diff --git a/app/views/root/index.html.erb b/app/views/root/index.html.erb
index efeb971fd..4ef59d895 100644
--- a/app/views/root/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/root/index.html.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <p class="user-research-recruitment-banner__intro govuk-body">We're holding research sessions to make Publishing work better.</p>
         <%= form_tag user_research_recruitment_update_path, method: :put do %>
           <div class="user-research-recruitment-banner__buttons govuk-button-group">
-            <button class="govuk-!-font-size-24 govuk-!-font-weight-bold govuk-button govuk-button--start govuk-button--inverse" type="submit" name="choice" value="participate">
+            <button class="govuk-!-font-size-24 govuk-!-font-weight-bold govuk-button govuk-button--start govuk-button--inverse" type="submit" name="choice" value="participate" formtarget="_blank">
               <span>Find out more</span>
               <svg class="govuk-button__start-icon govuk-!-display-none-print" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="17.5" height="19" viewBox="0 0 33 40" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
                 <path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0h13l20 20-20 20H0l20-20z"></path>