• Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology and Environmental Temporal Cognition Lab Director, Keele University, Keele University

Darren Rhodes is a cognitive computational neuroscientist and Director of the Environmental Temporal Cognition Lab at Keele University, United Kingdom. His primary research explores how humans perceive time, particularly in extreme environments, alongside investigations into multi-sensory processing and the nature of consciousness. The lab's research spans Arctic, desert, and space-analog settings to understand how environmental extremes shape temporal perception and cognitive processes.

Darren uses psychophysical techniques and cognitive computational models to uncover the perceptual mechanisms underpinning our experience of time, and to develop predictive frameworks for understanding human adaptation in challenging conditions. His research has applications for improving well-being in polar regions, astronaut training, and other extreme environments.

He is committed to transparent research processes and advocates for open science. Darren actively works to reform academic practices toward openness, both through his research and in his teaching, encouraging future researchers to adopt more transparent methodologies.

Darren obtained his PhD from the Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Robotics at the University of Birmingham under the supervision of Dr. Max Di Luca. He then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science, under Prof. Anil Seth, contributing to the ERC TIMESTORM Project. Prior to joining Keele, he served as a senior lecturer in psychology and statistics at Nottingham Trent University.

Darren is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, recognized for his contributions to the integration of digital technology in pedagogy and fostering open science culture change.

• –present Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, Keele University

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