LIVES Panel - Information for Researchers
How does the process work for researchers?
Step 1: Submit a request to the LIVES Panel
Submit a short project summary via the LIVES Panel request form.
Once we have reviewed your submission, we will provide you with a letter of support, which you may include in your human research ethics committee (HREC) application at your university or institution.
If the subject or methods of your project raise concerns (e.g. stigmatising language or unclear benefits for communities), we will ask you to consult a relevant peer organisation and report back to us.
Step 2: Provide evidence of human research ethics committee (HREC) approval
Once you have ethics approval from your university or institution, we ask that you share a copy of the approved ethics documents with us.
Step 3: We put you in touch with potential participants
The LIVES Panel team invites potential participants to participate, including a short summary of your study and researcher contact details that have been supplied by you
Participants initiate contact if they wish to participate
Researcher can conduct further participant screening if needed
Researcher then works with participants in their study independently.
Step 4: Reporting and accountability obligations
At the end of your project, researchers using the LIVES Panel are encouraged to:
Offer participants the option to receive a summary of findings in an accessible format
Where appropriate, outline how findings may inform practice, policy, or community initiatives, and offer to share findings with relevant community partners.
Acknowledge use of the LIVES Panel in publications or other relevant outputs.
Why use the LIVES Panel?
The Panel:
Supports ethically robust recruitment
Reduces the burden on peers, community members and organisations to
facilitate participant recruitmentImproves access to a diverse pool of participants
Reduces time and resources spent on recruitment
Encourages alignment of research with community priorities
