Consumer and Community Involvement in Research Masterclass | AUGUST 2026

Set your consumer-researcher partnerships up for success!

We asked both research teams and community members what they needed to know to effectively partner on health and medical research projects….and they answered!

The Consumer and Community Involvement in Research Masterclass tackles key gaps in understanding and the practicalities of consumer and community involvement in health research... empowering participants to enter consumer-researcher partnerships with confidence.

By holding one course for both research teams and community members, attendees will learn FROM each other AND have the possibility of forming new partnerships on the day!

And each previous masterclass learnings are feeding into iterative improvements for the course!

Are you wanting to recruit consumers to your project OR join a project as a member of the community but...

• You’re struggling to recruit the right consumers and integrate them effectively into your research project? (Research team)

• You’re unsure what you can contribute to a research project? (Community)

• You’re finding it difficult to communicate your research or lived experience in a way that has impact?

• You're unsure how to even start...

You're in the right place!

During the course, you will learn how to:

• Effectively recruit and onboard consumers (research teams)

• Utilise your strengths and experience so you are ready to join a research project (community)

• Effectively and safely communicate your research and lived experience

• Detail consumer-researcher partnerships in grant applications

• Evaluate your efforts

• Move from ‘tick-boxing’ to genuine and effective engagement

PLUS lots of real-world examples to provide inspiration!

Who should attend?

• Health and medical researchers and PhD Students

• Consumers and community members

• Clinicians and clinical researchers

• Research support staff