Research within the Centre for Working Memory and Learning focuses on the cognitive mechanisms involved in working memory and the associated processes involved in long-term memory and learning. Much of the work of the Centre is inspired by the model of working memory originally developed by Baddeley and Hitch in 1974 and extended by Baddeley in 2000. Staff within the Centre are cognitive psychologists who employ a wide range of approaches to develop theory; these include experimentation, neuropsychology, computational modelling and neuroimaging. Cognitive development is a key theme of the Centre, with a particular focus on developmental impairments of learning and implications for educational and clinical practice.
The Centre for Working Memory and Learning is based at the University of York. The core staff are: Alan Baddeley, Graham Hitch, Susan Gathercole, Tom Hartley and Elizabeth Jefferies. The centre also houses postdoctoral researchers, research assistants, and PhD students working on associated projects.
For further details on full- and part-time PhD programs, as well as the taught MSc course relating to this research area, please consult the Department of Psychology website.
