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.
University of Otago, Christchurch, Professor Tony Kettle recently talked to Radio NZ 's Sunday Morning programme about his team's latest HRC-funded research to tackle antibiotic resistance.
Stabilising blood sugar levels in newborns with hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, appears to prevent brain damage, according to the first study of its kind.