FYI
******************************************************************
Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou
Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology
Institute of Psychological Sciences
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK
Tel: +44 (0)113 3435716
Fax: +44 (0)113 3435749
________________________________
From: bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca [bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca] On Behalf Of Jennifer Chew, Ms. [jennifer.chew(a)mcgill.ca]
Sent: 16 February 2010 16:41
To: bic-announce(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca
Cc: Enza Ferracane, Ms.
Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Symposium on PREVENTION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - April 17, 2010
FOR YOUR INFORMATION. JENNIFER
Drs. Jens Pruessner and Natasha Rajah at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Verdun are organizing a symposium on the PREVENTION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES: RECENT FINDINGS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS, to be held April 17, 2010.
This is set as a satellite symposium in parallel with the annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) conference, which is being held in Montreal this year.
We would greatly appreciate if this email could be forwarded to all faculty, staff, students and any other affiliated members of the BIC.
Also, the link to use for information and registration is: http://cns-satellite.mcgill.ca/index.html<http://cns-satellite.mcgill.ca/index.html>
Thank you so much, and all the best,
Rafael Languay
Research Assistant for Dr. N. Rajah
Dept. of Psychiatry, McGill University
Douglas Mental Health University Inst.
(514) 761-6131 ext 2877
Dear Users
This afternoon the Cognitive Neuroscience MSc students will be giving
project proposal presentations in YNiC open plan.
As was the case last week, please note that the presentations will start
30 minutes later than usual at *4.30 pm*.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
FYI
We are seeking an engineer, physicist, or MRI technical specialist to play a
pivotal role in the Integrated Brain Imaging and Stimulation Project (IBIS),
a collaborative grant funded by the Welsh Assembly Government between the
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) and The Magstim
Company. The post-holder will assume responsibility for resolving physical
and engineering challenges associated with the installation of transcranial
magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG) within the MRI
scanner. Primary responsibilities will also include the design,
construction, and implementation, where applicable, of hardware and software
for TMS-MRI and TMS-MRI-EEG applications.
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/academic/20100065-110310.html
For further details of the project, please contact Chris Chambers
(chambersc1(a)cardiff.ac.uk).
--
Gary Green
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5DG
http://www.ynic.york.ac.ukhttps://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg
tel. +44 (0) 1904 435349
PA (Sara Narayan) +44 (0) 1904 435329
fax +44 (0) 1904 435356
mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004
Dear Users
This week the Cognitive Neuroscience MSc students will be giving project
proposal presentations in YNiC open plan.
As was the case last week, please note that the presentations will start
30 minutes later than usual at *4.30 pm*.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear Users
Today the Cognitive Neuroscience MSc students will be giving project
proposal presentations in YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm onwards.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear Users
This week (and next week) the Cognitive Neuroscience MSc students will
be giving project proposal presentations in YNiC open plan.
Please note that the presentations will start 30 minutes later than
usual at *4.30 pm*. The late start is necessary to give the MSc students
enough time to get to YNiC after completing an exam in the Department of
Psychology.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Apologies - can't make it this week
Avijit
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Dear Users
This week (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a YNiC project
proposal presentation by Katya Krieger-Redwood, from the Department of
Psychology.
"Speech Perception in the Brain: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Study"
The motor theory of speech perception states that brain areas involved
in producing speech, such as the PMC, also participate in processing
spoken language. This study aims to establish the necessity of the PMC
in the perception of spoken language, using rTMS. It is predicted that
the PMC area is necessary for the resolution of difficult phonological
judgement tasks but not for understanding speech in more naturalistic
tasks.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
York
YO10 5DG
Email: rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk
Tel: 01904 435 5373
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Dear Users
Today (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be two talks:
1) A YNiC project proposal presentation by Katya Krieger-Redwood, Department of Psychology.
"Speech Perception in the Brain: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study"
The motor theory of speech perception states that brain areas involved in
producing speech, such as the PMC, also participate in processing spoken
language. This study aims to establish the necessity of the PMC in the
perception of spoken language, using rTMS. It is predicted that the PMC
area
is necessary for the resolution of difficult phonological judgement tasks
but not for understanding speech in more naturalistic tasks.
