About
Dr. Farah Akthar, PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS, AFHEA
Lecturer in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience | Module Lead, Clinical & Cognitive Neuropsychology of Vision (PSYC329) | E-C Academic Lead of the Institute of Population Health | Open Day and Recruitment Lead | Assessment Coordinator (PSYC131, PSYC231)
Institute of Population Health
Dr. Farah Akthar is a Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscientist and Chartered Psychologist with extensive expertise in both research and teaching. Dr. Akthar lectures across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including the MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognition and Brain, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Dr. Akthar is the Lead for the Clinical Neuropsychology of Vision module, EC Academic Lead of the Institute of Population Health, the Open Day and Recruitment Lead of the Department and serves as the Assessment Co-ordinator for the Brain and Cognition (Year 1) and Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience (Year 2) modules. Additionally, she supervises research projects at the second-year, third-year, and MSc levels.
Dr. Akthar is an active member of both the Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Group and the VISION Group at the University of Liverpool. Dr. Akthar's research focuses on neuroscience, particularly in eye diseases such as macular disease, and she has contributed numerous publications exploring treatment and rehabilitation tools for visually impaired patients. Her collaborative work also extends to COVID-19 research. She is an active member of the academic community, serving as a member of the Curriculum Board and a trained Ethics Reviewer.
Her academic interests are in the fields of Clinical Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Medicine, Vision Science, Brain Diseases, Eye Diseases and Age-related conditions, including Dementia, Stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Akthar is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and research, including a nomination for Lecturer of the Year (2024) Award and the Elaine Funnell Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience from RHUL (2018).
Grants Awarded: David Foster Wicks Grant, Co-Investigator