HRC Chief Executive Professor Sunny Collings is stepping down in mid-August to join Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission as its new chief executive.
Nominations for our two new awards - HRC Catalyst in the Community Award and Te Ata Hāpara Award - are now open alongside our existing Liley, Beavan and Te Tohu Rapuora medals.
Over the summer, HRC staff were thrilled to have interns from a variety of educational backgrounds work alongside them. Read about what they did during their internship and the skills they will take away to help them in their careers.
The Health Research Council has released a new Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund high quality AI implementation research in healthcare, with a total funding pool of up to $5 million available.
We are looking for new members to join our Public Health Research Committee. The committee advises on public health research funding offered through a range of HRC grant types, such as project and programme grants and career development awards.
Read summaries of some of our HRC Ethics Summer Studentship recipients' research findings in the latest issue of Ethics Notes, including a discussion on whether genetic testing for gastric cancer risk should be restricted by age.
Dr Julie Choisne and her team's research involving the development of world-first computational modelling tools can help health professionals assess and decide on treatment options for children with such movement disorders as cerebral palsy.
Cheryl Davies, head of Tu Kotahi Māori Asthma and Research Trust in Lower Hutt, has been awarded the HRC's Te Tohu Rapuora Medal for making a tangible difference to improving health outcomes.