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Grant updates - October 2021
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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EU4Health: Funding calls worth €44 million now open
Funding calls worth almost €44m have opened today under the EU4Health programme to support decisive action in the fight against cancer and chronic...
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HRB investment boosts number, variety and quality of clinical trials in Ireland
The €1.7 million investment in a new National Clinical Trials Office (NCTO) will enable everyone involved in promoting or conducting clinical trials...
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HRB Ones2Watch 2021 winner
Congratulations to Jennifer Pallin, PhD scholar and researcher in the School of Public Health at University College Cork (UCC) who won the 2021 HRB...
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HRB invests €22 million to further enhance patient-focused clinical research infrastructure in Ireland
The funding will keep Ireland at the forefront of clinical research and trials and increase opportunities for patients to participate in them and...
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New HRB research examines rate of alcohol treatment in Ireland
A new paper from the Health Research Board (HRB) shows that despite high rates of alcohol consumption and dependence, the rate of treatment entry...
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€5 billion in EU funding for health
Significant funding focus on translating research into benefits for people’s health and patient care.
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Grant updates - September 2021
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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New HRB research examines drug poisoning trends between men and women
A new paper from the Health Research Board (HRB) shows rising drug poisoning deaths in Ireland between 2004 and 2017, with most poisoning deaths among...
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Grant updates - August 2021
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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Grant updates - July 2021
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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A national biobank for COVID-19 research
€2 million investment in the National Irish COVID-19 Biobank (NICB) will advance high impact research into COVID-19 and inform future biobanking...
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HRB invests €3 million to make clinical trials more relevant, accessible and influential for all
Continued funding of the HRB-Trial Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN) reinforces its important role in strengthening the methodology and...
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HRB reports on alcohol treatment 2020
The latest figures from the Health Research Board (HRB) show 51,205 cases were treated for problem alcohol use in Ireland between 2014 and 2020.
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€5.5 million for new research programme that explores solutions to public health crises
The Health Research Board is collaborating on a new research programme designed to create solutions to public health crises.
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HRB reports 2020 trends in psychiatric inpatient treatment
The latest figures from the Health Research Board (HRB) reveal an overall decrease in admissions to psychiatric units and hospitals in 2020 as a...
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Grant updates - June 2021
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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Horizon Europe Health: funding calls now open
Applications to Cluster 1-Health have now opened under Horizon Europe, the EU's largest and most ambitious funding programme for research and...
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European Drug Report 2021
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) will publish the European drug report 2021: trends and developments today, 9...
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HRB publishes latest data on supply of and demand for disability services
A total of 36,649 people use or still need, a disability service in Ireland according to latest figures recorded by the Health Research Board (HRB) on...
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Grant updates - May 2021
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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HRB welcomes appointment of first National Research Ethics Committees
The appointment of members to the committees by Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, represents an important step forward in formalising our...
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HRB welcomes appointment of new Chairperson and Board members
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has appointed Professor Bernie Hannigan as Chairperson of the HRB Board.
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Getting to grips with Horizon Europe Health
Helping Irish researchers navigate funding opportunities within the new Horizon Europe Health Programme.
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Grant updates - April 2021
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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