An overview
Public involvement in research is when the research is carried out with or by members of the public rather than
‘to’, ‘about’, or ‘for’ them. This includes, for example, working with research funders to prioritise research,
offering advice as members of a project steering group, commenting on and developing research materials and
undertaking research with research participants.
For more information, see About public involvement.
The People in Research website is a notice board of involvement opportunities from NIHR and many other organisations in the health and social care research sector.
Latest Opportunities
Patient–researcher open forum: Demystifying AI and emerging technologies in cardiometabolic medicine
Interactive workshop to discover how AI and new technologies can improve medicine and patient care.
Help shape new research by sharing your experiences of living with multiple long-term conditions or caring for someone who does
Join a one-off discussion group to help improve care for people with multiple conditions.
Lived Experience Advisory Panel for project on Worry and Rumination
We are recruiting people with lived experience of worry and/or rumination for a long-term project
Have you stopped or considered stopping antidepressants?
Share your experience of stopping antidepressants and help shape new research.
MRC CoRE in Therapeutic Genomics – Patient, Parent and Family Group
Looking for patients, parents and family with genetic conditions including blood and eye conditions
Your experience matters: parents and caregivers shaping neonatal sepsis research
Share your experience to help shape meaningful neonatal sepsis research for families
Drama Therapy in Physical Rehabilitation Research Study
Have you spent time in hospital recovering from a physical injury? We’d like to hear from you!
Patient and Public Contributors Needed: Improving Clinical Trial Design for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Help shape research for improving clinical trial design for neurodegenerative diseases
Improving urinary continence care for minoritised menopausal women
Minoritised menopausal women's stories on incontinence and hospital care
Digital Pathology and the future NHS workforce – public perspectives wanted
Help shape training for NHS doctors using new digital technologies
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