ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹz ɛmbɪɹˈɪkoʊz stˈʌdid ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv sˈʌbdʒɛkts bˈoʊθ ɪn fɹˈæns ænd ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm wˌɛɹ hiː stˈʌdid æt kˈɪŋz kˈɑːlɪdʒ lˈʌndən; haʊˈɛvɚɹ ɪt wʌz ɪn pˈæɹɪs wˌɛɹ hiː dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə stˈʌdi sˌaɪkoʊɐnˈæləsˌɪs təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð ɹᵻnˈeɪ lˈæfoːɹɡ ænd dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl sˌaɪkoʊˌænɐlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
The following years Embirikos studied a variety of subjects both in France and in the United Kingdom where he studied at King's College London; however it was in Paris where he decided to study psychoanalysis together with René Laforgue and joined the International Psychoanalytical Association.