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HRB’s new role in facilitating access to COVID-19 data for research
Since April 2020, a wealth of COVID-19 data has been collected by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in areas including testing, tracing, infectious...
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Grant updates - February 2021
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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New Mental Health Science Advisory Group: A call for membership
Are you an expert in measuring mental health experiences, demographics, and functioning and interested in advancing common measures in mental health...
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New vaccine questions podcast
The Health Research Board and Royal Irish Academy have teamed up to bring you a podcast series on vaccines and vaccination featuring experts and...
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Amendments to the Health Research Regulations
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has made new amendments to the Health Research Regulations, designed to further enhance the health research...
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Minister for Health appoints new members to the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee
The Minister for Health Mr Stephen Donnelly has appointed four new members to the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee to add to the existing...
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Grant updates - January 2021
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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Drone system for COVID-19 testing wins HRB Special Award at the BTYSTE
The 2021 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) was held online from 6 - 8 January, with a virtual event showcasing hundreds of...
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HRB Summer Scholarship opens doors to undergraduate research
Since 1996, the HRB Summer Student Scholarships have helped over 1200 of Ireland’s most talented undergraduates gain valuable experience and develop...
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A message from our CEO
Rarely has a year generated so much to reflect on as 2020. But despite all the difficulties we faced, both collectively and individually, there is...
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Grant updates - December 2020
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
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New investment in COVID-19 research and innovation projects
Details have been announced of a new €10.5 million investment in 39 COVID-19 research projects.
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ResPoNCE: Respecting People with disabilities’ Needs and rights in Crisis and Emergency
The COVID-19 crisis has led to numerous new strategies, laws, policies and guidelines around Europe, but how do these affect people with disabilities?...
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Trust, experts and COVID-19 – the influence of psychology on our decisions
New research explores the relationship between trust in political and medical leaders and how individuals respond to healthcare advice during the...
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How can we help children adjust to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond?
The Co-VIsION project aims to learn more about how children have creatively found ways to manage the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The impact of national past on behaviour in the COVID-19 pandemic
Individual countries have developed very different strategies in responding to COVID-19, which can shape how citizens view the pandemic. How do...
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Inoculating against COVID-19 misinformation
When people are isolated and rely on social media as a source for news, misinformation can spread. In turn, unreliable information can affect how...
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Contact tracing for COVID-19: What can we learn from experiences of contact tracing in Ireland?
Contact tracers play an important role in slowing the spread of COVID-19, and their insights can be useful in informing the development of future...
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Assessing and protecting the mental health of the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic
The outbreak of COVID-19 and the public health measures implemented to slow the spread of the virus have the potential to increase mental illness in...
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Crisis coping for marginalised youth: living and learning through COVID-19
Young people aged between 12 and 18 who are marginalised are at high risk during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, and there is evidence that the...
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PAUSE: a remote psychological tool for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has effects far beyond the disease itself. The pandemic is also having a psychological impact, in the form of low mood, anxiety, irritability...
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How can we support family carers during COVID-19?
New research will examine and compare how support is delivered to family carers across Europe and in Ireland during the pandemic, with the aim of...
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Helping junior doctors forge their identity in the COVID-19 crisis
Junior doctors face a steep learning curve in healthcare at the best of times, and during a pandemic that curve is steeper still. How does it shape...
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Building solidarity and trust in public health messaging in the misinformation era
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are encouraged to see ourselves as being in this together while remaining apart. How does social solidarity affect...
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Communicating COVID-19 cases and deaths: guidelines for media
During a pandemic, people have a right to information. But constant media coverage of restrictions, illness and death is likely to have a negative...
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