Guidance for prospective MPhil/PhD students

Birkbeck has offered courses in psychology since 1939 and our School is a vibrant centre of world-class psychological research and training. Our world-leading academics specialise in child development, education, neuroscience and cognition.

Our research is structured around four themes that represent our core areas of research excellence, each with a focal research centre and associated labs. The four research clusters are:

brain and cognitive development
cognitive modelling
perception, attention and emotion
child, family and health psychology.

Our MPhil/PhD degrees

MPhil/PhD Psychology

A day in the life of a scientist

Dr Emma Meaburn from Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck gives an insight into a day in the life of a scientist.

Find out more about our staff

find support and start your research journey

Find out more about studying at research level and how to apply.

Research in our School

Find out more about the vibrant, intellectually challenging research culture in the School of Psychological Sciences.

MPhil/PhD research funding

Find out about sources of funding, including government loans and Research Council studentships.

How to apply

Follow these steps to apply to a MPhil/PhD degree in Birkbeck's School of Psychological Sciences.

Find a supervisor

Browse our staff pages to find out more about our interests, research projects and areas of supervision.

How the supervisory relationship works

Your relationship with your MPhil/PhD supervisor will be vital to your success - find out more about how it all works.

Resources

Birkbeck Graduate Research School (BGRS)

The Birkbeck Graduate Research School (BGRS) provides support and training to all MPhil/PhD research students at Birkbeck.

Training and careers

Find out more about training and careers support available to MPhil/PhD research students at Birkbeck.

Libraries and research resources

As well as Birkbeck Library, you can access a wealth of unparalleled libraries and research resources in central London.

Book an Open Evening

Completed PhD theses

Browse our electronic depository to view Psychological Sciences PhD theses completed in the School since 2012.

Ethics Guidelines

All members of the school - both students and staff - are expected to observe the Code of Conduct and Ethics upheld by the British Psychological Society.