PhD in Clinical Language Sciences
University of Reading
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We offer PhD programmes in: clinical language sciences, neuroscience, psychology, psycholinguistics. We can supervise a wide range of research topics.The School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences focuses on research in areas including development and treatment of psychopathology such as depression, anxiety and autism, diet-brain interactions, language development, impairment and multilingualism, and (3D) vision.We are committed to fundamental, applied and clinical research which ...Read more

We offer PhD programmes in: clinical language sciences, neuroscience, psychology, psycholinguistics. We can supervise a wide range of research topics.

The School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences focuses on research in areas including development and treatment of psychopathology such as depression, anxiety and autism, diet-brain interactions, language development, impairment and multilingualism, and (3D) vision.

We are committed to fundamental, applied and clinical research which changes lives across the world.

Research at the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences sits within the University's Agriculture, Food and Health research theme.

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53/101
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14th
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35th
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Daisy
23 Feb 24

The best is the support from teachers and other students. The worst is that the library doesn’t have access to enough of some important..Read more

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Luset
21 Feb 24

The university has everything a student can need. Moreover, the placement of the university is perfect too. Just 30 minute walking distance to the town, and have two bus stops..Read more

Entry requirements

To be accepted onto a research degree programme, you will need to have obtained a strong merit grade (equivalent to 65% or above on a UK programme for both the coursework and the dissertation) on a master's degree in a relevant field, but applicants with other qualifications may be accepted in certain circumstances.

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£22,900 per year

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£22,900 per year

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University of Reading
Whiteknights House PO Box 217 Reading Wokingham RG6 6AH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Custom House  0.7 miles away

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