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PhD Studentships: Contribution of Insula or Mid-Cingulate Cortex Activity

Vacancy Reference Number: MRC and BBSRC DTP CASE PhD studentships
Closing Date: 31 Jan 2025
Salary: UKRI PhD stipend (£19,237 in 24/25)
Address: School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
Duration: 4 years

We offer two fully funded PhD studentships as part of the MRC AIM DTP or the BBSRC DTP. These are integrative neuroscience projects in rats to examine the contribution of insula or mid-cingulate cortex activity to the control of tic-like movements and other behaviours relevant to Tourette's syndrome, with a September 2025 start date. The projects are in partnership with the neurotechnology company Neupulse.

Application deadlines:
MRC AIM DTP project: 10 January 2025
BBSRC DTP project: 31 January 2025

Further Information

For more information, including on the projects and how to apply, please see:

MRC AIM DTP project (scroll down to list of projects and select 'Contribution of Insula Activity to Control of Tic-like Movements and Other Behaviours Relevant to Tourette's Syndrome: Integrative Neuroscience Studies in Rats - iCASE project') - deadline 10 January 2025
MRC AIM DTP project

BBSRC DTP project - deadline 31 January 2025
BBSRC DTP project

Contact Details

Tobias Bast, tobias.bast@nottingham.ac.uk