| Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
| PhD or Professional doctorate |
PhD:
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Professional doctorate:
Part-time: 4–8 years |
October |
November to January |
Qualifications
PhD or Professional doctorate |
Duration
PhD:
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Professional doctorate:
Part-time: 4–8 years |
Start dates
October |
Application period
November to January |
Performance Augmentation seeks to bridge the gap between abstract knowledge and practical application, researching radically new methods to connect knowing something ‘in principle’ to application ‘in practice’. This topic is focused on identifying, developing, and validating solutions that meet the need of the modern industry for access to expertise and professional development.
Immersive and wearable technologies enable us to rethink personal computing to embed knowledge directly into what people experience, enriching the world beyond the visible with novel and powerful forms of feedback on performance.
We research mixed reality interactive content and establish interoperability to improve user experience and human performance. At the same time, we lower entry barriers and provide safe routes for R&D investment.
Projects pilot novel experience capturing and guidance, holographic artificial intelligence, and human performance analytics with real-time applications, evaluating dimensions such as affective attachment, immediacy, utility, and accuracy.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MA or research methods training at MA level (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Current/recent research projects
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
PhD fees
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Full-time: £5,006 per year |
Full-time: £12,705 per year |
| Part-time: £2,503 per year |
Part-time: £6,353 per year |
Professional doctorate fees
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Part-time: £3,811 per year |
Part-time: £9,676 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via The Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
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