2) An MEG clinical case report by Garreth Prendergast, YNiC. (addendum to original programme)
"MEG observations in an individual with visual hallucinations"
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear Users
This week (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a YNiC project proposal
presentation by Katya Krieger-Redwood, from the Department of Psychology.
"Speech Perception in the Brain: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study"
The motor theory of speech perception states that brain areas involved in
producing speech, such as the PMC, also participate in processing spoken
language. This study aims to establish the necessity of the PMC in the
perception of spoken language, using rTMS. It is predicted that the PMC
area
is necessary for the resolution of difficult phonological judgement tasks
but not for understanding speech in more naturalistic tasks.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
York
YO10 5DG
Email: rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk
Tel: 01904 435 5373
Dear Users
The YNiC seminar that was scheduled for 4th February (tomorrow) has been
cancelled.
The purpose of this week's seminar was to provide feedback on a meeting
about the source of the fMRI BOLD response. This fMRI meeting should
have taken place in Glasgow this week but it was cancelled at very short
notice.
YNiC seminars will be back to normal next week.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
This may be of interest to some.
All the best,
Katerina
****************************************************************
Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou
Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology
Institute of Psychological Sciences
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK
Tel: +44 (0)113 3435716
Fax: +44 (0)113 3435749
From: bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca [mailto:bic-announce-bounces@bic.mni.mcgill.ca] On Behalf Of Jennifer Chew, Ms.
Sent: 28 January 2010 16:18
To: bic-announce(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca
Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: RBIQ - Poste de bio-informaticien / QBIN Bioinformatician position
FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer
Jennifer Chew
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
MNI - WB317
3801 University Street
Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4
Telephone: 514-398-8554
Fax: 514-398-2975
________________________________
From: Francine Bélanger [mailto:francine.belanger@criugm.qc.ca]
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:09 AM
To: Jennifer Chew, Ms.
Subject: RBIQ - Poste de bio-informaticien / QBIN Bioinformatician position
Profil recherché / Required profile
* Bilingue (français et anglais) / Bilingual (French English).
* Bonnes capacités de communication et de coordination / Good communication and coordination skills
* Bonne connaissance de Linux, Windows et/ou Macintosh (préférablement les 3) / Good knowledge of Linux, Windows and/or Macintosh (preferably all three)
* Excellentes capacités de programmation dans un ou plusieurs languages (Matlab, C, Perl, Python, etc.) / Excellent programming skills with one or more languages (Matlab,C, Perl, Python etc.)
* Familier avec les concepts des bio-imagerie (IRMf, IRMa, TEP, EEG, MEG, etc.) / Familiar with theoretical concepts in bio-imagery (fMRI, aMRI, PET, EEG, MEG etc.)
* Connaissance d'un ou plusieurs outils d'analyse (SPM, fmristat, BrainVisa, AFNI, FSL, MINC, etc.) / Knowledge of one or more functional analysis tools (SPM, fmristat, BrainVisa, AFNI, FSL, MINC etc.)
* Motivé, sens de l'initiative, capacité à organiser des événements avec un minimum de supervision / Motivated and self-starter capable of organizing and executing events, unsupervised.
Description des fonctions / Description of tasks
* Contribuer à la bonne marche des activités scientifiques du RBIQ tout en collaborant avec différentes équipes techniques / Contribute to the smooth functioning of QBIN scientific activities while collaborating with various technical teams.
* Gérer et metre en place des activités de formation sur une base mensuelle (ateliers, séminaires, école d'été, etc.) / Manage and implement training activities on a monthly basis (Workshops, seminars, summer school etc.).
* Coordonner les échanges de personnel hautement qualifié entre les differentes plateformes technoloques du RBIQ / Coordinate the exchanges with highly qualified personnel at the various imaging centers within the reach of QBIN.
* Apporter un support technique et logistique aux différentes plateformes technologiques du RBIQ / Bring technical and logistic support to the various imaging centers within the reach of QBIN.
* Maintenir à jour une liste des besoins en termes de formation des différentes plateformes technologiques du RBIQ / Maintain a list of training needs to support the various imaging centers within the reach of QBIN.
