Benefit from our advanced facilities
We offer experimental testing rooms for quantitative work, and interview booths for qualitative research.
Collaborate with local groups
Work in partnership with external councils, academics, pharmacology companies, sports teams, health services and charities.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Applied cognition and performance
- Developmental psychology
- Experimental memory
- Forensic psychology
- Neuropsychobiology, health and psychological interventions
- Parapsychology
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- To apply, you'll need a first or 2.1 honours degree, or an equivalent qualification.
- International doctoral students must have strong English language skills.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 42,306 AUD / year ≈ 22,500 GBP / year
- Domestic (Citizens or residents): 9,849 AUD / year ≈ 5,238 GBP / year
Additional Details — International Part-time fee per year: £11,250
Living costs
Manchester, United Kingdom: 1,213-2,251 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Psychology.
- Sports Scholarship — Manchester Metropolitan University — Grant 10000 GBP — Deadline: Not specified (Merit-based)
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — U.S. government — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship — ServiceScape — Grant 1000 USD — Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships — ACES Education Fund — Grant 3500 USD — Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified (Merit-based)
- Scholarships for PhD Students — Junhua Li — Grant 19000 GBP — Deadline: Not specified (Merit-based)
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship — Boustany Foundation — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 28 Feb 2027 (Merit-based)
- Amberscholar Scholarship — Amber Scholar — Grant 6000 USD — Deadline: 31 Jan 2027 (Merit-based)
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — IvyPanda — Grant 1000 USD — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 (Merit-based)
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Voice Talent Online — Grant 1000 USD — Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 (Merit-based)
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Salvado Law — Grant 1000 USD — Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 (Merit-based)
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Anonymous Hope Fund — Grant 3000 USD — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 (Need-based)
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids — UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) — Grant 22500 GBP — Deadline: Not specified
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Leopold Figl Foundation — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 (Need-based)
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — IELTS from 6 to 9 — Grant 1500 USD — Deadline: Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant 12000 USD — Deadline: 11 Jan 2027
- “The Hope For Healing” Scholarship — FHE Health — Grant 5000 USD — Deadline: Not specified
