Get involved with our research

We recognise that listening to new perspectives and including public opinions and expertise can improve the quality of our research.

We are always looking for volunteers to take part in and contribute to a wide selection of research that our staff and students are conducting. Could you contribute to our research that makes the University world-leading in research?

Outwith

Outwith is our participatory research programme bringing together researchers and their public partners across the university to share their projects with the wider public.

Outwith: Participatory Research and the Library

Participatory Research Resource Library

The Participatory Research Resource Library collects together a range of useful resources for anyone interested in research including and collaborating with public or community groups.

Participatory Research Resource Library

Open data and open research

The University of Edinburgh is committed to making as much of the data and findings of our research available as possible through open access publishing and storing our data in publicly accessible databases. Find out how we support our researchers to do this through our Library Open Research service.

Edinburgh Open Research