* Maintenir le site Web et le forum du RBIQ et, lorsque requis, apporter un support général aux membres / Manage QBIN website and forums, providing aggregate support when required (front line support, redirecting questions to relevant parties).
* Maintenir à jour un calendrier des événements et insérer tous les événements reliés à la bio-imagerie dans le calendrier du RBIQ / Maintain events calendar, placing all bio-imaging events on the QBIN calendar.
Faire parvenir votre c.v./Mail your cv : julien.doyon(a)umontreal.ca<mailto:julien.doyon@umontreal.ca>
_______________________________________
Francine Bélanger
Coordonnatrice administrative UNF / RNQ / RBIQ-QBIN
Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montréal (Québec) H3W 1W5
Tél.: (514) 340-3540 # 4785
Téléc.: (514) 340-3530
Courriel: francine.belanger(a)criugm.qc.ca
Web UNF: www.unf-montreal.ca
Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca
Dear Users
Today from 4-5 pm at YNiC there will be an update on research and other
MEG-related issues presented at the recent "MEG UK" meeting.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear all,
Some changes and updates to supported software are being made this
evening at YNiC. Information about these changes can be found at
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/doc/ITPages/FAQ/Misc/ChangeLog
A brief summary follows:
These changes should be mainly user invisible (except for those who
build their own software from source which uses VTK, please contact me
for help):
* VTK and the python bindings are being updated from 5.0 to 5.4
* Various libraries and FSLView have been updated to be built against VTK 5.4
New software:
* pygame 1.8.1, pyglet and psychopy 1.51 have been added to the image
* Freesurfer dependencies: libvxl1.13, ebtks 1.6.2, kwwidgets 1.0.0 and
teem 1.10 have been added to the image
* n3 1.11.0 (from MNI) and libmni-perl have been added to the image
(mainly as freesurfer dependencies but some people may have other
uses for them)
* Slicer 3.4.0 has been added to the image (http://www.slicer.org/)
* Freesurfer 4.5 has been added to the image but is not fully tested.
Please contact me before using this for instructions. There will be
some testing work performed in the next week or so and Liat, Padraig,
Tom and myself have discussed running a training session once we're
sure it's working.
* ANTS (http://www.picsl.upenn.edu/ANTS/) has been installed.
Please see https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/doc/ITPages/FAQ/Misc/ANTS
for notes on YNiC specific things for this software.
* Nutmeg 3.1 has been added to the system (using the ynicInit system in
Matlab; please see
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/doc/ITPages/FAQ/Matlab/ExtraToolboxes )
As ever, please let me know if you see anything problematic.
Thanks,
Mark
--
Mark Hymers
York Neuroimaging Centre
Dear Users
As many of you will know, the MEG scanner underwent preventative
maintenance earlier this month.
We are happy to report that this work was carried out successfully. Due
to the re-cooling of the sensors and some calibration work the scanner
is working well. The noise floor has improved considerably.
However, one of the inherent dangers of this thermal cycling is the
potential loss of sensors. Until now we had been very fortunate in that
we had not lost any channels but this is no longer the case.
Users should take note of the following:
1) "Dead" channels
There are 3 channels in the MEG scanner that do not work. These channels
are A55, A84 and A237. There had recently been suspicion about the
quality of the data from channel 237 and during the maintenance it was
confirmed that this channel is not working correctly. On a more positive
note this is an electronics problem and will be solved once our new MEG
electronics are in place. For now, anyone collecting new MEG data should
exclude channels A55, A84 and A237 from their analyses. There will be
some minor changes to some YNiC software to allow for channel exclusions.
2) REI board error (ONLY for MEG operators)
Although currently stable, we are aware of a problem with one of the
electronics boards (the REI board). MEG operators will know when the REI
board is not working because of an error message that appears in the ACP
window on the Sun work station. For this reason the ACP, DCP, AVP and
VIP windows must be open when you are acquiring MEG data so that any
problems with the MEG scanner can be tracked. If any of these windows
are not open, they can be opened from the "acquisition setup" window in
the database on the Sun workstation. Click on the "utilities" menu and
from here open the relevant window/s.
