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.
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.
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.
Professor Cindy Farquhar and her team have received the Health Research Council's Beaven Medal for their research into the treatment of gynaecological and fertility conditions that has transformed clinical practice worldwide.
A new nurse-led approach for offering heart scans to siblings of children recently diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever at Kidz First Children’s Hospital in Counties Manukau aims to address health workforce shortages and improve rheumatic fever services.