Restorative Neural Dynamics CoRE
There are six projects available this year. These four-year PhD (DPhil) studentships offer three years of full-time tuition fees at the Home rate, and four years of non-taxable stipend at the full-time UKRI rate (including any uplifts announced). Both Home students and International students are eligible to receive this funding package. Please see further details about the projects below:
Enhancing memory using Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation and Targeted Memory Reactivation
Supervisors: Associate Professor Helen Barron, Prof Charlotte Stagg, Dr Ashwini Oswal
Enhancing memory using cross-species closed-loop Targeted Memory Reactivation
Supervisors: Associate Professor Helen Barron, Prof Andrew Sharott
State-dependent control of hippocampal oscillations for enhancing memory
Supervisors: Prof Andrew Sharott, Prof David Dupret, Dr Hayriye Cagnan
Phase-locked stimulation for modulating brain rhythms during wakefulness and sleep in Parkinson’s
Supervisors: Prof Huiling Tan, Dr Shenghong He, Prof Tim Denison
Neurophysiological biomarkers for optimising adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s
Supervisors: Dr Ashwini Oswal, Prof Huiling Tan, Prof Andrew Sharott, Dr Hayriye Cagnan
Interacting with memory dynamics in the human brain
Supervisors: Prof David Dupret, Prof Tim Denison
How to apply for CORE projects
You should complete a DPhil application via the central application system, stating the name of the project you would like to be considered for and the supervisors’ names in the relevant application sections. Please seek supervisor support before applying, and apply for only 1 CoRE project. There is no need to include a project proposal with your application, if you are only applying for a CoRE project, as you are applying for a studentship for a specific project. Use code 26NDCN01MRC on your application.
How to apply for both core and ALSO standard DPhil admission
You are allowed to submit one application for both an CoRE application and a standard DPhil application together. However, please note that for a standard DPhil application, you must secure the support of a prospective supervisor for your project before applying. For more information about this, please see the section on our prospective students' page about finding a supervisor.
When completing your application form, state both the CoRE project you are applying for AND your own project title. In the supervisors’ names’ section, list your proposed DPhil supervisor(s) for your own standard project, but also include the word CoRE. If you are applying for both, you must include a project proposal for your standard project (but not for the CoRE project). Once received, your application will be considered for both CoRE and standard DPhil admission at the same time, providing a project proposal is included for a standard DPhil project.
If no project proposal is included for a standard DPhil project, your application will only be considered for the CoRE project.