Psychology PhD

The research degree programme aims to provide students with an outstanding learning experience in a<br/>supportive community of learning. The department is known nationally and internationally for excellence in<br/>research and teaching and all of its staff are engaged in conducting their own research. Information on staff<br/>research interests and achievements can be found on the Departmental web pages.<br/>http://www.chi.ac.uk/department-psychology-and-counselling/psychology-research<br/>Although the Department of Psychology is relatively new at the University, it already has a thriving research culture<br/>among its staff and students and an active research centre, the POWER Centre (People & Well-being in the<br/>Everyday Research), through which it interacts with external individuals and organisations. The POWER Centre<br/>enables psychologists and counsellors to work together on projects and help increase the impact of research<br/>through professional practice. In addition, the Centre is developing a range of Continuing Professional<br/>Development (CPD) activities of use to those in the workplace within the aegis of a strategic agenda to approach<br/>local and regional commercial, business and public sector organisations for funding, research, and consultancy.<br/>Psychological studies have gained increasing importance across a wide range of activities, including human<br/>resources, education, sport, social care and the creative industries. Recent projects have included collaboration<br/>with the local NHS Hospital Trust and consultancy for Lloyds Pharmacy and the Department for Work and<br/>Pensions. <br/><br/>**The main aims of the programme are:**<br/>a) the creation and interpretation of new knowledge through original research or other advanced<br/>scholarship, or of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of the discipline and merit<br/>publication;<br/>b) a systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge which is at the forefront<br/>of the academic discipline;<br/>c) the general ability to conceptualise, design and implement a project for the generation of new<br/>knowledge, applications or understanding at the forefront of the discipline, and to adjust the project<br/>design in the light of unforeseen problems;<br/>d) a detailed understanding of applicable techniques for research and advanced academic enquiry<br/>appropriate to the discipline.<br/>e) maximising the impact of our research, scholarship, and interventions.<br/>f) the development of research-based practical interventions that promote self-managed everyday wellbeing.