Effort and motivation
Why can the same activity feel more effortful in one context than another? How do task outcomes and experience relate to motivation?
See an effort experimentFor students
Explore MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral research at the intersection of effort, motivation, and mental health.
Research backgrounds
We welcome enquiries from people interested in understanding how experience relates to behaviour. This includes psychology and neuroscience, as well as computer science, mathematics, physics, and related quantitative disciplines.
If you are interested in mental health and enjoy turning questions into experiments or models, we would like to hear about your interests.
Research questions
Our research connects experiments, subjective reports, and computational analysis. Explore these areas as a starting point for a conversation about your interests.
Belief updating
How do people revise expectations about their environment and their own abilities? Can computational models help explain these differences?
Explore belief updatingClinical questions
How do motivation, emotional experience, and cognition relate to mental health and ageing?
Explore clinical researchHow to enquire
Tell us which questions interest you and how your background connects to them. You can ask about project availability, relevant programmes, entry expectations, and scientific or computational supervision.
Joining the lab and formal university admission are separate steps. Discuss the appropriate route with us before making an application.
What to include
- Your academic background and relevant experience.
- A research question or lab project that interests you.
- Whether you are enquiring about MSc, PhD, or postdoctoral research.
- Your anticipated start date.
Or email psychiatryinaction@gmail.com
Meet the people behind the research
Read about the backgrounds and interests of current lab members.