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Overview
The Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences from Cardiff University, is one of the largest university Division of psychiatry in the UK, providing leadership in clinical practice, teaching and high quality, cutting-edge research across many areas of psychiatric practice.
The Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences programme aims to offer knowledge and expertise for academic opportunities within human genetics, psychiatric genetics, biological psychiatry, neurodegeneration, developmental psychopathology, bioinformatics and biostatistics research.
Distinctive features
- MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics.
- National Centre for Mental Health
- Internationally recognised research centre concerned with quality of life of people with learning disabilities.
- Multi-disciplinary approach between clinical, behavioural, molecular and social scientists.
- Hosts Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Unit for Wales.
- State-of-the-art technical facilities for genomics, microarray and transgenics.
Programme Structure
The following research areas are of particular strength:- Psychiatric Genetics and Genomics
- Genetic Epidemiology
- Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Huntington’s disease
- Parkinson’s disease
- Behavioural neuroscience
- Epigenetics and genomic imprinting
- Neural stem cell biology; cell culture and transplant biology
- Psychological aspects of genetics
- Epilepsy
- Syndromes associated with intellectual disabilities
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 90
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Neuroscience Bioinformatics Clinical Psychology View 22 other PhDs in Neuroscience in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Upper Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 90
Other requirements
General requirements
- Specifically funded PhD projects will be advertised with specific instructions on applications, otherwise prospective students are advised to contact potential supervisors.
- Applications can be made at any time, but in addition there will be specific calls, which have associated instructions and deadlines.
- A personal statement or covering letter should address how the applicant can contribute to the proposed project.
Tuition Fee
Tuition fees status is determined during the processing of applications, so we are unable to confirm this in advance or advise on fees status decisions.
Living costs for Cardiff
628 - 1066 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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