The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree encourages initiative and originality in research. Students will make a significant contribution to knowledge in their field and will be competent to carry out research in their chosen area. The PhD degree is recognised in every country in the world and signals the culmination of a successful research training experience. Students conduct a research project designed to provide “an original and significant contribution to knowledge” within a domain of psychology and present this research and its theoretical and empirical background and implications in a thesis of no more than 100,000 words. Examination of the thesis is carried out by external examiners from elsewhere in Australia or overseas with acknowledged expertise in the research area involved. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES The School has excellent research and professional training facilities that include extensive computing facilities, a psychological test library, a psychology clinic, a career research and assessment service, a technical workshop and laboratories in all areas of experimental psychology. The School also has strong links with professional practitioners in the areas of clinical, neuropsychological, and forensic psychology. The School endeavours to provide all research students with the infrastructure necessary for their research. All students enrolling in a PhD program are provided with office space and a new high quality computer equipped with current versions of office productivity and statistical packages. Students have access to the University's computer network, email and web services and to the UNSW library's extensive database and document delivery systems. Students are provided with basic office equipment and resources and have access to discretionary funds to support more specialised research needs. The School encourages students to develop good lines of communication with researchers in other parts of the world and to attend relevant national and international conferences. Financial assistance is provided for this purpose. Opportunities for paid part-time undergraduate teaching within the School are also taken up by most research students.