Get involved with our research
Some of our research projects rely on the generosity of people like you. Whether it's harnessing the power of your home PC, taking part in a clinical trial, or simply volunteering your time for a study, you may be able to contribute to some of the ground-breaking projects which make the University of Oxford a world leader in research. Watch this space for ways in which you could get involved.
Psychological Effects of a Single Session of Physical Activity in Virtual Reality
We are looking for healthy volunteers, aged 18 years and over, to participate in a virtual reality (VR) study of the psychological effects of exercise. We are recruiting participants who are willing and able to engage in physical activity. You are invited to participate by attending a single session at the University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology. This would take about 1 hour of your time. You would be asked to spend time answering questions and 30 minutes in VR, either exercising or doing a non-exercise task.
Contact: Ella Hughes - [email protected]
Our participate information sheet (PDF) contains ethics approval reference, the lead researchers' details and provides greater details about the study.
Brain Health Centre: Healthy Volunteers Study
We are looking for volunteers, aged 16 years of age and over, to take part in the ‘Brain Health Centre: healthy volunteers’ study. Information from this study will help us develop new ways to measure brain health and provide new ways to compare brain information from patients with memory problems to brain information from healthy adults to help doctors make more accurate and earlier diagnoses. The study involves one study session, lasting around 2.5hours, and involves having an MRI brain scan and a second optional session lasting approximately 30 minutes.
For more information, please contact Sameera Shabir
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01865 618240
Seeking poor sleepers for insomnia research
Trouble sleeping? Researchers from the Sleep & Circadian Neuroscience Institute at the University of Oxford are evaluating different interventions aimed at improving sleep. We are looking for poor sleepers between the ages of 18 and 65. Participation will involve spending overnights in the sleep laboratory at Oxford, monitoring your sleep/wake cycle, and completing computerised tasks. Depending on the study you volunteer for, you will either undergo an online self-help treatment programme or lab-based non-invasive brain stimulation sessions prior to bedtime. You will be reimbursed for your time.
If you are interested in taking part or would like more information, please contact the research team directly at [email protected]
Volunteers with lazy eye wanted
We are looking for volunteers with a history of lazy eye, patching or amblyopia to take part in our brain scanning study on how binocular vision relates to brain chemistry.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for healthy, fluent English volunteers aged 18-45 with a history of lazy eye, patching therapy or amblyopia.
You will also be asked questions about your medical history to check your suitability for an MRI scan.
Participants will be reimbursed for their time.
How can I find out more?
If you are interested and would like more information please contact Betina Ip in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, by emailing [email protected] or visit amblyopiaproject.wordpress.com
CUREC No: MSD-IDREC-C1-2014-146
Oxford Vaccine Group
The Oxford Vaccine Group, part of the Department of Paediatrics, is an independent multi-disciplinary clinical trials and epidemiology group based at the Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine. OVG works towards the goal of developing new and improved vaccines for the prevention of infection in adults and children, enhancing the understanding of immunity and studying the epidemiology of infectious diseases.
To find out which research projects are currently recruiting volunteers, please see the OVG website or email [email protected]
Vaccine Trials
The Jenner Institute works to develop innovative vaccines against major global diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and influenza and often needs participants for trials. To find out which trials are currently recruiting volunteers, please see the Jenner Institute website or email [email protected].
Oxford Education Deanery
We warmly welcome interest from teachers in local state-maintained schools that are members of the Oxford Education Deanery that want to engage with/in research and/or undertake continuing professional development. Opportunities available to eligible teachers include the NQT induction programme, Action Research Fellowships and the Enhanced Masters in Learning and Teaching. We are also keen to work collaboratively with local Deanery schools to develop research projects that meet school needs and disseminate findings effectively. If your school is not a Deanery member and you are interested in joining, please follow this link for contact information.