Opportunities
BETTER: Sleep and Gambling Harms – LEAP Members
The University of York is leading an innovative research programme called BETTER: Behaviour, Environment and Technology in Tiredness and Excessive Risk This research looks to examine the role which disturbed sleep plays in enhancing harm caused through gambling, and also the beneficial role healthy sleep can play in promoting sustained recovery after experiencing harm. The...Continue reading→
Lived Experience Research Hub – Allowing LE individuals to participate in research
The Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling (AFSG) have launched a new website which will allow individuals with Lived and Living Experience of Gambling Harms to match with research and participation opportunities around developing better understanding of gambling as a source of harm. The Lived Experience Research Hub will allow academics and researchers to...Continue reading→
Brighton University – GambLGBTQ+ Project
The University of Brighton are seeking participants from the LGBTQ+ community who live in the Sussex area and who have personal experience of harms caused by gambling (whether their own gambling or that of a Loved One) to take part in their current research project. GambLGBTQ+ is a research project seeking to understand gambling and...Continue reading→
BetKnowMore – GOALS Community Supporter (Job)
BetKnowMore are looking to recruit an individual to become a full-time Community Supporter for their GOALS project team. They are looking for someone with proven community engagement and outreach experience, ideally gained within the third sector, who is able to build and maintain strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders, community groups and individuals to...Continue reading→
Gambling Harm UK – Director (Job)
Gambling Harm UK, a registered charity, are looking to recruit a Director to lead their work in preventing gambling harm across the UK. They are offering: ✅ Competitive salary (£45-55k & flexible DOE) ✅ Flexible UK location with national travel ✅ Lead collaboration, advocacy & capacity-building While this is not specifically a Lived Experience role...Continue reading→
BetKnowMore – Peer Aid Training (new cohort)
BetKnowMore are inviting applications from individuals with Lived Experience of Gambling Harms who are in stable recovery and who wish to train to become peer supporters with BKM’s Peer Aid scheme. This is a valuable and much needed resource, and an amazing way for individuals to be empowered to give support to others who may...Continue reading→
University of Wolverhampton – Gambling Peer Support Research
Posted 11/03/2025 The University of Wolverhampton are currently looking for volunteers to assist in their research project looking at how people access and use online peer support when suffering harms from gambling. Researchers from the School of Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, Magenta Research, and Liverpool John Moores University are looking to conduct interviews...Continue reading→
Stigma Campaign – Involvement Opportunity
GambleAware are launching a third phase of their Stigma Campaign highlighting the impacts which those impacted by Harmful Gambling often face in terms of feeling able to speak openly and seek support around gambling. You may have seen the orange themed adverts over the past 18 months, being the only national TV advertising campaign in...Continue reading→
Psychology Research Project – How People Experience Safety following Gambling Harms
Posted 28/02/2025 Sarah, a Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Lancaster University, is seeking volunteers to assist her training project. She is conducting a research project on how people who have been harmed by gambling and complex trauma experience safety. Specifically, around gaining a deeper understanding of how feelings of safety are experienced, developed and maintained throughout...Continue reading→
Money and Mental Health PI – Research Community Members
Posted 20/09/2024 Closing Date: TBA The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute are looking to recruit individuals with understanding of Harmful Gambling to join their Research Community as part of their newly launched Gambling Harms Action Lab. This is a voluntary role. Money and Mental Health are a charity set up by Money Saving Expert Martin...Continue reading→