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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • Chairs named for PBRF peer review panels

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    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.

  • Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project recipients

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    We are pleased to announce the recipients of the HRC's 2015 Ngā Kanohi Kitea Full Project Grants.

  • Research competition inspires Pacific students

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    Read about the University of Otago Pacific Islands Research & Student Support Unit's competition to encourage students to visualise themselves as future health researchers.
  • New strategy for tackling antibiotic resistance

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    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.
  • Treating low blood sugar in newborns prevents brain damage

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    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.

  • Opportunity for transformative research

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    Our Explorer Grants provide seed support for transformative research ideas at an early stage, before an application for greater investment through standard funding mechanisms.

  • Saline treatment safe for critically ill

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    The largest clinical trial ever conducted exclusively in New Zealand intensive care units has not found any safety concerns with using saline as fluid therapy for intensive care patients.

  • Neurons flip fertility master switch - study

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    University of Otago researchers have published the first direct evidence that kisspeptin neurons generate the hormone pulses which are crucial to normal reproductive functioning.