The University of Sheffield
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Current Vacancies - Human Communication Sciences

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Project Title Contact for Initial Enquiries & Supervisors Funding Deadline
The speech, language and communication development of children in looked after provision Dr Judy Clegg & Dr Sarah Spencer Self-funded Students only Open
Alignment in conversation in people with aphasia Dr Ruth Herbert & Professor Patricia Cowell Self-funded Students only Open
Robots and autism Dr Tom Muskett & Professor Roger K. Moore Self-funded Students only Open
Communication in adults with profound and multiple learning disability: prevalence of severe communication impairment and the impact of this on social inclusion Dr Judy Clegg Self funded students only Open
Speech, language and communication in secondary age pupils: analysing needs and evidencing interventions Dr Judy Clegg Self funded students only Open
Investigation of speech and related cognition across the menstrual cycle or at menopause in healthy women. A combined data mining and data collection project. Prof Patricia Cowell Self funded students only Open
Speech, language and literacy development in Key Stage 2: A comparison of children with and without English as an Additional Language Dr Silke Fricke Self funded students only Open
A comparison of errors in spoken word production in aphasia across communication contexts Dr Ruth Herbert Self funded students only Open
Facilitating self-management in aphasia through increased knowledge of stroke and health Dr Ruth Herbert Self funded students only Open
Aspects of speech production in cleft palate Prof Sara Howard Self funded students only Open
Phonetic variability in children's speech production Prof Sara Howard Self funded students only Open
Phonetic repair in communication breakdowns in children's conversational speech Prof Sara Howard Self funded students only Open
Connected speech production in typical and/or atypical speech development Prof Sara Howard Self funded students only Open
Electropalatographic investigations of typical and/or atypical speech production Prof Sara Howard Self funded students only Open
Literacy, phonological awareness and speech processing in a) children with cleft palate and associated syndromes, or b) Down Syndrome Prof Joy Stackhouse Self funded students only Open