Student Champion Scheme

Become a Lab Thread Student Champion

Introduce a lab. Earn up to £200.

Know a lab that’s juggling spreadsheets, paper notebooks and freezer boxes nobody can find? Introduce them to Lab Thread. When they sign up and start using it, you earn rewards.

Register your interest

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Studying outside the UK? Let us know you’re interested

Three simple steps

01

Register your interest.

Tell us a little about yourself. If you’re offered a place, we’ll send you your own Referral Code.

02

Share your code.

Tell labs about Lab Thread in your own way and your own time. Always let them know you’re a Student Champion.

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Earn rewards.

£100 when a lab signs up through your code, and another £100 if they’re still using Lab Thread three months later.

Up to £200 for each lab

Two rewards per lab, paid in sequence. Refer as many labs as you like.

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Step 1

£100

Lab signs up with your code

Paid when at least two people from the lab join using your Referral Code. Your own sign-up doesn’t count towards the two.

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Step 2

£100

Lab stays active for 3 months

Paid when that lab has at least two users and at least ten recorded activities in each of the three months after it qualifies for the Referral Reward.

Recorded activity means creating or editing something in Lab Thread — a project, a design, a notebook entry, a logged sample. Logging in alone doesn’t count.

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Per lab, in total

£200

No limit on how many labs you refer.

Paid by bank transfer within 30 days

No tax or National Insurance deducted

No cap on the number of labs

What would you earn?

Drag to the number of labs you think you could refer this year.

£600

3 labs × £200

Assumes each lab earns both rewards. Amounts are per lab and not capped.

Which labs count?

A research group at a university or research institution, using institutional email addresses

Creates its workspace using your Referral Code

New to Lab Thread — not already a customer or in discussion with us before you referred it

Approved through our normal account process

Your own lab can count too, as long as it meets the same conditions.

Easy to share, easy to start

Free for academic labs of up to five people.

Larger labs choose a paid plan.

One place for the whole lab:

an electronic lab notebook (ELN), sample and storage tracking, molecular biology design tools, data analysis, and project management.

Less admin. More science.

Lab Thread is built so that capturing and tracking data is never harder than the work itself.

Who can take part

You can join if, for the whole time you’re on the scheme, you:

are 18 or over;

are registered as a domestic student at a university in the UK, and are not residing in the UK on a Student Visa or any other visa route that prohibits self-employed income, commission earnings or referral payouts; and

aren’t employed by your university in a role that involves choosing, approving or buying software or lab supplies.

Lab Thread employees, contractors and their immediate family members can’t take part.

Before you register, please check that your university’s rules, and the terms of any studentship, scholarship or funding you hold, allow you to take part.

Good to know

No targets, no set hours

You decide whether, when and how you share Lab Thread.

Always say you’re rewarded

Whenever you recommend Lab Thread, use this wording or something equally clear: “I’m a Lab Thread Student Champion, which means I get a reward if your lab signs up through my code.” On social media, put #ad at the start of your post.

Let people sign up themselves

Share your Referral Code, or point people to our website. Please don’t pass us anyone’s contact details.

Free monthly training

We run a training session on the platform every month for new Student Champions. Sign up for the next available session, and we’ll send you the recording afterwards as a reminder. Anything you can’t answer, send to info@labthread.com.

Tax is your responsibility

Lab Thread doesn’t deduct tax or National Insurance from rewards.

Everything you need to know

Clear answers to help your laboratory navigate from disconnected strands to a unified digital thread.

How much can I earn?

Up to £200 for each lab you refer: a £100 Referral Reward and a £100 Engagement Reward. One of each is paid per lab, however many workspaces, users or Student Champions are involved.

Can I refer my own lab?

Yes, as long as it meets the same conditions as any other lab, but your own sign-up doesn’t count towards the two users needed.

What if two Student Champions introduce the same lab?

Rewards go to the Student Champion whose Referral Code was used.

When will I be paid?

By bank transfer, within 30 days of the end of the month in which a reward becomes due. The Engagement Reward becomes due at the end of the third month after the lab qualifies for the Referral Reward.

Will I see the lab’s data?

No. We’ll only tell you whether each reward condition has been met.

What will the lab pay?

Lab Thread is free for academic labs of up to five people. Larger labs choose a paid plan; see https://www.labthread.com/pricing. Please don’t promise prices, discounts or terms: send any questions to us.

Is this a job?

No. It’s a reward scheme, so there’s no employment, contract of work or set commitment.

Do I need to know Lab Thread well?

No, but getting to know it will probably be helpful. We run a monthly training session on the platform for new Student Champions, and you can sign up for the next available one. We’ll send you the recording afterwards. Any questions you can’t answer, send to info@labthread.com.

Do I need to pay tax on rewards?

You’re responsible for declaring and paying any income tax or National Insurance that applies. Lab Thread doesn’t deduct it for you.

Can international students join?

Under UK immigration rules, Student Visa holders can’t legally receive commission or referral earnings, so they can’t take part. The scheme is therefore only open to UK domestic students.

I study outside the UK. Can I take part?

Not at the moment. If you’d like to tell us that you’d be interested in taking part if we launched the scheme in your country, let us know using the short form at the bottom of this page.

Am I guaranteed a place?

Places are offered at Lab Thread’s discretion, so registering interest doesn’t guarantee a place.

Register your interest

Tell us where you study and a little about yourself. UK students can register now; if you’re based elsewhere, we’ll let you know if the scheme launches in your country.

First name *

Last name *

University email address *

University *

Department or research area *

Level of study *

How did you hear about the scheme?

Referral Scheme Eligibility Notice

Payment under the scheme is based on referrals. Under UK immigration rules, Student Visa holders cannot legally receive commission or referral earnings. To maintain regulatory compliance, participation is open exclusively to UK domestic students and individuals permitted to earn referral income.

Declarations

Declaration of Champion Scheme eligibility: I confirm that I am a UK domestic student, and I am not currently residing in the UK on a Student Visa or any other visa route that prohibits self-employed income, commission earnings, or referral payouts.I confirm that I am 18 or over.I confirm that I am not employed by my university or institution in a role that involves choosing, approving or purchasing software or laboratory supplies.I confirm that taking part is allowed by my university’s policies and by the terms of any studentship, scholarship or funding I hold.I have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Notice.

Thank you for your interest. Under UKVI rules, Student Visa holders cannot legally receive commission or referral payments. We are therefore unable to process your entry for this specific referral incentive.

Thank you for registering your interest. We’ll review your details and be in touch at the email address you gave us.

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The Student Champion Scheme is only open in the UK at the moment. Leave your details and we’ll let you know if it launches in your country — there’s no commitment.

Name *

Email address *

University *

Country *

I’m happy for Lab Thread to email me if the Student Champion Scheme launches in my country. I’ve read the Privacy Notice.

Thank you. We’ll let you know if the Student Champion Scheme launches in your country.

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