Newcastle University has a world-class reputation and leading researchers and clinicians working in the field of psychology. With our new facilities we are well placed to offer psychology research opportunities of the highest standard. We accept both funded and self-funded students.
Our Psychology MPhil and PhD are based within the Faculty of Medical Sciences. The programme is delivered in the School of Psychology and the relevant Research Institutes for:
Biosciences
Population Health Sciences
Translational and Clinical Research
Our Psychology MPhil and PhD cover many areas of specialism in psychology, including:
animal behaviour
clinical psychology
evolutionary psychology
forensic psychology
applied health psychology and behavioural science
perception, cognition, and neuroscience
sport, exercise, and coaching psychology
We use a wide range of methodologies and cutting-edge tools to support psychological inquiry and clinical research. Our teams develop and evaluate psychological interventions and co-produce resources with partners from across the region. We work with voluntary and community groups, the NHS, local Government and have partnerships across the globe.
Research projects align to the Newcastle University Centres for Research Excellence including the Centre for Healthier Lives, Centre for Ageing and Inequalities, and Centre for Transformative Neuroscience.
We conduct research on topics including:
addiction studies
advertising and consumer behaviour
cancer survivorship
cognitive skills development
Dementia
developmental disorders
health and wellbeing
human cognition
learning and memory
mental health including anxiety disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
offending behaviour
pedagogy
visual perception
