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Universities with open postdoc positions in neurocognition in the United Kingdom include University of Birmingham and University of Oxford.
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
Posted Yesterday
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...
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University of Oxford
Top university
United Kingdom
1 week ago
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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...
1 week ago
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University of Liverpool
United Kingdom
1 month ago
PhD opportunity at the University of Liverpool in Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging and Biomedical Data Analysis . This project focuses on developing new AI, machine learning, and computer vision methods for complex healthcare data. The research will address a defined clinical or biomedical problem and may involve multimodal learning , spatiotemporal modelling , generative AI , foundation models , and interpretable AI . Potential data sources include retinal imaging , ultrasound imagin...
1 month ago
University of Southampton
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United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
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PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and medical image analysis . The project, Artificial intelligence techniques for illness detection by using MRI , focuses on developing AI methods to detect hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborn babies by analysing MRI / Susceptibility Weighted Images (SWIs) . The aim is to identify brain injury earlier than the current clinical practice and to help clinicians target early ...
3 weeks ago
University of Birmingham
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United Kingdom
1 week ago
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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...
1 week ago
Estimated costs in United Kingdom.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | £5.1k $6,500/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | £948 $1,200/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | £474 $600/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | £758 $960/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Senior Lecturer
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Cognitive Impairment
Aphasiology
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Neuropsychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Impairment
Neurodegenerative Disease
Learning And Memory
Assistant Professor
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Neuromodulation
Neurochemistry
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Neurocognition
Psychology
Social Neuroscience
Senior Lecturer
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Neurocognition
Learning And Memory
Cognitive Science
Senior Lecturer
University of York
United Kingdom
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Learning And Memory
Neurocognition
Spatial Cognition

UKRI funds research training and fellowships across the United Kingdom, mainly for PhD and postdoctoral study. Support often includes tuition fees, a stipend at the UKRI rate, and research costs.

The Leverhulme Trust funds a wide range of research scholarships, studentships and fellowships, mainly in the United Kingdom, across disciplines from humanities to sciences.

ESRC supports social science research training in the United Kingdom, mainly through funded PhD studentships and some postdoctoral fellowships delivered via doctoral training partnerships.
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