Hi everyone,

I'm an international student and applying for a PHD in psychology in UK.
as I understood, the first step in applying is contacting a potential supervisor and writing him/her about myself and my research interests.
I wanted to ask how detailed should I be when I write about my research interests?
Should the first email be succinct and describe in general the topics I'm interested at or should it be more detailed and include a research question and how I think it could be explored?
Thanks a lot,
Shiri

Can anyone help Shiri?

A general discussion will do, you don't normally go into specific of your research until you actually start your PhD. You will be required to write a research proposal in your formal study application once you have a informal agreement with your potential supervisor that he/she is willing to take you as a PhD student.