Supervisor: Dr. Kamila Maria Jozwik, Jozwik lab, University of Cambridge

Application deadline: 23 March 2026

Application link: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/cvbspdbsc (Please note that this link incorrectly lists March 13 as the application deadline; the new deadline is March 23. You will be able to submit the application from March 20 onwards, when the portal reopens after the content freeze.)

PhD fees status: Home fees only (https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees/what-my-feestatus), 4 years, fully funded

Start date: October 2026 College: You must select Churchill College as your first college choice, as part of the funding is coming from the college.

Full details: https://kamilajozwik.com/docs/PhD_ad_Jozwik_cog_comp_neuro_march_2026_v3.pdf

The Jozwik lab studies visuo-semantic cognition combining cognitive science, neuroscience, and computational modelling. The lab’s research has focused on probing specific visual dimensions in the context of face, animacy, and object representations more generally. We collect and analyse human behavioural and brain imaging (fMRI and M/EEG) data. We also analyse macaque electrophysiology data obtained through collaborations and perform cross-species comparisons. We use machine learning techniques for neural data analysis and computational modelling with a special interest in biologically-inspired deep learning and AI models (NeuroAI). The computational models we work with include vision deep learning models (including topographical, recurrent, or developmentally inspired models), multimodal vision and language models, and Large Language Models. Please find prior work here: (Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=oEifmSgAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate).  We also began exploring how to apply our expertise in visuo-semantic cognition and AI to neurotechnology (Focused Ultrasound Stimulation) and understanding mental health conditions.