Researchfish is a web-based platform designed to systematically track evaluation metrics in the form of output, outcome, and impact data linked to HRB funded awards. Researchfish enables the longitudinal tracking of Health Research outcome and impact information, from the time an award is approved up to 5 years after it has ended.
Researchfish is being used by HRB to better track important outcome and impact information, to enable evidence-informed decision making, balanced resource allocation and external communication of the impact of HRB-funded projects. Examples of outputs and outcomes captured by Researchfish include: publications supported by the HRB award, further funding leveraged by the award, new collaborations and partnerships established as a result of the award, impact on policy and practice etc. Researchfish does not collect any information on the grant related to grant deliverables or funding spend.
Using ResearchFish to collect this data offers three clear benefits:
- The opportunity to conduct longitudinal analysis of outcomes and impacts.
- It helps both researchers and research funders to accurately measure and demonstrate their tangible impacts.
- It presents an opportunity to streamline and lower the grant reporting burden for researchers.
The 2026 submission period opens on 22nd of January 2026 and will close on the 20th of March 2026. We are asking all HRB grant holders who meet the following criteria to participate in this submission period.
- Grants which started before 01/09/2025
- Grants which ended after 31/12/2020
- Grants for which HRB is the lead agency ie awards that we co-fund but don’t manage the application process for aren’t included. Note that HRB is the lead agency for joint transnational call grantees with whom HRB contracts.
- No Summer Scholarships and CES
HRB statement on Elsevier ceasing operation of Researchfish
You may have heard that Elsevier has announced that it will cease operation of Researchfish, the outcome and impact reporting system, in July 2027.
The HRB would like to clarify to all Principal Investigators and Host Institutions that this does not impact the current Researchfish submission period. The submission period opened on Thursday 22 January and will close on 20 March 2026.
Principal Investigators should continue to report against your HRB grant(s) and complete your submission for this round by 20 March 2026 as normal.
Your data will be reviewed and collated by the HRB in 2026.
The HRB will explore and identify an alternative replacement for Researchfish. We will provide more detail on this in due course.
For more information, please see link to Elsevier’s announcement here: