Why am I being invited to the same study multiple times?

From time to time, you may receive an email notification or come across a study that looks identical to one you've previously been invited to, applied to, or participated in. Why are we sending you the same study? In short, we're not!

Are you sending the same study multiple times?

No. Researchers create their own studies and can write whatever title, description, screener, and other details they want. It's common for research to require multiple rounds that are identical or nearly identical. Researchers may duplicate a study in its entirety for the next round, resulting in studies that look exactly the same.

Should I still apply?

Yes! We never resend the same email notification twice, so if we're emailing you, it's a brand new study. If you've applied before, apply again if the study still interests you.

Each study is different, so if you haven't been selected for a similar study before, keep trying. The researcher may have different screener answers, quotas, or balance requirements—so you could be accepted this time.

If you've selected Not interested in a study notification email, or hidden a study from Browse by selecting the trash icon, that only applies to that specific study. We may still invite you to similar studies. We're working to improve our notification algorithm!

What is User Interviews doing to improve this?

We recommend that researchers differentiate their public-facing titles and have shared that duplicate titles and descriptions may result in lower application rates. We encourage them to add dates (for example, "Eyeglasses Study - January 2021"), numbers (for example, "Eyeglasses Study - Group 4"), or vary the copy (for example, "Tell us about your glasses!")—but we can only nudge them to do so. Our team can't make updates to a researcher's study, so identical studies may still appear.