What is the Join Us register?
Join Us is a simple online register that connects you with researchers to help prevent, treat and find cures for health conditions.
For you, your family, your neighbours and for everyone.
Information for participants
It takes less than 10 minutes to sign up. You’ll need to share some information about you, and your health. We'll get back to you once you are a match.
Information for researchers
Join Us is a secure, online research register that provides access to a database of community members who are interested in being contacted about research that might be relevant to their health status.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Join Us Register Acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of Country and acknowledge the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of this land. We pay our respect to First Nations peoples and Elders, past and present.
We acknowledge and celebrate the knowledge and the strengths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities and recognise their continuing connection to land and waters.
We thank the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and the many individuals, organisations that have supported and guided us through our journey.
There is a huge opportunity to partner more with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to build on existing community strengths and resilience, often in the face of ongoing inequities. Through Join us, we will work together in the spirit of reciprocity to address ongoing impacts of colonisation so that we can all realise optimal health and wellbeing
Studies Currently Recruiting
Neuromarkers for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
This study aims to explore differences in brain function during sleep and alertness among three groups: people with normal sleep patterns but daytime fatigue (chronic fatigue syndrome), those with insomnia, and healthy sleepers.
Lost in Translation
Researchers from the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute want to understand how attitudes toward ageing, gender stereotypes, recruitment language, and program design affect men’s willingness to take part in social and health programs.
Text Message Program to Prevent Adolescent E-Cigarette Use
University of Newcastle researchers want to learn how to better prevent youth vaping by testing the use of a text-message program sent to parents and their child (aged 12-15 years).
FOMOS
Researchers from Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition want to understand the effectiveness of a home-based program in improving Postnatal Depression symptoms in women after childbirth.
See our 'Participant Information Statement'
For everything you need to know about signing up, how your data is secured and used, and what to expect once you Join us
How is personal data secured?
The privacy of your data is an absolute priority for us. We have established state of the art security systems that keep your health data secure and in a separate secure location from your personal information. None of your personal information ever leaves the register.
Latest News and Stories
What types of research can I take part in?
Join Us has helped support recruitment for over 70 research studies since 2021. As a disease-agnostic register, we support recruitment for a wide range of topics. So, what are the types of research you can take part in?
Celebrating 4000+ Participants: A Milestone for Join Us
Join Us is celebrating a huge milestone this July; we now have over 4,000 participants to our national non-profit research register. This incredible achievement reflects the growing commitment of Australians to contribute to meaningful health research and improve health outcomes for all.
Introducing Our Referral Program
The Join Us Referral Program is designed to make it easy for new participants to get involved in health research in Australia and support local organisations that are meaningful to them. By registering through specific tracked links, new participants can contribute to vital health research, while also directly supporting causes close to their hearts. A win-win!
