Fully Funded PhD Place at Institute for the Science of Early Years and Youth

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description Location. Stratford Campus. Salary. Funding covers tuition fees (approx £5-8k per year) and a stipend set at the ESRC/UKRI rate for London Universities (£22,780 p.a) if studying full time. Part time study is based on 0.6FTE and the stipend will be adjusted accordingly (£13,668), lasting for up to 5 years. Post Type. Full Time. Closing Date. Friday 20 November 2026. Reference. PHD004-26. Fully funded PhD place at ISEY - Institute for the Science of Early Years and Youth at UEL . “How engagement with complex screen media is reshaping early cognitive development and attention systems” . *Unfortunately, we cannot accept international applications, unless self-funded, for this PhD . The Project . A funded PhD position is available to address a fundamental question in developmental science: how does shared reading between caregivers and young children support early learning, and what are the interpersonal neural mechanisms that underpin these benefits? Shared reading is one of the strongest predictors of children's early language, literacy and cognitive development. Through shared books, children are exposed to new vocabulary, more complex language structures, as well as reciprocal interactions with adults. Experimental research has shown that interventions promoting caregiver-child book sharing can improve children's subsequent language outcome and attention skills. Shared reading is a d