The School is ranked 3rd out of all UK Psychology Departments in the newly released data from the Research Assessment Exercise, making the School the highest ranking Department outside of Oxbridge. Over 80% of our activity was judged to be at an internationally excellent standard and 25% of our activity was judged 'world leading'.

Over £8 million of research grants and contracts are currently held. The School is also a major partner in the recently opened Birmingham University Imaging Centre.

There are around 80 PhD students, about 75 people undertaking professional training on Clinical Psychology, and 50 in Forensic Psychology. We have about 46 teaching staff, whose research and teaching interests cover all areas of contemporary psychology, and about 40 research staff supported by outside grants.

Research groups

Excellent research opportunities are provided by our links with local hospitals and clinics, local schools and nurseries, other University departments, industrial companies and departments of local and national government, both in this country and overseas. There are facilities for Erasmus exchanges with the Universities of Leuven (Belgium), Nijmegen (Netherlands), Copenhagen, Paris and Padova (Italy).

Learn more

You can learn more on the Psychology website:

• Behavioural Neuroscience
• Developmental, Social and Applied Psychology
• Language, Cognition and Perception

In addition to the main research groups there are four specialised research centres:

• Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre: www.bbs.bham.ac.uk
• Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology: www.cfcp.bham.ac.uk
• Birmingham University Imaging Centre (BUIC): www.buic.bham.ac.uk
• Centre for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: www.rebt.bham.ac.uk

Applying for research and scholarships

If you are interested in applying for research in any of these areas and the attached scholarships then please contact:

Mrs Parveen Chahal
Psychology Postgraduate Administrator
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4906
Email: p.k.chahal@bham.ac.uk

Request a call back/appointment

If you wish to arrange telephone call or book an appointment with a relevant member of academic staff from the University of Birmingham, to discuss PhD opportunities and the funding available to overseas students, complete the PhD enquiry form, located on the Survey Monkey website, and we will contact you.

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