Cognition and Communication Research Centre (CoCo)
The Cognition and Communication Research Centre (CoCo) is a University-recognised research centre that examines how both adults and children communicate about and conceptualise the world in which we live. Research funding to the centre is in excess of 1.8 million pounds since 2001, including major grant from three of the UK research councils (ESRC, EPSRC, AHRC), the NHS and industry.
Research in CoCo is focussed around four main themes: Language and Perception, Psychology and Communication Technology, Cognition and Ageing, and Developmental Learning Disability.
Please visit the Cognition and Communication Research centre website, www.cocolab.org for more information about the research conducted in CoCo.
People in CoCo
Andre Bester
Professor Pam Briggs, Dean
Professor Kenny Coventry, Director of Cognition and Communication Research Centre
Dr. Margaret Anne (Greta) Defeyter
Professor Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon, Associate Dean (Research & Innovation)
Dr Colin Hamilton
Dr Tom Heffernan
Dr Joni Holmes
Dr Johannes Hönekopp
Dr Magdalena Ietswaart
Dr Linda Little
Dr Lynn McInnes
Dr Franz Mechsner
Dr. Leigh Riby
Dr. Liz Sillence
Dr Kenny Smith
Janice Bartholomew, Postgraduate
Andre Bester, Laboratory Manager
Dr. Alejandro Castillo, Leverhulme Trust Postdoctoral Fellow
Nicola Davison, Postgraduate
Professor Gregory O’Brien, Associate Member of CoCo
Ronan O’Ceallaigh, Postgraduate
Terence O’Neill, Postgraduate
Dr Elizabeth Orme, Postgraduate
Jennifer Sturm, Postgraduate
Professor John Taylor, Associate Member of CoCo
