Research
The School has a strong and continually expanding research focus, with a range of internationally recognised research projects funded by national competitive grant bodies. Our particular areas of research strength include:
- Functional Neuroimaging (Prof Pat Michie)
- Physiological Psychology (A/Prof Mick Hunter)
- Vision Science (Dr Sally McFadden)
- Neuroimmunology (Dr Deb Hodgson)
- Human Motion Vision (Dr Stuart Marlin)
- Cognition (Prof Andrew Heathcote)
- Experimental Social Psychology (Dr Mark Rubin)
- Personality (Dr Miles Bore)
- Clinical Psychology (Prof Mike Startup)
- Health Psychology (A/Prof Jenny Bowman)
- Animal Learning and Cognition (Dr Andrea Griffin)
We provide excellent facilities for research higher degree students, including office space, computers, and access to research-dedicated laboratories.
In addition, we have a grant scheme to support research by students in all of our graduate programs and give preference to graduate students in allocating casual teaching, both as a means of income support and professional development in teaching. Our 4th year and postgraduate students present their research at annual conferences designed to provide training in making research presentations in a supportive environment. Scholarships for PhD students are available through the University and can also be supported by research grant funds. We encourage prospective PhD students to use the contacts listed above to explore potential funding arrangements.
