Research Volunteering

NOTE: All research involving human participants requires approval from an ethics committee. Research involving NHS staff or patients requires approval from an NHS research ethics committee; all other research involving human beings, including University of Manchester staff or students, must have approval from one of the University's ethics committees.

Before any requests for research volunteers are published on StudentNet, they will be checked to ensure the appropriate ethical approval has been obtained.

Is there an association between hearing aids experience and daily-life listening effort?
Ethics ref: 2023-17347-31028 Details: We are looking for people with different amounts of experience with hearing aids to investigate whether there is an association between hearing aids experi...

We are looking for healthy volunteers to take part in our study
NHS REC ref: 23/YH/0121 IRAS ID: 322779 We are conducting a research study to investigate the reasons why brain tumours grow, by comparing samples from samples from patients with different typ...

contact lens wearers (aged 18+) required for three-visit clinical study.
Ethics ref: 2023-17598-30198 Study Design: This study will compare the visual performance of two types of daily disposable contact lenses. It comprises three study visits and requires up to 20 contac...

NHS Student Wellbeing Study
Ethics ref: 20/HRA/0090 Why take part? We are interested in knowing more about: • Your awareness about the University’s Wellbeing Services and access to this support when need...

Call for volunteers for a study investigating the effect of probiotic kitchen cleaning products on consumers skin hand microbiome
Ethics ref : 15191 The University of Manchester is looking for healthy volunteers from 18 to 40 years old who have no wounds, eczema, or cuts/breaks on the hand, scabs or any visible evidence of skin...

How does our skin change with age?
Ethics ref: 13599 As skin ages, we see a decline in skin barrier function, which can leave elderly people vulnerable to skin damage. We believe that these changes may start to happen at different age...

Participants needed for an experiment investigating memory and speech perception
Ethics ref: 2023-17754-30489 Participants needed for a short study on memory and speech recognition, carried out at the University of Manchester. The study investigates the link between m...

(Lecturers only) What does computer science ethics mean to you?
Ethics by UClan What does computer science ethics mean to you? I would love to hear your opinions and insights into this challenging theme to develop our design thinking of safe and explainable emerg...

Participants needed for an eye tracking study on speech processing
Ethics ref: 2023-16293 We are looking for participants to take part in an eye-tracking study that will be held on the University of Manchester campus. The aim of the study is to explore how the pupil...

Barriers and facilitators for achieving optimal oral health behaviours in university students
Ethics ref: 2023-15650-30363 Volunteers needed for a study investigating barriers and facilitators to achieving optimum oral health in university students. In this interview-style study you will be a...

Study to improve hearing tests for babies
Ethics ref: 2023-10804-29330 Do you have a baby under 2 years old? Help us improve hearing tests for babies! A better understanding of the sorts of sounds babies respond most to is crucial for develo...

The role and impact of new technologies on re school childrens language development and outcomes
Ethics ref: 13932 My name is Luca, I'm part of the Cognitive Robotics Lab form the Department of Computer science. Together with the Cognitive Development Lab from the University of Salford, w...

Normal-hearing participants, 18 to 40 years, native English or native Mandarin speaker
Ethics ref: 2023-15517-28247 Do you sometimes read in a noisy coffee shop or office? Do you like to listen to music when you learn or memorize something? Do you sometimes find that you cannot ...

Native Speakers of Mandarin Chinese required.
Ethics ref: 2023-13351-27905 I’m conducting interviews as part of my PhD project into how Mandarin is used in everyday situations. I am looking for native Mandarin Chinese speakers to ta...

Exploring the language and communication profiles of autistic females
Ethics ref: 15593 Exploring the language & communication profiles of autistic women & girls & the impact of any difficulties on their emotional well-being We are looking for parent...

Would you like to help further our understanding of how we experience different senses?
We are looking for volunteers to take part in a study looking at how we experience different senses (for example, touch and hearing) to help further our understanding of pain conditions like fibromya...

Seeking participants to take part in health supplement research.
Ethics ref: 2023-15359-27115 Hi, my name is Daniil Luzyanin, I’m a Master’s student at the University of Manchester. A team of researchers and I are investigating if Hericium erinaceus mu...

Can you help us improve the quality of student mental health?
Ethics ref: NHS 002074 Researchers are looking to explore the reasons behind students difficulties with mental health across the years of their study to allow for greater understanding of diff...

Are you interested in taking part in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)experiment of memory and emotion?
Ethics:2022-14669-23964 We are interested in exploring which brain regions are involved in specific aspects of memory and emotion function. This study will use functional magnetic resonance imaging (...

Eurolens Research - are you aged 42+ and finding changes to your close/reading vision frustrating?
Study Design This study will compare the short-term clinical performance of two multifocal contact lens brands, which are designed for use by people experiencing presbyopia (or age-related, reduced a...

Are you interested in the effects of pollution on health and wellbeing?
Ethics ref; 2022-14762-26354 Are you interested in the effects of pollution on health and wellbeing? PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED We are investigating the effects of indoor and outdoor pollutants on the br...

Can self-injury be addictive? Exploring the potentially addictive characteristics of non-suicidal self-injury
Ethics ref: 2022-13590-24927 Warning: discussion of difficult and potentially triggering subjects of self-injury Details: This research project (based in the Division of Psyc...

Healthy female participants needed for a study of bioactive lipids in lupus
NHS ref: 20/NW/0429 Systemic lupus erythematosus – lupus – is a long term illness that mainly affects younger women. Women with lupus have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular d...

The Psychological Measure of Islamic Religiousness (PMIR) Questionnaire
A PhD research is looking at how good the Psychological Measure of Islamic Religiousness (PMIR), is at capturing Islamic beliefs and practices on physical, mental health and psychological well-being....