Please record any faults in the "MEG error log book" (left-hand side of
the Sun machine). In the event of an REI board error, please contact a
member of YNiC staff.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions
about these matters.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear Users
This Thursday (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be feedback from the
recent "MEG UK" meeting provided by YNiC staff.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
I've been asked to forward this on to all the YNiC users by Ramon, who did
his Cognitive Neuroscience masters here a couple of years ago and is now
working in a research hospital in Barcelona.
As part of this year's HBM, which will be held in Barcelona this year in
June (http://www.humanbrainmapping.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1), Ramon
is involved in the organisation of a congress on 'The Default Mode Network
and other intrinsic networks in the brain'. He would like to invite anyone
from York who's interested along to the Congress, which takes place just
before HBM on the 4th and 5th of June. The website is below.
http://www.defaultmodenetwork.com/index.html
If anyone is interested and would like to be put in touch with Ramon, let me
know.
--
Chris Racey
PhD Candidate
Department of Psychology,
University of York,
York, YO10 5DD, UK
+44(0)7791 851542
For the Thursday seminar this week, it was suggested that YNiC staff
give some feedback from the MEG UK meeting.
Any volunteers?
(Please keep in mind that the following week, there is supposed to be
the MEG/fMRI debate after Gary and Andre have been to the meeting in
Glasgow.)
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear Users
There will not be a YNiC seminar this Thursday (21st) because the MEG UK
meeting is being held on Wednesday and Thursday.
YNiC seminars will resume next week (28th January).
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear Users
Today (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a project proposal
presentation by Richard Harris on "How information about expression and
identity is represented in face-selective regions".
Richard will be talking about a planned fMRI experiment in which he will
use an fMR adaptation paradigm to determine whether expression and
identity are represented independently in face-selective brain areas.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear Users
This Thursday (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a project
proposal presentation by Richard Harris on "How information about
expression and identity is represented in face-selective regions".
Richard will be talking about a planned fMRI experiment in which he will
use an fMR adaptation paradigm to determine whether expression and
identity are represented independently in face-selective brain areas.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
--
************************************************************************
Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
from a colleague that many of you will remember
---------------------------------------
Dear colleagues,
there will be an international congress "Changing People, Changing
Brains" in Konstanz next year (see:
http://www.psychologie.uni-konstanz.de/abteilungen/clinicalpsychology/chang…
and the flyer attached). There are sixteen travel awards (travel,
accomodation, attendance) for outstanding junior scientists. Interested
people can apply for the travel awards via the homepage. Would you be so
kind to forward this email to people who might be interested?
Thank you very much!
Isabella
--
*Dr. Isabella Paul-Jordanov*
http://www.clinical-psychology.uni-konstanz.de/member-55.html
University of Konstanz, Germany
Departments of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology
PO-Box D23
D-78457 Konstanz
Email: Isabella.Paul-Jordanov(a)uni-konstanz.de
<mailto:Isabella.Paul-Jordanov@uni-konstanz.de>
Tel.: +49 7531 882696
Fax: +49 7531 884601
--
Gary Green
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5DG
http://www.ynic.york.ac.ukhttps://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg
tel. +44 (0) 1904 435349
PA (Sara Narayan) +44 (0) 1904 435329
fax +44 (0) 1904 435356
mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004
This may be of interest to some.
Best wishes for the holiday season,
Katerina
******************************************************************
Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou
Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology
Institute of Psychological Sciences
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK
Tel: +44 (0)113 3435716
Fax: +44 (0)113 3435749
________________________________
From: bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca [bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca] On Behalf Of Jennifer Chew, Ms. [jennifer.chew(a)mcgill.ca]
Sent: 14 December 2009 18:26
To: bic-announce(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca
Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: post-doctoral job offer
Posted on behalf of Pierre Bellec . Jennifer
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Saad Jbabdi <saad(a)fmrib.ox.ac.uk<mailto:saad@fmrib.ox.ac.uk>>
Date: 2009/12/14
Subject: Re: TF diagrams
To: Pierre Bellec <pbellec(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca<mailto:pbellec@bic.mni.mcgill.ca>>
--
Postdoctoral Research Assistant: Modelling Brain Connectivity
Oxford University Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB)
Academic-related salary scale, Grade 7: Salary £28,839 – 35,469 p.a.
The Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB) seeks a postdoctoral research assistant to work with Drs. Tim Behrens and Saad Jbabdi in diffusion MRI methods development. Employment could begin from March 2010 and is funded by the European Commission for a period of 2 years as part of a pan-European consortium of diffusion-imaging researchers “CONNECT”. Oxford’s contribution to this project aims to integrate biophysical models of white matter architecture into Bayesian tractography routines. Candidates should have a doctorate in a relevant discipline, together with knowledge of statistics and preferably Bayesian learning, with the necessary mathematical and computational skills to put these into practice. Knowledge in methods for analysing neuroimaging data, in particular diffusion MRI, is desirable but not essential. Skills in computer programming (especially Matlab and C++) are essential. For links to further information seewww.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/analysis<http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/analysis>.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae and details of two referees, should be sent to Mrs Marilyn Goulding, FMRIB Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, fax: (01865) 222717; e‑mail: marilyn(a)fmrib.ox.ac.uk<mailto:marilyn@fmrib.ox.ac.uk>. Please quote reference HM09-024. The closing date for applications is January 8th 2010.
--
Saad Jbabdi
University of Oxford, FMRIB Centre
JR Hospital, Headington, OX3 9DU, UK
+44 (0) 1865 222466 (fax 717)
www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/~saad<http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/%7Esaad>
--
FYI
-------------------------------------
ESRC STUDENTSHIPS FOR MRes+PhD/PhD: UCL Centre for Human Communication
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday 29th January 2010
The UCL Centre for Human Communication (CHC) is pleased to announce that
it has been awarded two quota ESRC studentships for the academic year
commencing September 2010 and is additionally able to nominate
applications for an ESRC open competition studentship.
ESRC studentships provide up to four years full funding for postgraduate
training. They cover tuition fees and include a maintenance grant.
The CHC will consider applicants for 1+3 quota and open studentships for
the MRes in Speech, Language and Cognition followed by PhD research
within the CHC group. Information about the MRes can be found at
http://tinyurl.com/yb9p5d2
We will also consider applicants who have completed relevant
Masters-level training for a 3 year PhD studentship within the CHC.
The CHC is a virtual centre that exists to foster interaction amongst
UCL staff who are involved in research on human language and
communication. Research spans an unusual range of disciplines, from
those traditionally considered to lie in the humanities and social
sciences, to those of a more scientific, engineering and medical aspect.
Areas studied include, among others:
* basic aspects of hearing, speech and language, both in the adult
and the developing child;
* linguistic theory concerning syntax, phonology and pragmatics;
* speech production and speech perception;
* acquisition of first and later-learned languages;
* sign languages;
* developmental language disorders like stuttering, dyslexia and
specific language impairment;
* acquired language disorders like aphasia and dysarthria;
* hearing impairments and their remediation through training and
prostheses (hearing aids and cochlear implants);
* speech recognition and speech synthesis by computer.
More information about the CHC can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chc/
Applicants should send a CV, covering letter and the names and email
addresses of two referees to Dr Bronwen Evans at
bronwen.evans(a)ucl.ac.uk. The covering letter should include an outline
of the applicant's principal research interests. Applications for the 3
year PhD studentships only must also outline a plan of the intended
research. Ideally, this plan should have been discussed with a potential
supervisor based at UCL. Staff details can be found at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychlangsci/staff
All applications are subject to the ESRC’s nationality and residency
restrictions and applicants are also asked to indicate in their
submission that they meet these criteria. Information about these are
available in the ESRC's Postgraduate Funding Guide, which applicants are
strongly advised to consult when completing their application. This can
be downloaded at http://tinyurl.com/y8tm2qa
Deadline: Friday 29th January 2009. Applications received after this
date will still be considered for admission but will be too late to be
considered for the ESRC quota studentship.
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Dr Bronwen G. Evans,
UCL Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences,
Rm 321 Chandler House
2 Wakefield Street
London WC1N 1PF
Tel +44 (0) 20 7679 4089 (internal: 24089)
Fax +44 (0) 20 7679 4010
http://www.langsci.ucl.ac.uk