Psychology PhD
Royal Holloway, University of London
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Royal Holloway, University of London

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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 ...Read more

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.

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Entry requirements

Applicants should have the equivalent of a 2:1 honours in Psychology, or a related discipline, and meet Royal Holloways requirements for English (for international students). A research proposal will be required as part of the application.

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£5,006 per year

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£26,400 per year

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£26,400 per year

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Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London , Egham

At Royal Holloway, University of London, postgraduate students join a community of forward-thinkers and game-changers, passionate...

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Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London Egham Hill Egham Surrey TW20 0EX United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Egham  0.6 miles away

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