Participate in research
Become a citizen scientist and help us with our research!
Become a citizen scientist by downloading our Emotional Brain Study app and help us find out more about the development of our brain's ability to regulate emotions.
Take part in one of our online studies.
Here is a list of online studies for which we are currently recruiting:
Social Brain Training Study:
Project status: Recruitment Closed
Our brains are super important for our social lives. They shape what we feel, think and do when we interact with others. In this study we want to find out whether we can train our brains to become even more flexible and adaptable in social situations.
Help us find out by participating in this study!
We are looking for young people between 13-16 years to participate in an online study. In this study you will use an app to train your social brain everyday for 12 days. We will also ask you to complete some tasks and questions before you start using the app, immediately after the 12-day training. If you complete all parts of the study you will receive an AUD$50 (25GBP) Prezee voucher. If you also complete a final questionnaire one month after your 12-day training you will receive an additional AUD$10 (5GBP) Prezee voucher!
To find out more about this study or to participate, click here!
Networks study:
Project status: Recruitment Closed
How does our mood affect how we learn about connections within a network?
You can help us find out!
Much of the world around us is connected by networks - from friendships to flightpaths. In this study we are investigating how we learn about and remember network information. To help us you need to be 13-17 years of age and live in Australia or UK.
If you complete all parts of the study (approx. 60 minutes), you will receive an AUD$20 (10GBP) voucher! To find out more about the study contact the research team at DASLab@unsw.edu.au, or sign up to participate here.
The CORAL (COVID-19 Risks Across the Lifespan) Study: India
Project status: Recruitment Closed
How has COVID-19 affected the mental health and well-being of young people in India?
Help us find out by donating your time to research!
This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on the well-being of young people in India. To help us, you need to be 11-24 years old, live in India, and be fluent in English.
If you complete all parts of the survey (approx. 10-15 minutes), you will have the chance to win a INR₹250 Amazon online gift card. To find out more about the study go to: www.thecoralstudy.com or to participate click here.
The CORAL (COVID-19 Risks Across the Lifespan) Study:
Project status: Recruitment closed
How does living with the threat of COVID-19 and social distancing affect people’s mental well-being?
Help us find out by donating your time to research!
We would like to hear from you now, in 3 months and in 6 months. To help us you need to be 11 years of age or older and live in Australia, UK or USA. To find out more about the study go to: www.thecoralstudy.com or to participate click here.
Every 100th participant will win an Amazon voucher worth AUD$100 (£50/US$60).
Project status: Recruitment closed
How does being “rated” by others affect young people’s learning and mental well-being?
Help us find out!
We hope to use this study to support young people who may struggle in environments where they are frequently evaluated by others. We are looking to recruit participants aged 11-30 years to complete this online study.
This study will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. If you complete all parts of the study you will receive an AUD$20 online voucher of your choice [Coles (Australia Only) or Amazon].
If you/your school are interested in taking part you can email DASLab@unsw.edu.au for more information, or sign-up to participate here.
Project status: Recruitment closed
Mental health difficulties are a leading cause of disability in young people worldwide. And we want to find out why.
You can help us find out!
This study explores whether how young people feel and behave in social situations is related to their mental well-being. To explore this, we are looking for young people between 11-30 years to participate in an online study.
If you complete all parts of the study (approx. 90 minutes) you will receive an AUD$20 online voucher of your choice (Amazon or Coles). If you are interested in participating, you can find more information about the study and how to sign-up here.
Join us to participate in lab-based research.
Here is a list of studies for which we are currently recruiting:
Social learning study:
Project status: Recruitment closed
This study is investigating how young people learn about social information, and whether we can improve social learning through online training. We hope to use this study to help us design a potential training prevention to help young people regulate their emotions to function well academically and stay mentally healthy.
We are looking to recruit participants aged 11-19 years. The study involves:
An assessment session, which will take approximately 1 hours. You will be asked to completed some short computer-based tasks and some questionnaires.
Then, you will be asked to train on some online tasks for 12 days.
After the online training, there will be another assessment session, followed by an online follow-up questionnaire one month and one year later.
If you/your school would like more information and/or are interested in taking part, please email DASLab@unsw.edu.au.
Your data, your right!
Have you ever participated in one of our studies (including studies on the Mood Train 1, Mood Train 2, Emotional Brain Study or Social Brain Train apps) and would like your data to be deleted? Please let us know via email at DASLab@unsw.edu.au and we will delete it for you.