PhD/MSc by Research

Overview

The PhD/MSc by Research programme provides the opportunity to do a substantial piece of research in an area linked to clinical and health psychology and to develop excellent research skills in the process.

Name	PhD/MSc by Research
Start Date	Any date throughout the year by arrangement (October start-date recommended for MSc by Research)
Mode of study	PhD: 3 Years Full-time, 6 Years Part-time. MSc by Research: 1 Year Full-time, 2 Years Part-time
Programme Leader	Professor Mick Power

Why choose the PhD/MSc by Research?

The PhD/MSc by Research programme offers the possibility to work with and be supervised by a range of clinical academics across many areas of psychology, which have international reputations and outstanding publications in their areas of expertise.

Current areas of expertise include children and adolescents, adult psychological problems, older adults, neuropsychology and learning disabilities. Specific areas of interest include cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, cognition and emotion, quality of life, psychosis, staff training, health psychology, and qualitative approaches.

Recent successful PhD topics have included:

Eating disorders and emotion
Chronic pain
Quality of Life and Intellectual Disabilities
An Intervention for Bipolar Disorders

The research interests of the Clinical Psychology team are detailed within the research section of this subsite.

Publications by staff member

PhD Scholarship Opportunity 2012/13

We are now receiving expressions of interest for a funded PhD studentship exploring perfectionism in adolescence. The studentship is a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian and awards a PhD in Clinical Psychology.