Research interests
Find out about our areas of research and staff interest
We are particularly interested in receiving applications related to the following areas:
Developmental science
This programme provides a first class training in the mechanisms of human learning and development
Human cognitive neuroscience
Our core interests are in memory, attention, executive function, visual cognition, and perceptuo-motor control
Individual differences
Differential Psychology explores the ways in which people differ from one another, alongside their measurement, causes and consequences.
Parapsychology
The Koestler Parapsychology Unit takes a broad approach to parapsychology
Psychology of language
The Psycholinguistic Research community in Edinburgh is internationally recognised as one of the foremost groups working on the psychology of language
Social psychology
Social Psychology research at Edinburgh is concerned with the way in which the social world has an impact on people