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Royal Holloway, University of London: Psychology
| Institution | Royal Holloway, University of London |
|---|---|
| Department | Psychology |
| Web | http://www.rhul.ac.uk |
| Admissions.Enquiries@RoyalHolloway.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01784 414944 |
| Study type | Research |
Summary
The Department of Psychology is a dynamic and varied research community covering the cognitive and neural underpinnings of social interaction, learning, memory, and language, through to more applied research topics in forensic, health, and developmental psychology.
Our academic staff work at the forefront of their field, across psychological science and neuroscience, with an active, thriving postgraduate research community.
The Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway has been placed joint third in the country by The Times Higher Education following the publication of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results.
In the REF 2021 results overall, 67% of Psychology's research was classified as 4* world leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour, highlighting the exceptional quality of the department’s research outputs, impact and environment.
The department received a top score for its research impact, with 100% judged to be 4* which is the highest standard of excellence. This outstanding result for research impact reinforces the importance and value of the department’s research to society and the economy.
We are located on a beautiful campus in Surrey, close to London and we have a wide range of research-dedicated facilities.
The department has earned a Silver Athena SWAN award for best practice in equal opportunities and our inclusive environment.
We invite candidates to discuss possible research topics with a potential supervisor before submitting a formal application. You can find out more about our staff and their areas of expertise here: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/psychology/about-us/
From time to time, we make changes to our courses to improve the student and learning experience, and this is particularly the case as we continue to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. If we make a significant change to your chosen course, we’ll let you know as soon as we can.
Principal Investigators and their lab groups are supported by state-of-the-art facilities (fMRI, EEG, TMS, tDCS, VR, and eye-tracking as well as labs dedicated to sleep, vestibular-multisensory integration, psychophysiology, psycholinguistics, and infant cognition), and the department provides a supportive environment for the scientific training of doctoral students through one-on-one mentoring, regular training events, student-led seminars, and journal clubs.
Research in the department falls broadly into the following groupings:
Health and Well-Being Language, Memory and Attention Perception, Action and Decision Making Social and Affective Processes Each of the groupings have regularly held seminars where external researchers present the latest research and provide a rich opportunity for postgraduate research students to meet and discuss research with leaders in their fields. More information about the research groups is here: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/organisations/department-of-psychology
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should have the equivalent of a 2:1 honours in Psychology, or a related discipline, and meet Royal Holloway’s requirements for English (for international students). Before applying we recommend securing a supervisor in order to apply for your research project. We advise getting in touch with the Director of Postgraduate Education making an informal enquiry for your chosen research degree to inquire whether there is any other additional material they require you to submit in your application. |
| Location | Main Site Royal Holloway, University Of London Egham Hill Egham TW20 0EX |
Fees
| Channel Islands | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 26400 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 26400 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should have the equivalent of a 2:1 honours in Psychology, or a related discipline, and meet Royal Holloway’s requirements for English (for international students). Before applying we recommend securing a supervisor in order to apply for your research project. We advise getting in touch with the Director of Postgraduate Education making an informal enquiry for your chosen research degree to inquire whether there is any other additional material they require you to submit in your application. |
| Location | Main Site Royal Holloway, University Of London Egham Hill Egham TW20 0EX |
Fees
| Channel Islands | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 26400 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 26400 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 5006 GBP for Year 1 |
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