What we do
The Health Research Board funds research and delivers evidence to advance health and social care with the aim of making a real difference to people’s lives.
We have teams who work in specific areas, all focus on putting people and their health at the centre of what we do.
We fund research projects and programmes in universities and hospitals to improve health and enhance patient care. We collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders to create a strong, supportive environment for health research in Ireland; building health research career paths and providing infrastructure to ensure innovative practices are developed and put into practice here in Ireland.
Through the establishment of the Secretariat for the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee in the HRB and National Office for Research Ethics Committees, we work to ensure that funding for health research is delivered to meet the highest standards of governance, quality and ethics.
Our Evidence Centre generates independent, credible evidence to inform decisions of policymakers, practitioners and the public across a range of health and social care topics.
And in addition to managing four national health information systems in the areas of disability, drugs and alcohol and inpatient psychiatric care, the HRB is at the forefront of promoting and enabling the use of data to shape health policy, enhance healthcare delivery and drive broader research and innovation initiatives.
We work in partnership with the research community and with other research organisations both nationally and internationally, to actively develop collaborations to advance health research that supports effective decision making and improves health and social care.
