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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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A more nuanced model of social distancing in COVID-19
New research on the impact of social distancing across different population groups aims to inform future scenarios to support connection while...
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Promoting truth and building trust in health research: HRB Conference 2020
How can we disentangle fact from fake in the flood of competing health claims online? And how can researchers build trust in science at a crucial...
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HRB publishes Health Research in Action
A new HRB publication, Health Research in Action, provides a snapshot of some of the many great discoveries and outcomes we produced and supported...
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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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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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