The Institute for Neuroscience has clinicians and scientists working together to understand the brain and behaviour. From the basic biology of neurons through to complex processes of perception and decision-making...Read more
The range of research topics for our Ageing MPhil programme is diverse. They include: biology of ageing; age-related diseases; ageing health and society; technology; nutrition and oral health; and ethics. ...Read more
The Behavioural Neuroscience group investigates the fundamental learning and memory processes that form the fabric of our mental life. Behavioural, psychopharmacological, neuroanatomical and genetic approaches...Read more
This MPhil/PhD programme provides a route for you students to carry out their own research project: an investigation that will eventually contribute to the field of knowledge within the educational and social sciences. ...Read more
The Department of Clinical Neuroscience is one of the leading academic units for clinical neuroscience in the UK. Research in the Department is focused on neurodegenerative disorders, epilepsy, health...Read more
The pioneering, interdisciplinary approach brings together faculty and research students from artificial intelligence, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience and philosophy – they will find Sussex a great...Read more
Research opportunities in the biological, biomedical and life sciences include a wide range of topics in mammalian molecular biology, molecular medicine, epigenetics, proteomics, physiology, structural...Read more
Medical Science (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit) MPhil
The aim of the course is to develop in our students the skills required to submit a satisfactory MPhil thesis at the end of their chosen duration (one year full-time or two years part-time). ...Read more
This course aims to develop and validate neuroimaging markers of CNS diseases (stroke and carotid artery disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimers disease, mental diseases). ...Read more
Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology brings together scientists undertaking world-leading interdisciplinary research into the nervous system, from molecules and synapses to circuits and e Department...Read more
The human brain is by far the most complex structure on Earth. Consider that it contains a thousand billion neurons, of a thousand or more different, individual types, and that each neuron is wired up...Read more
In this course, you will be guided and supervised through your research project by experts in fields such as the senses, synaptic physiology and the molecular and cellular mechanisms of learning and memory. ...Read more
Biological Science (Physiology, Development and Neuroscience) MPhil
The MPhil in Biological Sciences (PDN) is a full-time research degree. Students also attend relevant lectures and seminars and participate in skills development training activities organised by the department...Read more
Students at the Gatsby Unit study toward a PhD in either Theoretical Neuroscience or Machine Learning, with minor emphasis in the complementary field. Collaborative projects, for example with an experimental...Read more
Graduate research students work closely with their supervisors and enjoy regular meetings to discuss their progress. They also liaise with other members of staff with relevant research interests and are...Read more
The programme is a one-year masters course with both taught and research components. Students selected onto the course will follow the structured MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience research training. ...Read more
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN) PhD students are based in a truly interdisciplinary institute. The ICN is situated within the School of Life and Medical Sciences with staff members belonging...Read more
This research course explores the cellular and molecular basis of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders including Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, Huntingtons disease, Batten Disease,...Read more
Research training within the Department has several essential components, the first and foremost being the research project itself, to which you will make a significant contribution. ...Read more