The Join Us Research Register is working to advance the national research effort by connecting the Australian community with research studies relevant to them. Recruiting enough participants is crucial to the success of a research study, but it can be extremely challenging for a number of reasons. By making it easier to learn about and take part in health research opportunities, Join Us is making health research participation more inclusive, accessible, and impactful for everyone. 

 All researchers interested in using Join Us to find potential study participants must have approval from an Australian Human Research Ethics Committee and must complete an online Researcher Access Form. Our dedicated Research Support team works with UNSW Sydney to find potential study participants from our pool of enthusiastic, pre-consenting study participants.  

 Join Us is proud to have supported recruitment for over 100 research studies since 2021, covering a wide range of studies across topics including healthy ageing, cardiovascular health, mental health, women’s health and more. Recently, Join Us has helped researchers seeking to better understand Parkinson’s Disease in Australia, learn more about the impact of Type 1 Diabetes on brain health and improve the national understanding of sun exposure.  

 Here is what some of them had to say about their experience using Join Us: 

• “Your contribution to our recruitment has been incredibly valuable… and returned high quality responses in a short time frame. Thank you so much for a wonderful experience.” – K Freemann, Swinburne University Researcher 
• “We have a very good experience working with the Join Us team.” Prof Bhar, Swinburne University 
• “Fantastic resource – thank you all so much!” K McFadden, Sydney University 
• “We’ve really found the process of advertising our study on Join Us really great. Will definitely continue to use Join Us and have recommended it to many of my colleagues who are also coordinating studies.” Dr Numbers, University of New South Wales 
• “Thank you for supporting our request to help recruit participants for our project. It has been a delight working with you to achieve this. “ – Dr Rowbotham, Curtin University  
• “I will certainly recommend the Join Us service to my peers and colleagues. Your assistance has been invaluable in supporting the recruitment for my study.” – W Wang, Research Associate, Monash University  

One average, Join Us supports recruitment for one research study per week. Through our recruitment support, we have connected thousands of enthusiastic, pre-consenting Australians with research studies relevant to them. And we’re just getting started! Visit our Researcher Information page to learn how Join Us is working the advance the national research effort. 

Join Us: together for healthier Australia.