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Qualification
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Location
Stag Hill
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
JAN-25, APR-25
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Duration
4 years
Course summary
Why choose this programme
Contribute to research that’s focused on the application of psychology in the real world
Benefit from our expertise in a breadth of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies using both subjective and biological assessments
Train in advanced and innovative research methods
Put theory into practice in our state-of-the-art facilities
Join a team of researchers who collaborate with research councils including the Economic and Social Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, as well as both EU and UK governmental departments.
What you will study
In your first year you’ll complete four compulsory training courses, covering quantitative and qualitative research methods, professional academic skills, and teaching and training. You’ll also familiarise yourself with relevant literature, create a research plan, develop your methodological and analytic skills, and complete your first study.
Throughout your studies, you’ll gain a solid grounding in research methods and improve your communication skills to effectively convey your findings. You’ll collect and analyse data, complete a detailed literature review and then write your PhD thesis. Depending on your research project, data collection can take place in schools, hospitals, laboratories or online.
Current students are researching topics including:
Deficits in flexible thought in stroke aphasic patients
How the natural environment, or representations of it, can be of benefit to individuals with mental health issues
The role of positive and negative social support in weight loss maintenance
Every day decision making and the role of heuristics
Application deadline
19 April 2024, 01 July 2024, 18 October 2024, 28 February 2025
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University information
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Campus address
University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, England
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Subject ranking
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Entry standards
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Graduate prospects
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