Cognition Institute
Expanding our understanding of human cognition through multi-disciplinary research
Welcome from the Director
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the University's Cognition Institute web pages.
The Cognition Institute is an innovative
interdisciplinary research environment which brings together
researchers working on the understanding of human cognition,
together with the application of findings to the development of
innovations which improve people's lives, interactions with one
another, and with the world.
The institute facilitates the collaborative interaction of more than 100 investigators whose expertise ranges across cognitive psychology, neural sciences, medicine, social sciences, human factors, biology, robotics, music, literature, film, and computational neuroscience.
Our work centres around six core research themes, of which you can see more below. Individual projects within the themes use state-of-the-art techniques often involving partners from academia, industry, and charitable organisations from around the world.
The Cognition Institute is home to many large and prestigious projects, including the multi-million-euro Marie Curie funded CogNovo doctoral training programme, supported by the University to promote the development of future leaders in Cognitive Innovation research.
The Cognition Institute is characterised by a friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment, in which researchers with a passion for exploring exciting and challenging questions are able to cooperate to achieve a greater understanding of human cognition and the implications of that understanding for people's lives.
Judy Edworthy, FAcSSDirector of the Cognition Institute
The Brain Research & Imaging Centre (BRIC), the most advanced multi-modal brain imaging facility in the South West, will provide the sea-change to enhance the quality of our research in human neuroscience.
With seven cutting-edge human research laboratories, each represented within the facility’s logo, BRIC will include an MRI suite with the most advanced 3-Tesla scanner in the region. It will critically advance our enquiry toward the most advanced brain research, improved radiological diagnostics and better patient care.
The partnership of University of Plymouth, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and DDRC Healthcare is central to our wider aims of delivering rapid improvements to health and wellbeing in the region and beyond, supporting commercial development and integrating research into education at the highest levels.
- Construction begins: April 2019
- BRIC opens: Spring 2020
- Teaching starts: September 2020
People
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Professor Judy Edworthy
Director of the Cognition Institute/Professor of Applied Psychology
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Professor Jackie Andrade
Associate Head of School (Research)
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Dr Oleg Anichtchik
Honorary Lecturer in Clinical Neurobiology
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Dr Tim Auburn
Honorary Research Fellow
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Dr Patric Bach
Associate Professor
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Dr Alison Bacon
Lecturer in Psychology
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Professor Tony Belpaeme
Professor in Intelligent and Autonomous Control Systems
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Dr Christopher Berry
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr David Bessell
Lecturer in Music
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Professor Roman Borisyuk
Professor of Computational Neuroscience
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Professor Mark Briffa
Professor of Animal Behaviour
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Dr Ben Brilot
Lecturer in Ethology
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Dr Guido Bugmann
Visiting Associate Professor (Reader)
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Professor Richard Byng
Professor in Primary Care Research/PenCLAHRC Deputy Director
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Professor Angelo Cangelosi
Visiting Professor
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Dr Camille Carroll
Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Neurologist
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Dr Allegra Cattani
Baby Lab Research and Teaching Fellow
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Dr Sarah Collins
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Animal Behaviour & Welfare
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Dr Gianni Corino
Head of Institute
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Dr Peter Cotton
Associate Head of School
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Dr Philip Culverhouse
Associate Professor in Computer Vision & Robotics
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Professor Sue Denham
Professor
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Dr Hannah Drayson
Lecturer in Digital Art & Technology/Immersive Media Design
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Professor Caroline Floccia
Professor in Developmental Psychology
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Dr Giorgio Ganis
Associate Professor (Reader) in Cognitive Neuroscience
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Dr Jeremy Goslin
Associate Professor
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Dr Jane Grant
Associate Professor (Reader) in Visual Arts
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Dr Michaela Gummerum
Associate Professor (Reader) in Psychology
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Professor Stephen Hall
Professor in Human Neuroimaging
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Professor Yaniv Hanoch
Professor of Decision Science
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Professor Christopher Harris
Professor of Neuroscience
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Dr Liz Hellier
Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)
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Professor Tim Hollins
Head of School of Psychology
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Dr Ian Howard
Associate Professor Computational Neuroscience
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Dr Victoria Hurth
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Marketing
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Professor Michael Hyland
Honorary Professor
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Professor Emmanuel Ifeachor
Research Professor
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Dr Rupert Jones
Associate Professor (Research)
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Dr Nigel Jackson
Associate Professor (Reader) in Persuasion and Communication
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Dr Peter Jones
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr Alexis Kirke
Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Tim Kirkpatrick
Research Fellow - Complex Intervention Trial Development
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Dr Dan Livingstone
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer)
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Dr Chris Longmore
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr Davide Marocco
Visiting Specialist
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Professor Jonathan Marsden
Professorship and Chair in Rehabilitation
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Professor Jon May
Professor in Psychology
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Dr Michael McInerney
Lecturer In Music
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Professor Eduardo Miranda
Professor in Computer Music
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Professor Christopher Mitchell
Professor in Psychology
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Dr Sana Murrani
Associate Head of School - Graduate Affairs
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Dr Mona Nasser
Associate Professor of Evidence Based Dentistry
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Dr Alyson Norman
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr Nicholas Outram
Associate Professor in Computing and Electronics (Education)
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Dr Sabine Pahl
Associate Professor (Reader) in Psychology
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Professor Mike Phillips
Professor of Interdisciplinary Arts
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Professor Michael Punt
Professor of Digital Art and Technology
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Dr Serafim Rodrigues
Visiting Associate Professor
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Dr Matt Roser
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr Haline Schendan
Associate Professor (Reader) in Cognitive Neuroscience
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Dr Cordet Smart
Research Tutor/Lecturer in Clinical Psychology
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Dr Becky Stancer
Associate Professor, Early Childhood
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Dr Jacqui Stedmon
Programme Director DClin Psy, Associate Professor (SL)
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Dr Liz Stuart
Associate Professor in Computing
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Dr Lingfen Sun
Associate Professor in Multimedia Comms and Networks
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Dr Sylvia Terbeck
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr Michael Verde
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr Clare Walsh
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr Thomas Wennekers
Associate Professor in Computational Neuroscience
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Dr Ben Whalley
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr Laurence White
Visiting Specialist
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Professor Andy Wills
Professor in Psychology
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Dr Marina Wimmer
Lecturer in Psychology
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Dr Chenguang Yang
Lecturer in Humanoid Robotics and Intelligent Systems
Selected funding calls
Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowships Closes 2 May 2019Wellcome Trust Research fellowships in humanities and social science Deadline 2 July 2019UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships Open April 2019
Resources for research funding
The funding resource page has resources and links to help with finding funding opportunities, completing, and submitting funding applications. Custom searches for funding opportunities have been created on an Institute Research Professional page and there are also links to University managed advice and information.
Page sections:
- Online funding database 'Research Professional'.
- Information on University procedures.
- University related data frequently required by funders.
Contact us
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Contact
General enquiries: +44 1752 584821
Research Facilitator: philip.barratt@plymouth.ac.uk
Address
Cognition Institute,
University of Plymouth,
Portland Square,
Drake Circus,
Plymouth,
PL4 8AA