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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's 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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Grant updates - November 2019
What's happening in your scheme and what calls are coming down the tracks...
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Supporting GPs knowledge for better patient care
GPs make hundreds of diagnostic and management decisions each week. New HRB-funded research aims to support GPs to make these decisions, in...
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Minister Byrne opens second National Drugs Forum with a focus on inclusion health
Today’s event, organized by the Health Research Board and the Department of Health, will build on the success of the first forum in 2018 and will give...
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Grant updates - October 2019
What's happening in your scheme and what calls are coming down the tracks...
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Better transition to adult health services for young people with cerebral palsy
A new Health Research Board funded research project will look at international evidence and Irish experiences to improve transition care for young...
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New HRB study examines alcohol-related harms in Ireland
Binge drinking among low to moderate risk drinkers accounts for most alcohol-related harm in the population
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HRB to showcase work at major EU drug conference
Posters or presentations by five staff on various aspects of drug use will feature this week at Lisbon Addictions 2019.
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Interested in H2020 research partnerships with Lithuanian researchers?
There will be a research brokering and networking event about Horizon 2020 ICT and health calls on 19 November 2019 at the Lithuanian embassy in...
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HRB Ones2Watch 2019 Winner
Congratulations to Dr Aisling Smith from The Rotunda and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland who won the HRB Ones2Watch 2019 competition.
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Drugs and road user fatalities
The HRB is collaborating with the Road Safety Authority and Medical Bureau of Road Safety to examine the presence of drugs among road user fatalities.
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HRB Strategy 2025 - Stakeholder engagement and what's next?
More than 220 people completed the online strategy survey. We also conducted a series of one-to-one meetings with key stakeholders from the Department...
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Grant updates - September 2019
Information on applications in progress, calls currently open and their deadlines as well as some soon-to-open calls.
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Horizon 2020 - Ireland to lead five major health projects
In the 2019 funding round, Irish health researchers secured almost €16.9 million. This represents 2.5% of the available budget and is the largest...
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HRB welcomes appointment of two new board members
Professor Seamus Donnelly, Professor of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin and Dr Tracy Cunningham, Clinical Head of Late Projects, Oncology R&D,...
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Seeking new insights into DNA for more personalised breast cancer treatment
Dr Alex Eustace is leading new, HRB-funded research at Dublin City University to deepen our understanding of personalised medicine for breast cancer....
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Improving services for people with substance use and mental health problems
The Department of Health hosted an event today to highlight a HRB Evidence review which makes suggestions on how to reconfigure services to better...
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HRB-funded research shows early parenting programme significantly increases parental competence and wellbeing
The research, funded by the Health Research Board, found that the parents who received the programme became more confident and more satisfied in their...
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