The new interdisciplinary Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature-Inspired Acoustics (NIA)<http://www.nia-leverhulme.org.uk/> is seeking an excellent candidate to join its first cohort of PhD students.
FMI: https://new-og.is.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/business/managementscience/researchintojudgmentanddecisionmakinginfuturesthinking/
Biomimicry studies nature's scientific principles and uses them as inspiration for designs or processes with the goal of solving human problems. The interdisciplinary research of the new doctoral school aims to develop novel interdisciplinary research approaches to better identify biological proof-of-principle insights, and pioneer discoveries in basic materials science and measurement sciences to develop technologies for creating complex biomimetic acoustic structures, sensors and networks.
Note that there is, in fact, no need for any knowledge of acoustics - the overall theme of the Leverhulme School. We will be focused on thinking about the future in the general contextual area of acoustic devices. Applications are sought from those with a strong undergraduate degree in Psychology for research studentships focussed on judgment and decision making in anticipating the future. This studentship will explore the quality of individual and group judgments about future technological change and the usefulness of structured approaches to improving judgment and decision making, such as Delphi and Scenario Planning.

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Tuition fees
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Annual Stipend of £20,199 per annum, paid monthly
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Travel fees
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Training and research

For further details, contact George Wright, george.wright@strath.ac.uk.