Opportunities for Engaging in Research

Why take part in research as a research assistant?

Learn to present scientific data
Participate in the The Hutton Honors College Annual IUB Undergraduate Research Symposium and Poster Fair Links to an external site. (Check back in mid-November for updated Spring 2025 deadlines) or the Undergrad Research Conference Links to an external site.
Gain opportunities to publish
Develop working relationships with Faculty
Receive personal mentoring from Faculty
Develop skills for the job market & graduate school
Network with other highly motivated undergraduate students
Earn course credit

Do I need experience or specific coursework? The answer is it depends on the Lab.

Some Faculty prefer working with eager students and might not expect those students to have much experience. Other Faculty may prefer students complete some key courses such as Intro Psy, Research Methods or Statistics. Take time to research labs and ask.

Honors Degree in PBS: Students who want to earn an Honors Degree Links to an external site. are encouraged to start research as early as possible. The commitment to an honors project is a combination of multiple semesters of research and development of an honors project. See the Guide Download Guide

for more information about planning.

Participate as in experiments as a subject/participant

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences has an ongoing need for experiment participants, both from IU's student population, and from the Bloomington community.

P101, P102, and P155 Students: Access the Experiment Sign-Up System to register for experiments that will fulfill your course requirements.

Your instructor will provide directions on filling out your profile. If you are experiencing any technical issues with the system, please check this page of the Psy Department Links to an external site..

The walls of our Psychological and Brain Sciences Building hallways are always full of fliers inviting members of the IU and Bloomington communities to participate in experiments, often for cash payment. Come visit our department to see what experiments are recruiting participants today!