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COVID-19: rapid response funding call
The Health Research Board is part of a national, coordinated research and innovation funding response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 and funding scheme date changes
Please check the individual funding scheme notices on the HRB website for the latest on any changes to opening and closing dates, panel meetings and...
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Two Irish research projects secure EU funding to tackle COVID-19
The European Commission is allocating €48.5 million for urgently needed research on COVID-19 vaccine development, treatment and diagnostics.
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HRB provides specific evidence products around COVID-19
The Health Research Board are delivering evidence products to help inform decision making and policy in relation to the rapidly unfolding COVID-19...
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HRB invests €7.5m to support new research leaders
The Health Research Board (HRB) investment will support five new research leaders to conduct research programmes that will deliver evidence to...
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HRB commits to data sharing in public health emergencies
'The HRB has become an official signatory to the Wellcome's Statement on data sharing in public health emergencies' says Dr Darrin Morrissey, Chief...
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COVID-19 Pandemic - Rapid response funding opportunity
Pre-call announcement: In response to the fast evolving COVID-19 pandemic, HRB is launching a rapid response mechanism to fund research that will...
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HRB working from home to reduce spread of COVID-19
Update: 27 March 2020. In line with government policy, all HRB staff will continue to work from home until 12 April 2020.
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COVID-19: Impact on funded research
The Irish Research Council (IRC), Health Research Board (HRB) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) are fully aware that the current situation...
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You press SUBMIT – what happens next?
The HRB is maximising transparency about our grant application and panel review process. We have created two short animations that describe what...
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Grant updates - February 2020
What's happening in your application and what calls are coming down the tracks ...
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Climbing the health research career ladder
The HRB is investing €5million to advance research careers of five emerging medical leaders and improve health outcomes for the patients in their...
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International Women's Day - Take action for Equality
The HRB is running a competition to encourage researchers to strike the #EachforEqual pose in support of gender equality.
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Heath research-related events in April 2020
Three upcoming events to note in April 2020. Embedding research within health services; Data Management in Health Research - You're funded but are you...
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EU Public Health Programme - Funding for Public Health Research
The Work Plan 2020 for EU Public Health Programme was recently published. The EU Health Policy Platform Team will hold a webinar about the work plan...
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Consultation on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan
Earlier this month, on World Cancer Day, the European Commission launched an EU-wide public consultation on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan at an event...
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Grant updates - January 2020
What's happening in your scheme and what calls are coming down the tracks...
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Webinar on new HRB policy for management and sharing of research data
Aileen Sheehy, HRB, will give a 20-minute webinar that outlines the new requirements of the HRB Management and sharing of research data policy. The...
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HRB staff presenting at the Global Alcohol Policy Conference 2020
The conference takes place every two years and is the leading forum globally for alcohol policy makers, advocates, researchers, civil society...
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Time to rethink heart disease risk assessments?
Congratulations to Ben Loughnane from Kinsale Community School who won both the HRB Special Prize and came first place in the Social and Behavioural...
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Grant updates - December 2019
What's happening in your scheme and what calls are coming down the tracks...
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HRB finds no major changes in psychiatric inpatient census 2019
A total of 2,308 patients were resident in Irish psychiatric units and hospitals on Census night (31 March 2019) according to the latest report from...
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HRB publishes latest outputs and outcomes figures report
New HRB report looks at the outputs, outcomes and emerging impacts from a €47 million investment in 187 awards that were completed during 2016 and...
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Laying foundations for secure data linkage and sharing to improve health
The Health Research Board (HRB) is funding a pilot project to design and develop the infrastructure needed to share and link health data securely. The...
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HRB investment in Research Leaders proves successful
A new report from the HRB evaluates the impact of a €38 million investment in the development of research leaders across a range of health specialties...
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