Psychology

Queen's University Belfast

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  • Type

    PhD

  • Location

    Belfast city (Northern Ireland)

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    Different dates available

Overview: The School of Psychology has a thriving, well-resourced and engaged PhD community that is central to its research environment. Students are strategically appointed to research projects with the express purpose of enhancing research capacity and development in prioritised areas for which the School aims to enhance world-leading research. RESEARCH STRENGTHS The School of Psychology has a postgraduate research community of around 50 PhD students who are very well resourced and supported in their research. The School has made extensive material investments in infrastructure, including two computer labs and access to several suites of dedicated research labs, to support their research. Students are a central part of the research environment of the School and participate in School-level seminars and research meetings. Students are expected and encouraged to publish during their PhD research and are supported in doing so through their research training. Subject-specific postgraduate modules in research design and methods are delivered as part of the PhD training portfolio to complement the generic University training and further topic-specific research training is also available. Share this course Share "Studying for a PhD at the School of Psychology, Queen’s University, Belfast was an immensely enjoyable and rewarding experience. Staff and fellow students created a warm and supportive atmosphere, which enabled me to succeed. My positive experience on the PhD program at Queen’s equipped me with the necessary skills and confidence to take up my current post, as a post-doctoral researcher in psychology." Dr Emma O’Dwyer
PhD Psychology graduate

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Belfast City (County Antrim)
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University Road, BT7 1NN

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About this course

A research degree offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. Queen's is committed to the enhancement of research training and teaching and offers postgraduate research opportunities across all fields of study. The following postgraduate research study routes for this subject area are: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (MPhil) ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS The minimum academic requirement for admission to a research degree programme is normally an Upper Second Class...

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Special Features

The School of Psychology at Queen's ranked in the top 10 psychology departments in the UK for research intensity in REF 2014 and provides an excellent environment in which to carry out PhD research.

One distinctive aspect of the PhD experience in the School of Psychology is the high level of spontaneous peer-support, initiative, and engagement among this community of Doctoral researchers. This is valued and fostered by the School through its support of the postgraduate conference and postgraduate week activities as well as wide-ranging involvement of research students across many aspects of School life.

Our PhD community also organizes numerous social events each year that are very popular amongst both staff and students. There is a range of sources of funding available for PhD students. Every year the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland (DEL) funds a number of PhD students to undertake research on pre-specified topics within the School of Psychology. These topics and the names of the associated supervisors are typically advertised online in December with a closing date in February. Last year's topics spanned research topics across Development, Social, Cognitive and Biological Psychology. Selected applicants are invited to interview and the successful candidate is offered a fully funded place with fees paid and an annual maintenance stipend for the three years of the PhD. Eligibility criteria can be found at: http://go.qub.ac.uk/delterms

Other opportunities exist to attract funding from non-governmental sources. Current and previous PhD sponsors include professional services firms, international Governments, charities, and technology companies. We also welcome self-funding students on a full-time or part-time basis.

Students who wish to self-fund or explore external funding sources are advised to peruse our staff webpages (http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/psy/Staff/) and to contact potential supervisors to discuss potential topics. Most students continue within academia to take up postdoctoral research positions, fellowships or lectureships in psychology. Some continue into clinical or educational psychology training while others take up research positions in the private and public sectors.

Last updated 03.11.15

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