CIDD has established a unique Intellectual and Developmental MPhil/PhD programme. We are interested in hearing from people who are thinking of pursuing a PhD in areas of CIDD’s expertise:

• Intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism) across the lifespan
• Assessment and diagnosis in intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Families, family adjustment, siblings of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and sibling relationships
• Mental health in children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism)
• Forensic mental health in adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism
• Developmental psychology with children and adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism
• School attendance in children and young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Early intervention in intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Early development of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism)
• Transition to adulthood for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Parenting skills and interventions in families of children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Psychological and educational therapies and interventions for children, adolescents, adults and families of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism)
• Training of education, health and social care staff who work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilitie Intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism) across the lifespan.

If you are interested in doing a PhD with us, you can look for and contact potential supervisors using our staff directory. If you would like to chat with one of our current students about what it's like to study for a PhD at CIDD, then please contact diana.smith@warwick.ac.uk who will put you in touch with one of our students.

Students are encouraged to contact Professor Kylie Gray (K.Gray.1@warwick.ac.uk), CIDD's Director of Graduate Studies or Paul Thompson (Paul.Thompson.2@warwick.ac.uk) to discuss their interests in applying to study at CIDD prior to submitting an application.