Participate in a research study
Walking with kneecap arthritis: healthy volunteers sought
If you are a man aged between 50 and 70 with healthy knees, please volunteer to help researchers understand how people with kneecap arthritis walk by attending a one-off laboratory session at UQ St Lucia.
Understanding young tourists' travel behaviours
Researchers are seeking volunteers aged 18 to 25 who have never been to Bali to watch travel videos, play a computer game, and answer questions while wearing a biosensor and having facial expressions recorded. Volunteers will receive a $20 voucher for their time (45-60 minutes), and have a chance to win a 200AUD travel voucher.
Meta-emotion in medicine: doctors and students
Doctors and medical students are invited to complete a 20 to 25 minute survey, then undertake a video interview, to help researchers understand how health professionals experience emotion in medical workplaces.
Gaining insight into academic responses to metric-based performance systems
Research is being conducted by an ARC Discovery Project research team from the UQ Business School and the School of Psychology. This (completely anonymous) survey explores employee responses to performance systems and is an opportunity for all UQ academics to share their experiences of the performance appraisal processes at the University of Queensland, particularly focusing on the use of metric-based performance data (i.e., the Individual Activity Profile, IAP). Please note that the research team is an independent group of researchers, and this study is not being undertaken at the request of the University.
Online interview: service robots in hotels
Take part in a one-hour online video interview to share your thoughts on service robots in hotels. You will be asked to view a series of images and short videos showing robots performing tasks in a hotel, then answer questions about your perceptions of the robots and their capabilities. Receive a $30 gift card for your time.
Have you sprained your ankle playing sport?
Volunteers who play field or court sports and have sprained their ankle in the last year are invited to participate in an interview about returning to sport after an ankle sprain. You will receive a $10 gift card for your time.
In-flight safety videos and tourist behaviour
Volunteer to watch in-flight safety videos and answer questions about them while wearing a biosensor and having your eye movement and facial expressions recorded. Participants must be 18 or older, and must not either be from, or have ever been to, New Zealand. Volunteers will receive a $20 voucher.
Have you ever donated blood?
UQ researchers are seeking blood donors currently living in Australia to participate in a 10-minute online survey. You will be asked about your blood donation history, your perceptions of identity and ownership towards donating blood, and in a series of hypothetical scenarios, you will be asked about your willingness to not disclose personal or health related information in order to still donate blood. Participants can enter a draw to win a $50 gift voucher.
Recovery from daily work stress study
UQ researchers are investigating how people manage their work-life balance. Adult workers based in any Australian time zone are invited to complete online surveys on these experiences. Participants will receive feedback and research-based tips about work-life balance and enter a draw to win one of 3 $500 gift cards.
South Asian Genes and Health in Australia
South Asians make up around 25% of the global population but less than 2% of genetic study participants. The South Asian Genes and Health in Australia (SAGHA) study, the first genomic study focused on the South Asian population in Australia, is seeking participants. You will receive information about your heart health and contribute to making health care equal for all Australians. You will also receive a $50 e-gift card.
Have you been diagnosed with migraine?
If you have been diagnosed with migraine, researchers invite you to participate in a 20 to 30-minute interview, either in person or over Zoom. Share your persective as a patient on physiotherapy management of migraine and associated neck pain.
How do you manage your children's screen time?
Australian parents with children aged between 1 and 5 years are invited to participate in an online survey. Help researchers understand how to best support parents manage their children's screen time.
Seeking volunteers with no headache and no neck pain
Seeking participants aged 18–65 with no current neck pain or headache. Complete online surveys, self-measures of sensitivity and have neck movement, sensation and sensitivity assessed.
Australian Indigenous tourism experiences
People who are over 18 and have never participated in Australian Indigenous tourism experiences are invited to watch a video at the UQBS Behavioural Science Lab at St Lucia while being recorded, then take a survey. Participants will receive a $30 gift card.
What's impacting your back pain?
Help researchers understand how back pain impacts day-to-day-life. Over 3 months, answer simple daily questions about your back pain and wear a smartwatch to track physical activity and sleep.
Survey: melanoma diagnosis
Take part in a study to understand how people feel when they are given a diagnosis of melanoma in situ to help develop stress management strategies and improve mental well-being.
Do you have tension-type headache?
Seeking participants aged 18–65 years who have tension-type headache. Complete online surveys and have neck movement, muscle function, co-ordination and sensation assessed by a physiotherapist.
Do you have neck pain?
Recruiting participants aged 18–65 who have neck pain to complete online surveys and have their neck examined by a physiotherapist.
Seeking volunteers without knee pain
Are you 45 years or older and have healthy knees? Volunteer to help us understand how people with knee arthritis walk by attending a one-off laboratory session at UQ St Lucia.
Do you have kneecap arthritis?
Are you 45 years or older and have kneecap arthritis or pain? Volunteer to help us understand how people with kneecap arthritis walk, and if shoes influence movement and pain.
Do you have knee cap pain?
Over 18 and have pain at the front of your knee? Help us help people by letting us know about your experience with knee cap pain using a simple secure online platform.