September 2022 - Volunteer Opportunities

There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer for studies and clinical trials within the Division. Here are a few studies currently recruiting:

• Research study about reward processing and fear learning

• Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry are seeking healthy volunteers to take part in a study that will study the brain’s response to faces using the 7T MRI scanner.

• The SALVO Trial: Help us investigate the FIRST ever vaccine against iNTS

• COVID-19 Challenge Study - The Oxford Vaccine Centre is conducting a study into the immune system’s response to COVID-19 in people who have previously recovered from, and/ or been vaccinated against the virus. You will be compensated approximately £4925 for your time, travel and inconvenience.

• BCG Challenge Study (TB044) - The Jenner Institute is now recruiting for a BCG challenge study in healthy adults to help develop TB vaccines. Participants will be reimbursed for their time and travel up to £750.

• The Effects of Losartan on Threat and Reward Processing

• Healthy volunteers wanted for non-invasive stimulation and brain recording study (during a decision making task) at the Charles Wolfson Neuroscience Clinical Research Facility. Contact Dr Alekhya Mandali.

• Clinicians and researchers needed for short 15-minute survey about their experience of evaluating and implementing evidence-based practice in children and young people’s mental health.

• Male volunteers needed for learning and mood study

• Participants wanted for study exploring word reading

• Healthy right-handed volunteers needed for brain imaging study. The study involves two visits to the John Radcliffe hospital (2 hours each) where you would play a joystick-based computer task in a scanner.

• Are you interested in participating in a brain scan study? We are looking for people ≥ 18 who are healthy, without any history of mental illness and not taking any medication to help to explore the differences between healthy and depressed individuals. The study involves having a single brain scan using magnetic imaging (MRS) and computerised tasks. Time and expenses will be reimbursed. 

• Healthy volunteers needed for a non-invasive stimulation study