Opportunities For Students and Researchers

Undergraduate Students:

Please contact us to discuss potentially applying for the EPS, BPS or Amgen funding for an internship during your penultimate summer. We apologise that as per University regulations, we can only accept formally-funded applicants.

Cambridge PBS Students:

Please contact us if you are interested in conducting your part II project at the lab.

Prospective Graduate Students:

The lab is warmily inviting applicants for graduate study. Before you contact us please review this document to check whether the lab is right for you. Here are some words of wisdom about the applying for a PhD, picking a PhD advisor, and some of the more surprising challenges of doing a PhD. And here's something from the supervisor's perspective.

American Prospective Graduates:

The main funded route is through Gates Cambridge - please note early deadline and these additional funded opportunities: The NIH OxCam, Churchill Scholarship,The Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships.

Prospective Graduates From The Global South:

You may be interested in opportunities for females seeking a PhD/Postdoc or a new study visit scheme. Mphil applicants may be interested in the Chevening programme. The opportunities here will be of particular interest for researchers from Africa.

Interested in a Postdoc?:

A list of UK-based postdoc fellowships in psychology/neuro/mental health fields is available courtesy of the Blakemore lab. If you graduated from UK institutions, check out the ESRC fellowships. If you graduated from an Israeli institution, check out Blavatnik Cambridge.

Unpaid / Self-Funded Research:

In the interests of fairness and diversity, the Emotional Cognition Lab does not accept unpaid research positions, as such positions can create barriers for those without personal financial means, limiting access to academic opportunities and reinforcing systemic inequalities in research. Instead, we are committed to supporting early-career researchers in securing funded positions, ensuring that everyone—regardless of background—has a fair opportunity to contribute to our work.

For more on why unpaid positions can raise these ethical concerns, see this article.