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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The University of Stirling has announced funded PhD studentships across several research themes:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/institute-for-advanced-studies-studentships/" title="https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/institute-for-advanced-studies-studentships/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0058B9;background:white">https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/institute-for-advanced-studies-studentships/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">International applicants are eligible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Of particular interest for this mailing list may be the cluster on Accessible Environments, found under the Healthy Living and Ageing theme:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/institute-for-advanced-studies-studentships/healthy-living-and-ageing/" title="https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/institute-for-advanced-studies-studentships/healthy-living-and-ageing/"><span style="color:#0058B9">https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/institute-for-advanced-studies-studentships/healthy-living-and-ageing/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This cluster of studentships aims to lead the way in identifying avenues for fair access and engagement for all, by understanding the needs
of people who are typically excluded and unheard from and developing policy and technological advancement for long-term and sustainable change. Studentships in this cluster will help to develop a stronger understanding of the factors that influence accessibility
across different groups, the effectiveness of existing solutions, and the social, political, and legal challenges to implementing new solutions for improving accessibility. Projects will build on existing research strengths at the University of Stirling, for
example the work developed by the Centre for Mobile Cognition; Centre for Environment Dementia and Ageing Research; Stirling Autism Research; Stirling Vision and Image Processing group; Health Psychology Research Group, as well as NHS Partnerships, and campaigning/policy
body links through Human Rights and Diplomacy programmes. We provide the opportunity to study people across the life span (from birth, including pre-natal care to old age), and with different life experiences (e.g., pregnancy, neurodiversity, disability, chronic
illness, cognitive impairment, exposure to pollution). Broadly speaking, the research of these studentships will focus on people as they access urban, natural, and digital environments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The cluster brings together supervisory expertise in neuroscience, psychology, computing, sociology, sport sciences, health sciences, education,
social sciences, environmental geography, philosophy, media and communications, and other affiliated disciplines. Some example projects are listed below, but student-led proposals are also welcome:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Co-designing community spaces with underrepresented user groups using virtual reality<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="contentpasted1" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Improving accessibility through AI assisted sensory augmentation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="contentpasted1" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Navigating environments with cognitive impairment: Movement and the brain<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="contentpasted1" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Understanding visual perception needs for (a) enhancing the visual accessibility of design for people with visual impairments/problems, (b) enhancing the safety and effective use of designed environments
for both young and old people, and (c) understanding how visual and auditory perception can be integrated to enhance perceptual accessibility of designed environments<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The deadline for application is 14 April, but it is strongly advised that you contact potential supervisory teams as soon as possible. If you are
interested, please contact<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:magdalena.ietswaart@stir.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0058B9;background:white">magdalena.ietswaart@stir.ac.uk</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">for
an informal discussion about your interests, and to find possible supervisors. I would appreciate if you could forward this email to any students or research assistants you think might be interested.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr Ross Goutcher<br>
Lecturer in Psychology<br>
University of Stirling<br>
Stirling, FK9 4LA<br>
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Tel: +44 1786 467 678<br>
Email: </span><a href="mailto:ross.goutcher@stir.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#000064;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ross.goutcher@stir.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
Web: </span><a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/10666"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#000064;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/10666</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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