As a Research Student in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex you will be working in a highly rated, research active unit.
We can supervise students in all areas of Psychology in which School Faculty specialise. Details of faculty and their research interests can be found by following the 'Research' link.
- At any time we have 50 or more students studying for research degrees. They come from a wide variety of backgrounds and countries and make a major contribution to the life of the School. The mutual support provide by members of this group creates an excellent environment for students to carry out their doctoral projects. Research students have a desk in a shared office, a desktop computer with internet access, and funds and technical support for research.
We have funding for studentships from the University and the UK Research Councils (further details on studentships for 2010 entry). We also recruit students who are funded by organisations in their home countries or are self-funded.
In particular, we have well-equipped labs for carrying out research in all our main areas of interest, and links with local schools and hospitals that greatly facilitate research, for example, on cognitive development and cognitive neuroscience. Labs include those for research in cognition, developmental psychology, feeding and drinking, fMRI and PET (in the new Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre), human psychophysiology (EEG, GSR, TMS, eyetracking), psychoacoustics, psychopharmacology, social psychology, and vision.
Every week during term time there is a huge range of seminars with both internal and external speakers. Some of these seminars are School or University-wide; others are focused on the interests of individual research groups. See "news & events" listing
All science postgraduates are eligible for training in generic skills such as time management, project management, science writing, interview techniques and communication skills. Tutors are members of the University and specialist external consultants. The training programme is organised by the Science Postgraduate Support Group (SciPS), which makes no charge to the student.
As part of their research training many research students take courses in their first year, often drawn from courses available to Master's students
Graduate students within the School organise many of their own activities. There is a student committee whose members welcome and look after new students, and arrange social functions such as parties for students and staff. They also represent student interests on the relevant University committees.
For further information and an application pack please contact
Postgraduate Programmes Co-ordinator
email: psychology@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 876638