Explore HRI projects to find studies looking for participants.
Research participation
You can help change the world.
Our researchers and research students are always looking for people to participate in studies and there can be considerable benefits for volunteers. By participating in research, volunteers contribute to advancing knowledge that can help others, the environment, an industry or challenge we face. Participants may also be eligible to receive financial compensation or other benefits, such as:
- Access to new treatments and interventions that may improve health and wellbeing.
- Interaction with other participants who may be similar to you, and researchers who are experts in their field.
- Receive health screenings and monitoring that may lead to the early detection of a health concern, issue, or illness.
- Gain insights into yourself or your health, community, industry or environment.
- Learn about the research process and how UC research is contributing to a challenge or innovation.
"Being a research participant was fun and interesting. It felt amazing being part of something that wasn’t about me, but about contributing to something bigger and outside of my world."
- Adrienne, research participant
The level of involvement and time commitment for volunteers varies with the research study. Research participation can look like:
- Surveys and questionnaires; for example, about your diet or driving habits.
- Focus groups, where participants contribute to a discussion about a topic, such as their experiences finding community connections in their neighbourhood.
- Interviews, involving individual in-depth conversations about participants’ experiences in a particular context, such as their job in industry.
- Observational studies, which involve monitoring people or an environment in a natural setting without intervention, such as classrooms.
- Longitudinal studies, where participants are monitored and/or assessed over long periods of time to observe changes and developments, such as their health as they age.
- Citizen science projects, where members of the public contribute to research through data collection or analysis, for example, taking and sharing a photo of an animal in a particular area.
- Clinical research, which involves testing with participants to better understand and improve health and disease, such as a sleep study or fitness test under specific conditions.
- Clinical trials, which involve testing treatments, medications, devices or other interventions, for example, the effectiveness of a developing eyedrop formula on short-sightedness.
UCRISE advertise some studies looking for participants on their .
CSC often advertises studies looking for participants on their .
Keep an eye out for on and their for opportunities to participate in SERC’s Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) program.
Centre for Ageing Research and Translation
Explore CARAT’s research projects or their to find opportunities to contribute to and participate in research relating to the health and health services for ageing populations.
Faculty of Health
Explore Faculty of Health research and studies looking for participants.
The University of ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ is committed to promoting and ensuring the responsible conduct of research. All research undertaken at and by the University of ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ follows Australian research ethics and integrity standards and our vigorous policies. All research involving human participants has been approved by our Ethics Committee.
When you volunteer to participate in research, you may supply basic information about yourself, such as your name and age, and sometimes personal and medical information as relevant to the study. This information can help qualify you for the research, such as a study looking for participants with a specific health condition or family history of a health condition. For relevant studies, personal or medical information gives our researchers the data they need to investigate the research question.
Our researchers will outline what information they are seeking for their work so you are aware before volunteering. Participants can pull-out of the study at any time – before, during, or after the participation experience, but not after the study has concluded and been published. All research data is securely managed and stored across its lifecycle.
Participant data collected in studies is de-identified during the research process so participants’ identities are protected. Sometimes our researchers ask for a testimonial during or after the study to include comments from participants to include in publications, other outputs, or even media, which is usually de-identified unless otherwise agreed with the participant.
For more information about UC’s conduct of research and policies, please refer to our Policy Library. If you have any concerns or complaints about a UC study, please see our Research Conduct and Complaints Procedure for guidance
Get in touch with the Research and Enterprise Portfolio to begin or continue your journey in research, explore opportunities for collaboration, draw on our research expertise, or establish a relationship with UC.