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Postgraduate Research Neuroscience PhD

University of St Andrews

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Course options

  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

The PhD, in either Psychology or Neuroscience, is a research-based degree, normally conducted over a period of 3 years (or 6 years if taken on a part-time basis), under the supervision of one or more members of the School’s academic staff, leading to a thesis of no more than 80,000 words and an oral examination (viva). The School of Psychology and Neuroscience offers PhD and MSc (by research) programmes. Research in psychology and neuroscience typically fall into one of four key themes: cellular and developmental neuroscience, origins of mind, perception, cognition and action , social and group processes.

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£ 25,500per year

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University information

University of St Andrews

  • University League Table

    4th

  • Campus address

    University of St Andrews, College Gate, St Andrews, KY16 9AJ, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    5th out of 91 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 218
    217 99%

    2nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    85.0 85%

    11th

    23
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.26 81%

    10th

    28

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