Doctoral Programme in the Psychology of Individual Differences
Edinburgh hosts the substantial group of academics devoted to the psychology of Individual Differences. Research centres on studies of Cognitive abilities and Personality with key projects in Cognitive Epidemiology, Cognitive Ageing, Language and Dyslexia, Evolutionary Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, and Health and Positive Psychology.
In general, Doctoral students would take a one-year MSc followed by 3 years of Doctoral Study.
Students wishing to pursue Doctoral Research in this area typically take the MSc in Individual Differences in the first year.
To learn more about opportunities for doctoral study at Edinburgh, feel free to contact any of the Staff below, all of whom have interests in the psychology of Individual Differences or see the Research Group website:
A selection of recent/current PhD topics in this area:
- Cognitive ageing
- The Biology of Coalition Affiliation
- Depression and personality
- Early effects on final Social Status
- Primate personality
- Symmetry, cognition, and health
- The genetics of human language
- PositivePsychology: The Good life (Eudaimonia) and Hedonic Wellbeing
- Modelling the effects of education
For further information, contact the Programme Secretary, Toni Noble or, to discuss academic matters, contact the Programme Director, Alex Weiss.
