Dr Farah Akthar
PhD, MBCS, C.Psychol, AFHEA, AFBPsS, MSc, BSc (Hons)

Dr. Farah Akthar: Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscientist, Chartered Psychologist, and Specialist in neuro-ophthalmic disorders, visual neuropsychology, and brain function. She is the Lead of the Clinical & Cognitive Neuropsychology of Vision module, teaches across undergraduate and MSc Cognitive Neuroscience programmes, and serves as Early Career Academic Lead of Institute of Population Health, Open Day and Recruitment Lead, and Assessment Coordinator for core neuroscience modules.
Psychology

Part of
Institute of Population Health
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Contact

Farah.Akthar@liverpool.ac.uk

Teaching

Module Lead: Clinical Neuropsychology of Vision
Assessment co-ordinator - Cognition and Brain, Year 1 & Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Year 2
Lecturer UG cohort - Clinical & Cognitive Neuroscience
Supervisor for 3rd year Projects, MSc Neuroscience Projects
Lecturer - MSc Neuroscience
Research & Statistics 1 & 2
Open Day Lead / Recruitment Lead
Member of the Curriculum Board
Ethics Reviewer
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Modules for 2025-26

BRAIN AND COGNITION

Module code: PSYC131

Role: Teaching

COGNITION AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Module code: PSYC231

Role: Teaching

COGNITIVE AND CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF VISION

Module code: PSYC329

Role: Module Co-ordinator

Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience

Module code: PSYC731

Role: Teaching

RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS 1

Module code: PSYC134

Role: Teaching

RESEARCH PROJECT

Module code: PSYC340

Role: Teaching