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For the first time, feedback from public reviewers have been used to help influence HRB funding decisions.

Irish patients with COVID-19 can soon take part in the WHO Solidarity clinical trial for COVID-19 which will start in the coming days.

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HRB online conference aims to build trust in research evidence to support informed health decisions

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truth and trust in health research revealed from paper ripped back

The HRB, the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI), and the Irish Clinical Academic Training programme (ICAT) come together to boost research careers amongst Ireland's future academic clinicians.

anesthesiologist workign with surgeon to sedate a patient before surgery

A total of 26 rapid response research projects will get underway this week as part of the national, coordinated research and innovation funding response to the COVID-19 pandemic involving Ireland’s leading funding and innovation agencies.

COVID-19 Rapid response research projects

HRB mobilises rapid support for a COVID-19 clinical trial among Irish patients in Intensive Care Units as part of global research efforts to tackle the pandemic.

Read about COVID-19 clinical trial

The investment will support five new research leaders to conduct research programmes that will deliver evidence to directly inform changes in health policy and practice.

Research leaders awards - read more

The Irish Research Council (IRC), Health Research Board (HRB) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) issue a joint statement.

Research funders joint statement

We have created two video animations that describe what happens to your grant application from the point when you press ‘submit’ until you get the results.

Watch the animations

Screenshot of You Tube video animation with the text 'What happens after submitting an application to the HRB?'

The HRB is investing €5million to advance research careers of five emerging medical leaders and improve health outcomes for the patients in their specialty areas.

Read about the five new Emerging Clinician Scientists awards

Ground level view of three small saplings, getting progressively larger from left to right

The Health Research Board is giving away a €250 book voucher to one lucky person who strikes the #EachforEqual pose.

Read - International Women’s Day 2020

Sonam Banka, HRB, makes the #EachforEqual pose

Aileen Sheehy, HRB, will give a 20-minute webinar that outlines the new requirements of the HRB's new Management and sharing of research data policy. The webinar will take place at 3.00 pm Thursday 13 February 2020.

Policy for management and sharing of research data

The conference (9-11 March 2020 in Dublin castle) is the leading forum globally for alcohol policy makers, advocates, researchers, civil society activists and practitioners to discuss reducing alcohol-related harm on a global level.

Read more - HRB staff at GAPC 2020

The HRB is investing €4.5 million to train health practitioners and academics to PhD level doing research that will improve care for stroke patients, target chronic disease and tackle diabetic foot disease.

Congratulations to Ben Loughnane from Kinsale Community School who won both the HRB Special Prize and came first place in the Social and Behavioural Sciences Category Intermediate Awards for his intriguingly named project 'A statistical investigation into the power of zero'. The project looked at a new way to better estimate your heart attack risk.

BT Young Scientist - HRB Special Prize winner 2020