Hub Membership

Membership of Consumer Lab will give you priority notification of funding calls, access to our training and events. Membership to Consumer Lab is open and free throughout the duration of the project (2023-2027). You can join by completing the membership form below.

Why Sign up?

Membership is encouraged for applicants submitting grant proposals (FMA, BIV, FA) to the Hub.

Membership is required for attendees of the Hub’s workshops and for all partners receiving funding from the Hub.

We will keep members up to date about workshops, meetings, events and funding calls with regular email newsletters.

Contact consumer-lab@bristol.ac.uk if you have any questions.

It is the responsibility of individual members to ensure their membership information is up to date, and to inform the Consumer Lab Hub of any required changes by contacting consumer-lab@bristol.ac.uk. If you want to terminate your membership you should either contact us or click ‘unsubscribe’ on a newsletter that you receive from us.

Please read our Privacy Notice before completing the form. If you are from Research/Academia, please see the UKRI definition for Early/Mid/late Career Researchers.

  • Early career research (within 8 years of PhD or equivalent professional training OR within 6 years of first academic appointment -excluding any career break-)
  • Mid-late career researcher (As per UKRI definition – more than 8 years since PhD or equivalent professional training OR 6 years or more since first academic appointment -excluding any career break-)

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