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Published: 11 June 2019
HRB to consult stakeholders on future strategy
The Health Research Board (HRB) would like stakeholders to provide feedback on existing strategy progress and give input on future strategy direction. [more]
Published: 24 May 2019
Grant updates - May 2019
Updates on Emerging Investigator Awards for Health (EIA) 2019. The Cancer Nursing Research Award 2019 opened recently and more...[more]
Published: 20 May 2019
EU Public Health Programme Information Event 2019
Europe House, 12-14 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, 10.30 am - 1.30 pm, 13 June 2019.[more]
Published: 20 May 2019
Horizon 2020 - Information and partnering events
Mark the 3-4 July 2019 in your diary. There will be an Open Health information event for 2020 calls on 3 July in Brussels. A Partnering event to help you build your consortium will follow at the same location on 4 July 2019....[more]
Published: 14 May 2019
Observer opportunities at HRB funding application panel meetings? You decide.
The HRB is considering whether to allow researchers to sit in as observers at panel meetings that adjudicate on grant applications.[more]
Published: 9 May 2019
A digital animation series on issues related to the mental health of young people
The five-part series, funded by the Health Research Board, features the voices and stories of young people who have experienced anxiety, bullying, not fitting in, depression and loneliness. [more]
Published: 30 April 2019
Grant updates - April 2019
Updates on Investigator-Led Projects 2019, Definitive Interventions and Feasibility Awards 2018. Patrick Quinn Awards for Parkinson's Research, Emerging Investigator Awards for Health (EIA) 2019, COllaborative Doctoral Awards in...[more]
Published: 30 April 2019
Fellowship offers a broader perspective on breast cancer research
A HRB Cancer Prevention Fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in the USA gave Dr Maeve Mullooly the opportunity to build her research programme in studies that aim to understand risk factors for breast cancer using...[more]
Published: 26 April 2019
Ensuring value in research funding
The HRB hosted a meeting of 51 representatives from 23 funding agencies in eight countries to talk about the way we work and how we might do things better.[more]
Published: 28 March 2019
HRB seeks new Board members
The Minister for Health invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill two Board vacancies at the HRB.[more]
Published: 27 March 2019
Grant updates - March 2019
Updates on review processes underway and reminders for fast approaching closing dates. [more]
Published: 27 March 2019
HRB at the Health Sciences Libraries Group Annual Conference 2019
The Health Sciences Libraries Group (HSLG) is the professional body for health librarians and information professionals in Ireland. A team of five health librarians and information specialists from the Health Research Board (HRB)...[more]
Published: 26 March 2019
Research to get babies off to the best start
Professor Deirdre Murray in University College Cork is identifying patterns in infancy and early childhood in order to help support children in their development. Her research is paving the way for new methods to monitor for...[more]
Published: 25 March 2019
Ulysses travel grants
The Health Research Board (HRB) has partnered with the Irish Research Council's (IRC) Ulysses travel grant to fund a number of research visits to France to support new research collaborations between Irish and French researchers.[more]
Published: 20 March 2019
HRB welcomes appointment of the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee
Minister for Health, Simon Harris, TD, has appointed 15 people to the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee (HRCDC). [more]
Published: 14 March 2019
Research Collaborative in Quality and Patient Safety to launch its 2019 funding cycle
The Research Collaborative in Quality and Patient Safety (RCQPS) is an initiative between the Health Research Board, the HSE National Quality Improvement Team and Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (RCPI). It was established...[more]
Published: 12 March 2019
HRB launch new scheme to support emerging clinician scientists
The HRB is investing €5 million to build research capacity among health and care practitioners* over the next five years. The Emerging Clinician Scientist Award is designed give people the opportunity to take the first step on an...[more]
Published: 8 March 2019
A research career that complements clinical practice
Peter is a consultant neurologist and Associate Professor in Trinity College Dublin. He leads the Computational Neuroimaging Group (CNG) in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute and he is the medical patron of the Irish Motor...[more]
Published: 1 March 2019
HRB launch new call for Research Leaders in health
The HRB will invest €7.5 million in new research leaders over the next five years. The call for applications goes live today, 4 March 2019.[more]
Published: 1 March 2019
Irish researchers awarded €1.7 million for gender research
The Irish Research Council and the Health Research Board have announced today funding for seven research projects addressing the issue of gender equality across a range of important topics, as part of the European Union...[more]
Published: 27 February 2019
Grant updates - February 2019
Updates on review processes underway and reminders for fast approaching closing dates. [more]
Published: 7 February 2019
New Bill for national research ethics committees
In a major step forward for health research, the cabinet has approved proposals for a Bill to support a mixed model national research ethics committee (REC) system. This would establish a national ethics committee infrastructure...[more]
Published: 31 January 2019
Grant updates - January 2019
Updates on review processes underway and reminders for fast approaching closing dates. [more]
Published: 30 January 2019
New funds for research in Parkinson’s Disease
The HRB in collaboration with the Medical Council Ireland has launched the award which aims to improve outcomes and lives of people living with Parkinson’s or their carers. [more]
Published: 30 January 2019
Horizon 2020 updates
There are still significant funding opportunities available for health researchers in the final two years of Horizon 2020 and budgets for those years have increased. [more]
