Research Participant Recruitment & Community Engagement
IFB Gaming supports ethical, community-led research by recruiting and engaging participants for digital inclusion, health, and social impact studies.
Our work bridges academia, public services, and lived experience — ensuring that research reflects the realities of digitally excluded and underserved communities.
Supporting health-focused focus groups and patient insight recruitment to improve service accessibility.
Collaboration with universities including the University of Liverpool on digital inclusion and lived experience studies.
Engaging participants from underserved communities through trusted local networks and Data Waypoints.
Ensuring accessibility for participants with low digital confidence, language barriers, or limited access to technology.
Our Role in Research Delivery
- Participant recruitment for NHS and public health studies
- Focus group coordination and community facilitation
- Support for digital inclusion and lived experience research
- Bridging academic institutions with hard-to-reach communities
- Ethical engagement aligned with safeguarding and consent standards
Example Work
IFB Gaming has supported research engagement activity including NHS-related digital inclusion discussions and focus group facilitation in collaboration with academic partners such as the University of Liverpool. These sessions explore real-world barriers to digital access, trust, and service engagement.
This ensures that policy, service design, and academic research are informed by lived experience — not assumptions.
Why This Matters
Traditional research often struggles to reach digitally excluded populations. Without targeted engagement, the voices of those most affected by inequality are underrepresented in data and decision-making.
IFB Gaming addresses this gap by acting as a trusted bridge between institutions and communities.
- Improved representation in NHS and academic research
- Stronger insight into digital exclusion and health inequality
- More inclusive and actionable research outcomes
- Ethically grounded community participation
Who We Work With
- NHS Trusts and Integrated Care Systems (ICS)
- Universities and academic research teams
- Local authorities and policy teams
- Public health and social research organisations
- Charities and community research programmes
Bringing lived experience into research — where policy, academia, and community meet.