Darren Rhodes

Darren Rhodes is a Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Environmental Temporal Cognition Lab at Keele University, UK. His research focuses on how humans perceive time in extreme environments (e.g., Arctic, space analogs) and integrates cognitive computational models to study multi-sensory processing and consciousness. He advocates for open science practices and transparent research methodologies.

• University: Keele University
• Department: Department of Psychology
• Lab Affiliation: Environmental Temporal Cognition Lab

Education: PhD in Computational Neuroscience from University of Birmingham (supervised by Dr. Max Di Luca), Postdoctoral Fellowship at Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science (under Prof. Anil Seth). Prior to Keele, held Senior Lecturer positions at Nottingham Trent University.

Research Themes:

• Temporal perception in extreme environments
• Circadian rhythm dynamics
• Open science advocacy
• Chronobiological adaptations

Key Awards: Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2024) for contributions to digital pedagogy and open science reforms.

Current Projects:

• ERC TIMESTORM Project collaborations
• Applications of temporal perception research in astronaut training and polar well-being