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The University of Edinburgh School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS) is a school within the College of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh. The School was formed in 2002 as a result of administrative restructuring, when several departments of what was then the Faculty of Arts were brought together. The University of Edinburgh's academic foundation is based on three Colleges containing a total of 22 Schools; among these is the School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences (PPLS).
The School is composed of three subject areas:
*
Cross-council Lifelong Health and Well-being initiative
/ref> It was funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC),
Philosophy at Edinburgh
Psychology at Edinburgh
Linguistics and English Language at Edinburgh
School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Science
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The University of Edinburgh School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS) is a school within the College of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh. The School was formed in 2002 as a result of administrative restructuring, when several departments of what was then the Faculty of Arts were brought together. The University of Edinburgh's academic foundation is based on three Colleges containing a total of 22 Schools; among these is the School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences (PPLS).
The School is composed of three subject areas:
* Philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
* Psychology
* Linguistics and English Language (LEL)
Research
Within the School, research in Psychology is organized along 3 broad themes: * Differential Psychology, which looks at individual differences in the way people think, behave, and feel emotions differently. * Human Cognitive Neuroscience, which studies memory, attention, executive function, visual memory, sensory integration, and perceptuo-motor control in adults who function normally and those who possess disorders within the nervous system. * Language Cognition and Communication, which covers topics in linguistic comprehension, understanding, invention and conversation. The Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology (CCACE) was a "centre of excellence" to advance research into how ageing affects cognition, and how mental ability in youth affects health and longevity./ref> It was funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC),
ESRC
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), formerly the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) funded by the UK government. ESRC provides fundi ...
, BBSRC
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, is a non-departmental public body (NDPB), and is the largest UK public funder of non-medical bioscience. It predominantly funds scientific rese ...
and EPSRC through the LLHW MRC's Lifelong Health and Wellbeing scheme, the Centre was led by Ian Deary.
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Philosophy at Edinburgh
Psychology at Edinburgh
Linguistics and English Language at Edinburgh
School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Science
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