From quick surveys to drug trials and everything in between, the service helps researchers recruit into studies and helps volunteers access tailored opportunities that interest them, providing a chance to ‘give back’.

StepUp for Ageing Research builds on the successful StepUp for Dementia Research launched in 2019. The service has enlisted close to 1,700 volunteers, 26 universities and institutes, 220 researchers and successfully fed participants into over 50 completed research projects, with another 50 studies currently recruiting through the service.

StepUp ambassador The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO said active engagement of older people and their families in research is essential to keep them front and centre in health policy development and service delivery.

But unfortunately, research is costly and one of the significant costs is recruitment. 

Numerous research studies in ageing encounter problems because they can’t get the required number of participants to sign on, and stay on. 

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