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New treatment proves effective for sickest COVID-19 patients
Critically ill patients with COVID-19 are less likely to die and will spend less time in intensive care when treated with an arthritis drug,...
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European Antibiotic Awareness Day - 18th November
The European Antibiotic Awareness Day is an annual European public health initiative that takes place on 18 November to raise awareness about the...
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Grant updates - November 2020
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process and upcoming deadlines.
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Ulysses travel grants - call now open
The HRB is partnering with the Irish Research Council’s (IRC) Ulysses travel grant to fund a number of research visits to France in three areas:
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How do our social circumstances impact health in later life?
A new research project between the US, Ireland and Northern Ireland will explore how experiences in early life, such as childhood poverty, marital...
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New Director of Research Strategy and Funding
The Health Research Board has appointed Dr Teresa Maguire as Director of Research Strategy and Funding. With more than 25 years’ experience in health...
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Irish health researchers exceed European funding targets
Irish health researchers have secured nearly €85 million from the current EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020, exceeding...
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Hearing voices for longer – a way to spot psychosis risk early?
Dr Ian Kelleher has just received a HRB Emerging Clinician Scientist Award to search for signs in childhood that point to an increased risk of...
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Irish Clinical trials funded in Horizon 2020
To date Irish researchers have secured more than €15 million for clinical trials from Horizon 2020. A range of health challenges are being tackled...
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Grant updates - September 2020
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process and upcoming deadlines.
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Collaborative Doctoral Awards - new funding call
The HRB will make up to €1.5m available to support each cohort of four or five PhD candidates to be trained in patient-focused research.
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HRB funds new Vaccines Save Lives video campaign
A new series of videos including a rap from Professor of Immunology, Rachel McLoughlin in Trinity College Dublin has been launched to focus parents’...
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European Green Deal Call: €1 billion investment to boost the green and digital transition
The European Commission has launched a €1 billion call for research and innovation projects that respond to the climate crisis and help protect...
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EU4Health 2021-2027 – a vision for a healthier European Union
EU4Health is the successor to the present 3rd Health Programme 2014-2020
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International Overdose Awareness Day
International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a...
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Nominations sought for HRB Impact Award 2021
The Health Research Board will present the second HRB Impact Award, with a prize fund of €50,000, in early 2021. Nominations close 1.00 pm, 25...
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Grant updates - Summer 2020
New HRB approach to clinical trials infrastructure, updates on awards in progress, and information on open, and soon to open calls.
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Webinar on Fulbright - HRB Health Impact Awards
2021-2022 Fulbright - HRB Health Impact Awards applications will open on 31 August 2020. This year, in the place of in-person campus / organisation...
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HRB announces €3.7 million investment in twelve new health research fellowships
Health data, biomarkers for the early detection of dementia, and the influence of the food industry on public health policy in Ireland are just some...
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Grant updates - June 2020
HRB Postdoctoral fellowships - Applying Research into Policy & Practice (ARPP) 2020 and Clinician Scientist Fellowship (CSF) 2020; HRCI HRB Joint...
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Public reviews now integrated into HRB funding decisions
For the first time, feedback from public reviewers have been used to help influence HRB funding decisions.
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COVID-19 trial opening to Irish patients
Irish patients with COVID-19 can soon take part in the WHO Solidarity clinical trial for COVID-19 which will get underway across ten hospitals in...
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Five artificial intelligence (AI) projects funded through Horizon 2020
In this article we look at five AI projects with Irish coordinators and partners that address topics including -E-smart home assistants, care for...
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HRB Open Research collections - we want your suggestions
We are offering the HRB community the opportunity to suggest new themed collections on HRB Open Research. You can do this by contacting...
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HRB conference tackles truth and trust in health research
The conference is designed to enable participants explore the challenges and solutions associated with building trust in research evidence to support...
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