Subject: Postgraduate studentships available at the Institute of Hearing Research, Nottingham, UK From: Brian Gygi <bgygi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:38:40 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>----=_vm_0011_W41728765_7275_1357900720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For 2013, ten PhD projects at the Institute of Hearing Research (IHR), No= ttingham, UK, are offered from the areas of neuroscience, cognitive neuro= science, experimental psychology and engineering. Five of these are colla= borative projects with our partners at the Nottingham Hearing Biomedical = Research Unit (NHBRU). Click the links below to find out information on e= ach project, or visit the IHR ?Studentship web page http://www.ihr.mrc.ac= .uk/pages/postgraduates/2013/projects NHBRU also offers PhD studentships. Please visit NHBRU=E2=80=99s student = webpage to explore all the options available for funded studentships in h= earing science. NeuroscienceNeural adaptation =E2=80=93 from single neurons to evoked pot= entialsArtificial recognition of sounds in complex scenes from auditory n= euronal activityColumnar organisation of the speech area of human cerebra= l cortexCognitive NeuroscienceUsing EEG to measure cortical reorganisatio= n after hearing lossExperimental PsychologyEffect of hearing loss on audi= tory spatial attention in older listenersEffect of auditory training and = hearing instruments on cognitive development in children with mild hearin= g lossDevelopment of questionnaire-based assessment of listening difficul= ties in childrenThe effect of hearing ability and cognition on speech per= ception in noiseSee you, hear you: The contribution of visual information= to understanding speech in background noiseEngineeringDynamic speech-bas= ed compression for hearing prosthesesFor some projects, candidates withou= t prior experience will be encouraged to complete a one-year taught Maste= rs (MSc or MRes) course, which will be fully funded by IHR. Please contac= t Dr Katrin Krumbholz, katrin.krumbholz@xxxxxxxx, or the project sup= ervisor(s) for further information. ************* Posted by Brian Gygi, Ph.D. ----=_vm_0011_W41728765_7275_1357900720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><= /font></div> <div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"> </font></div>For 2013, = ten PhD projects at the Institute of Hearing Research (IHR), Nottingham,= UK, are offered from the areas of neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology and engineering. Five of these are collaborative projects with our partners at the Nottingham Hea= ring Biomedical Research Unit (NHBRU). Click the links below to find out information on each project, or visit the IHR ?St= udentship web page http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/2013/proj= ects<br><p>NHBRU also offers PhD studentships. Please visit <a href=3D"http://www.hearing.nihr.ac.uk/s= tudents">NHBRU=E2=80=99s student webpage</a> to explore all the options a= vailable for funded studentships in hearing science.</p> =09 =09<h4>Neuroscience</h4> =09<ul><li><a href=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/2013/n= eural_adaptation">Neural adaptation =E2=80=93 from single neurons to evok= ed potentials</a></li><li><a href=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postg= raduates/2013/artificial_recognition_of_sounds_in_complex_scenes">Artific= ial recognition of sounds in complex scenes from auditory neuronal activi= ty</a></li><li><a href=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/20= 13/columnar_organisation_of_the_speech_area">Columnar organisation of the= speech area of human cerebral cortex</a></li></ul> =09<h4>Cognitive Neuroscience</h4> =09<ul><li><a href=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/2013/u= sing_eeg_to_measure_cortical_reorganisation">Using EEG to measure cortica= l reorganisation after hearing loss</a></li></ul> =09 =09<h4>Experimental Psychology</h4> =09<ul><li><a href=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/2013/e= ffect_of_hearing_loss_on_auditory_spatial_attention">Effect of hearing lo= ss on auditory spatial attention in older listeners</a></li><li><a href=3D= "http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/2013/effect_of_auditory_tra= ining_and_hearing_instruments">Effect of auditory training and hearing in= struments on cognitive development in children with mild hearing loss</a>= </li><li><a href=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/2013/dev= elopment_of_questionnaire_based_assessment">Development of questionnaire-= based assessment of listening difficulties in children</a></li><li><a hre= f=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/2013/hearing_ability_an= d_cognition">The effect of hearing ability and cognition on speech percep= tion in noise</a></li><li><a href=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postg= raduates/2013/see_you_hear_you">See you, hear you: The contribution of vi= sual information to understanding speech in background noise</a></li></ul= > =09<h4>Engineering</h4> =09<ul><li><a href=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/2013/d= ynamic_speech_based_compression">Dynamic speech-based compression for hea= ring prostheses</a></li></ul> =09 =09<p>For some projects, candidates without prior experience will be encouraged to complete a one-year taught Masters (MSc or MRes) course, which will be fully funded by IHR. Please contact Dr Katrin Krumbholz, ka= trin.krumbholz@xxxxxxxx, or the project supervisor(s) for further information.</p><p><br></p><p>****= *********<br></p><br>Posted by Brian Gygi, Ph.D.</body></html> ----=_vm_0011_W41728765_7275_1357900720--