Pre-announcement: European Partnership on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance 2027

The Health Research Board (HRB), in collaboration with Research Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), are participating in the One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (OHAMR) Joint Transnational Call 2027. We aim to support Irish researchers to engage in transnational research collaborations aimed at improving our understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transmission and developing effective strategies to prevent its emergence and spread across the One Health spectrum under the call entitled “Understand, Model and Stop AMR Transmission”.

The call is expected to launch on 18 November 2026 with a closing date of 01 February 2027 for pre-proposals.

The vision of European Partnership on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (EUP OHAMR) is to reduce the burden of AMR.

This EUP OHAMR call, bringing together 33 funding organisations from 26 countries, will focus on preventing the emergence and spread of AMR. Although significant efforts have been made and new technologies have emerged, current approaches remain insufficient to reduce the burden of AMR. A deeper understanding of transmission dynamics is essential to strengthen prevention and control strategies.

Novel and improved measures are urgently required to tackle AMR more effectively, informed by a deeper understanding of the mechanisms driving the emergence, evolution, selection, persistence and transmission of resistance within and between the One Health sectors. To address these challenges, the JTC 2027 will fund transnational research projects within the following topics: 

Topic 1 

Model AMR transmission dynamics to predict the risk of AMR emergence and spread to support decision-making of public authorities. 

Topic 2 

Understand and characterise the role of host commensal micro-organisms (including fungi) in AMR dynamics and develop solutions aiming at selective decolonising of resistant organisms in the host (human and animals) to prevent transmission. 

Topic 3 

Develop or improve tools and methods to reduce resistant bacteria, fungi, and resistance genes in environmental hotspots, and investigate the impact of these tools and methods on AMR transmission. 

The HRB will fund applications in all One Health settings under Topic 1 and Topic 3, provided the research focus clearly demonstrates its relevance and connection to Human Health. The HRB will not fund applications under Topic 2. 

A webinar will take place on 25 November 2026 to present the OHAMR JTC2027 and the partner search tool. All interested applicants are invited to register and attend.

For further information on the upcoming call, please refer to the OHAMR webpage.