Participate in research

Looking for an easy way to make a bit of extra cash? Curious about how your brain works? Or do you just want to do your bit for science? Then sign up to be a research participant at the Donders Institute. There are many different types of studies you can take part in, varying in size and topic. Some last half an hour, others several hours. They investigate topics such as language, perception and memory. 

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To participate in our research, you will first need to register in our registration system, Radboud SONA. Once you have done that, you will be able to sign up to participate in various studies. Everyone is welcome to sign up as a research participant, students as well as non-students. In general, we are looking for adult volunteers (18 years or older) who are willing to take part in several tests. You can take part in more than one study at the same time. Before signing up to participate in a particular study, please make sure you read the information about the study and the various methods used. You can always contact the researcher directly if you have any questions.

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Become a participant

Reimbursement

Depending on the experiment, you will receive between €10 and €15  per hour or a VVV voucher of the same value. For cash payments, we need your bank account number and your BSN. After participating, you will receive a one-off email containing a link for you to enter this information. All data provided will be treated confidentially.

Risks

All of our research and research methods are of negligible risk and have a minimal impact.

Locations

Our research takes place at the various research centres that are part of the Donders Institute. The institutes research different topics and are situated at various locations on the Radboud University campus:

After your participation

It is possible to share your experiences regarding participation with us. Are you satisfied or not at all? Let us know via a feedback form. You can find this form here. We really appreciate your feedback!

Sign up

To participate in our research, you will first need to register in our registration system, Radboud SONA. Everyone is welcome to sign up as a research participant, students as well as non-students. In general, we are looking for adult volunteers (18 years or older) who are willing to take part in several tests. You can take part in more than one study at the same time. Before signing up to participate in a particular study, please make sure you read the information about the study and the various methods used. You can always contact the researcher directly if you have any questions.

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Contact

If you have any questions about participating in research or would like to give us some feedback, please contact us at researchadmin [at] socsci.ru.nl (researchadmin[at]socsci[dot]ru[dot]nl)