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;^[1] among these is the School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences (PPLS).

The School is composed of three subject areas:

• Philosophy
• 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.^[2]

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.^[3] It was funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), ESRC, BBSRC and EPSRC through the LLHW MRC's Lifelong Health and Wellbeing scheme, the Centre was led by Ian Deary.