PhD in Neuroscience

The Centre for National Training and Research Excellence in Understanding Behaviour (Centre-UB) is inviting applications for a Doctoral Studentship in association with collaborative partner Promat to start in October 2026./nAccurate eyewitness identification is critical for criminal investigations and public safety. The project aims to modernise eyewitness identification by combining cognitive psychology, immersive technology, and artificial intelligence. The project will test participant witnesses using a mock witness paradigm where witnesses can adjust lighting, toggle disguise features, and control viewing angle during lineups to create a memory-congruent identification environment./nThe student will analyse eye movements, exploration patterns, and verbal reports to develop computational models that predict identification reliability, and will learn to design interpretable, legally robust AI systems, including attention-based deep learning models and reinforcement learning approaches that adapt lineup presentation in real time. The role involves close collaboration with Promat and joint supervision from Psychology and Computer Science.