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Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ invites applications for PhD studentship awards within the University's newly created Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme entitled 'From Sensation and Perception to Awareness', co-directed by Professor Jamie Ward and Professor Anil Seth. Projects are offered within and across the following disciplines:

• Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Physiology
• Artificial intelligence
• Robotics
• Philosophy
• Digital humanities
• Music

About the programme

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ has been awarded one of 12 Leverhulme Trust grants, totalling £1.05 million, to create a Doctoral Scholarship Programme entitled 'From Sensation and Perception to Awareness'. This brings together researchers and postgraduate researchers (PGRs) from across neuroscience, robotics, psychology and the arts. The ultimate aim of this research programme is to advance our understanding of the interactions between sensing, perception, and awareness in humans, animals, and machines.

Our researcher's will be immersed in an inter-disciplinary training environment including monthly seminars and an annual student-led conference on a topic related to the theme.  A strong emphasis is placed on developing technical skills, and we will provide specialist training in areas such as programming and use of virtual and augmented reality. Students in this new scheme will benefit from links with existing research groups within Sussex such as Sussex Neuroscience and the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science.

As part of this programme, Sussex will be providing fully-funded studentships for three cohorts of seven students. The first of these cohorts started at Sussex in September 2018. Each successful applicant will receive a tax free stipend at Research Council rates (currently £15,009 per annum), a Home/EU fee waiver and generous research and training costs. On completion of their PhD, our the programme alumni will be eligible to apply for one of several 12 month postdoctoral research fellowships at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ, available only to completing Leverhulme DSP scholars.

How to apply

Applications are now closed for the Sensation Programme.

Contacts

Any questions concerning your chosen research project should be directed to the project supervisor, as listed on the project description.

Any questions relating to the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme, or the application process, can be sent to pgr-scholarships@sussex.ac.uk