Life Sciences PhD Studentships 2011 - Northumbria University

The School of Life Sciences actively encourages applications from prospective PhD students.
Funding of the stipend and UK/EU fees may be available from September 2011 for exceptional candidates in any of the following areas. Please note that, in order to be considered for funding, applications must be received by 13th May 2011.

Within the Cognition and Communication Research Centre:
• Cognition Across the Lifespan
• Language
• Vision, Action and Spatial Cognition
• Psychology and Communication Technology
To find out more about research in these areas, and to see a list of staff and research interests, please visit: www.cocolab.org

Within the Biomolecular and Biomedical Research Centre:
• Organic and synthetic Chemistry
• Food and Nutrition
• Cellular and Molecular Sciences
For more information about research in these areas please visit:
www.northumbria.ac.uk/biorec

Within the Health in Action Group:
• Health Psychology
For more information about research in these areas please visit:
www.northumbria.ac.uk/healthinaction

Within the Sport Exercise and Wellbeing Research Centre:
• The relation between immune function and genetics in aging and exercise;
• Biomechanical and bioenergetic aspects of barefoot bipedal locomotion in humans
• Exercise-induced asthma and its impact on physical activity.
For more information about research in these areas please visit:
www.northumbria.ac.uk/sew

Within the Brain Performance and Nutrition Research Centre:
• The effects of nutritional interventions on cognition and brain function.
• Modulation of brain metabolism and cerebral blood-flow by phytochemicals.
For more information about research in these areas please visit:
www.nutrition-neuroscience.com

For further information on our PhD Programmes, studentships and how to apply, please contact:
linda.barlow@northumbria.ac.uk
paul.agnew@northumbria.ac.uk

Or visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/graduateschool