--- title: Participate in research description: Are you a developer or systems administrator that uses Ubuntu at work and/or at home?We’re looking for people who might be available to help us on a current research project in London on the 3rd and 10th December. If this sounds like you please get in touch. […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/participate-in-research?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Alejandra Obregon](https://canonical.com/blog/author/alejandra-obregon "More about Alejandra Obregon") on 27 November 2010 # Participate in research [Design](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/design) [Research](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/research) [sys-admin](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/sys-admin) [Ubuntu Desktop](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-desktop) [user experience](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/user-experience-2) [ux](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ux) Share on:* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.canonical.com/blog/participate-in-research "Share on Facebook") * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=Participate%20in%20research&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/participate-in-research&hashtags=ubuntu "Share on Twitter") * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/participate-in-research&title=Participate%20in%20research "Share on LinkedIn") --- --- ## Newsletter signup Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up Are you a developer or systems administrator that uses Ubuntu at work and/or at home? We’re looking for people who might be available to help us on a current research project in London on the 3rd and 10th December. If this sounds like you please get in touch. It would really help us to hear about your experience. If this doesn’t sound like you but someone you know who may be interested, please pass this on to them. Sessions will last an hour and we’ll be running them in Central London. We’re interested in your thoughts and feedback on web projects we are working on, and the sessions can be quite fun! If you are interested or want to find out more please email me at: alejandra.obregon @ canonical.com #### Related posts --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 ### [Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited to announce that VENTUNO Q is now generally available for pre-order, pre-loaded with Ubuntu. VENTUNO Q is a dual-brain developer board designed for edge AI and robot ... --- [Kola Ojoodide](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 ### [Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://canonical.com/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Company Ubuntu tech blog Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core challenges UI/UX designers face when contributing, and how maintainers can solve them. ... --- [Nina Rojc](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ninarojc) 16 June 2026 ### [Template: Streamlining open source design contributions](https://canonical.com/blog/template-streamlining-open-source-design-contributions) Design Article As designers working at Canonical, we’re always thinking about open source. We believe that encouraging more designers to contribute to open source  benefits everyone, from the project maintainers to the end users themselves.   In the 2025 edition of FOSSBackstage conference, we presented our research findings on  why designers don’t get ...