The HRC has offered nearly $800,000 in funding for four research partnership projects that are seeking to improve New Zealand’s health care services in the short term.
The Bone and Joint Research Group at the University of Auckland has taken out the Prime Minster's Science Prize for their outstanding research into osteoporosis and fracture treatment.
Today's release of the findings from the government's 'strategic refresh' of the HRC is "great news for the future of health research in this country", says HRC Chief Executive Professor Kath McPherson.
The Kiwi bone expert who led a study that found vitamin D supplements – widely used to treat bone disorders – have no significant benefits on bone density has been awarded one of the country’s highest health research honours.
The Tertiary Education Commission has today announced the appointment of chairs for the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) peer review panels for the 2018 quality evaluation.
Read about the University of Otago Pacific Islands Research & Student Support Unit's competition to encourage students to visualise themselves as future health researchers.