Course summary
Research is led by scientific curiosity and motivated by social, economic and industrial needs. We have strong links with local and national industry – not least because most practical problems demand an interdisciplinary approach. As a research student, you're associated with one or more research groups in the Department of Informatics:
- Data Science
- Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems (EASy)
- Foundations of Software Systems
- Creative Technology.
Modules
Recent thesis titles: A framework for the design, prototyping and evaluation of mobile interfaces for domestic environments; an inertial motion capture framework for constructing body sensor networks; automated reasoning for reflective programs; bio-inspired approaches to the control and modelling of an anthropomimetic robot; biometric storyboards: a games user research approach for improving qualitative evaluations of player experience; chaotic exploration and learning of locomotor behaviours; cognitive modelling of complex problem-solving behaviour; data-driven techniques for animating virtual characters; evaluating computational creativity: a standardised procedure for evaluating creative systems and its application; evaluation of the usability of constraint diagrams as a visual modelling language; graph-based approaches to word sense induction; individual differences in synaesthesia: qualitative and fMRI investigations on the impact of synaesthetic phenomenology; model development and analysis techniques for epidemiological and neurobiological dynamics on networks; module hierarchy and centralisation in the anatomy and dynamics of human cortex Neuronal oscillations, information dynamics, and behaviour: an evolutionary robotics study; video analytics for security systems.
Assessment method
Research project
Entry requirements
A 1st or upper 2nd Class undergraduate Honours degree in a subject relevant to your chosen area of research. English language requirements: IELTS 6.0, with not less than 6.0 in each section; internet TOEFL with 80 overall including 22 in speaking and 24 in writing.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Sponsorship information
Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people. Details of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2024/25.
Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH