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University of York Europe Campus collaborative PhD in Psychology

University of York Europe Campus, CITY U.L.E. and the University of York have a collaborative PhD programme facilitated by CITY’s South East European Research Centre (SEERC) in Thessaloniki, Greece. PhD students will undertake a programme of research with the aim of obtaining a PhD from York through a combination of high quality UK studies and a unique research infrastructure in South East Europe. They will be jointly supervised by York and CITY.
 
Students on the programme will be enrolled on an off-site PhD programme in the Department of Psychology at York but will be based at, and co-supervised by, CITY, Thessaloniki, in Greece. Successful students will receive their degree from York. 

Examples of past York-CITY PhD Topics 

  • Understanding the Key Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs, In Terms of Leadership and Wealth-Creation, Using Neuroscience (supervised by Nick Barraclough and Manousos Klados)
  • The Neuropsychological Correlates of Mathematical Anxiety In Adolescents (supervised by Silke Goebel and Manousos Klados)
  • Understanding the Role of Personality In Emodiversity and Their Neuropsychological Correlates Esing EEG (supervised by Tim Andrews and Manousos Klados)
  • Executive Functions In Bilingualism and the Role of Dopamine Activity (supervised by Silvia Gennari and Aristea Ladas)
with some of the strongest experimental psychology in the UK.
according to the Times Higher Education's rankings of the latest Research Education Framework (REF) results.
with an academic experience shaped by Greece’s enduring intellectual legacy.
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Course location

Students will be enrolled on a PhD programme in the Department of Psychology at York but will be based in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Entry requirements

Details of entry requirements for the course can be found on the CITY College website.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language you must provide evidence of your ability.

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Applying

Applications for this course are to be made through the York-CITY website.

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