International Clinical Trials Day is an annual campaign which celebrates the people who take part in research studies, and this year also marks the launch of the NIHR's Be Part of Research website.

Come and talk to us in the Maudsley Hospital to find out more about research happening at South London and Maudsley and how you can get involved.

By taking part in research, you will be helping to find new and better ways to treat mental health conditions and improve care. Browse the Take Part in Research pages on the South London and Maudsley's website to see what mental health studies you can join today. 

Get involved in person

Visit the Maudsley Hospital Outpatients waiting room to join activities and discover stalls hosted by NIHR Maudsley BRC, the R&D Team and research projects such as CLEAR and RECOLLECT 2.

• Meet with research teams from South London and Maudsley and King’s College London and find out about research activities and opportunities for staff and service users to join in the Trust
• Sign up to take part in King’s IoPPN studies into anxiety, depression, psychosis and other conditions
• Learn more about how the NIHR Maudsley BRC supports engagement with patients and the public in research, its service user advisory groups, and how you can get involved

All are welcome - patients, public, staff, researchers, students - just drop-in! Free, no registration needed.

Click here to see a map of how to find the Outpatients building.

Get involved online

There are many opportunities to find out more about getting involved in research, even if you can’t attend on the day itself, including:

• Browse the South London and Maudsley’s Research webpages
• See the online photography exhibition ‘Changing Lives Through Research’ led by the Joint R&D Office at the Trust and IoPPN
• Explore the NIHR research registries, such as NIHR BioResource and involvement opportunities such as the NIHR People in Research registry

Be Part of Research

A new NIHR service makes it easy to take part in health and care research.

Be Part of Research makes it easier than ever to find and take part in health and care research. The free online service matches volunteers to health and care studies, based on your interests, taking place online or at locations near you.

Through Be Part of Research, you can find and take part in research into nearly every major health condition - as well as social care research.

• Find out about health and social care taking place across the UK on the NIHR’s Be Part of Research website.
• Join the #BePartofResearch campaign on social media.
• Share relevant research studies with patients and service users