Get Involved
Partner with us and have influence on the research we do
Better Health Together
At some point in your life, you have been a consumer of health and medical services that exist thanks to medical research. Through your experiences, either personally or in caring for others, you’ve gained a unique insight that could help make our research more impactful for the wider community.
We’re committed to bringing this insight to the work we do. Our Better Health Together program is designed to connect you with our scientists so you may contribute your voice, ideas and skills to the research process.
Join our Better Health Together program today and work with us to realise a world of better health and wellbeing through impactful medical research.
What your involvement in research can look like
There are many ways that health consumers and community members can contribute to the research journey.
You may:
- help to refine our research priorities based on community need or your own lived-experiences;
- co-design a research project and influence the way it’s carried out;
- work with researchers to develop lay summaries of research concepts;
- act as a citizen scientist on a research team;
- help us communicate findings to the wider community;
- give input on how findings can be translated into patient care.
Many projects will offer compensation to recognise your time, input and expertise.
Stay up-to-date with the latest involvement opportunities by signing up as a Better Health Together member using the link below. You don’t need any special skills or experience to join. All that’s required is an interest in health and medical research.
When becoming a Better Health Together member, you can opt-in to receive our bi-monthly e-newsletter where we’ll share upcoming partnership opportunities. We’ll also advertise available opportunities on this webpage and through social media.
As well as involvement opportunities, members will get special access to other events and initiatives happening across the Institute.
By working with health consumers and community members, we expect that:
- our work will better meet the needs of the community and those impacted by the diseases and chronic conditions we research;
- our findings will be translated to patient care faster, and will have greater impact in the clinic;
- our community will learn more about science, better health and the research happening right here in Queensland.
Get involved
Become a Better Health Together member today!
Do you have questions?
Feel free to reach out to Dr Nancy Cloake, our Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI) Lead.