Webinar – Why People Say Yes (or No): The Psychology of Trial Participation

with Cherish Boxall

This online workshop uses behavioural science to explain how people decide whether to participate in research. You’ll explore fast (System 1) and slow (System 2) thinking, map key recruitment decision points,
and identify what drives awareness, interest, and confident consent, supporting an effective, ethical, and participant‑centred recruitment pathway.

This is one of a three-part series of online inclusivity training sessions for health and care researchers organised by six NIHR Biomedical Research Centres: Barts, Birmingham, Cambridge, Moorfields, Oxford and Oxford Health, with the aim of helping you embed inclusion in your research.

These sessions are for research staff affiliated with the following Biomedical Research Centres: Barts, Birmingham, Cambridge, Moorfields, Oxford and Oxford Health.

Limited spaces available

For any questions about this session, please contact: Mili Kalia, EDI Manager, Mili.Kalia@ouh.nhs.uk.

About the speakers

Cherish Boxall, Founder & Director of Engage Intelligently, draws on behavioural science and 14 years of experience setting up and delivering clinical trials and securing competitive research funding, including two NIHR fellowships. She specialises in turning evidence on inclusion and participant behaviour into practical strategies that work. Expect real-world examples, actionable tools, and time throughout the session for your questions.