School of Psychology. The project, “Adapting to Other Minds: Bilingual Experience and Social Communication in the Ageing Brain,” investigates how lifelong bilingual experience shapes the neural mechanisms that support social communication and successful language comprehension in older adulthood. Research methods include fMRI and EEG , with a focus on brain networks supporting social cognitio...