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Funding for emerging researchers prepares workforce for future health challenges
New Zealand’s most promising emerging researchers have been awarded $11.3 million to undertake high-quality research and develop the skills to address current and future health challenges.NewsManaging the assessment process
We run a fair, transparent and robust assessment process that meets international standards of best practice.General informationMonitoring ethics and safety
We play a pivotal role in ensuring New Zealand health research is ethical and safe.General informationHRC Update 16 November 2021
News"It's about making a difference to our people" - Iwi health research medal winner
Hauora Māori researcher Dr Amohia Boulton has been rewarded for her mahi with one of the country’s top health research awards – the Health Research Council's Te Tohu Rapuora Medal – for her leadership, excellence and contribution to advancing…NewsDecrease in late stillbirths possibly linked to more pregnant women sleeping on their side
The research team behind the public awareness campaign to get pregnant women sleeping on their side from 28 weeks of pregnancy has received one of New Zealand’s top awards for translational health research. Their research and campaign may have contributed…NewsCOVID-19 research team earns Liley Medal for landmark study on NZ’s pandemic response
Public health expert Dr Sarah Jefferies and team have been awarded the Health Research Council’s prestigious Liley Medal as part of the Royal Society Te Apārangi’s Research Honours for their landmark paper analysing the impact of New Zealand’s…NewsAbout us
We're here to fund high-impact, high-value research, and to ensure New Zealand is a great place for researchers to work.General informationWhat we invest in
The HRC supports a broad portfolio of research in areas of importance to New Zealand.General informationHRC Update 3 December 2021
NewsSpecial Update 16 December 2021
NewsExtra $6.8M for emerging researchers impacted by COVID-19
The Health Research Council of New Zealand will contribute $6.8M in additional funding for the emerging researchers it supports, to help counter the impact of COVID-19 on the research sector.NewsMore than $12.2M awarded for health delivery research
The Health Research Council is delighted to announce the results of its latest Health Delivery Research investment rounds, designed to improve patient care and healthcare systems in Aotearoa New Zealand.NewsHRC Update 22 December 2021
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In the Gateway Funding Calendar you will find the opening and closing dates for upcoming funding opportunities.General informationHow to get funding fit
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We have a wide range of funding opportunities available throughout the year.General informationHow to apply
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Ethical approval from an approved ethics committee must be obtained before HRC funding can commence.General informationGrants and Funding
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General informationGut peptides post bariatric surgery: mechanisms of adaptive metabolism
Obesity is now a problem of epidemic proportions within New Zealand.Funding proposalsExtending the window of opportunity for saving babies brains
Oxygen deprivation around the time of birth can result in brain damage and lifelong disability. Treatment options for these babies are extremely limited and only partially effective.Funding proposalsUnderstanding GAS pharyngitis and skin infections as causes of rheumatic fever
This research will provide evidence to support improved prevention of acute rheumatic fever (ARF).Funding proposalsThe PLUS trial: PLasmalyte versUs Saline for intravenous fluid therapy in ICU
Fluid resuscitation is a fundamental component of the management of critically ill patients and the choice of fluid is a longstanding issue of debate.Funding proposalsNew generation lipopeptide antimicrobial agents using patented CLipPA technology
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria has been recognised by the WHO as one of the greatest threats to humankind, and infectious diseases rank as the second most common cause of death worldwide.Funding proposalsNovel biomarker for acute coronary syndromes
Advances in the measurement of troponin in blood using highly sensitive assays has improved time to diagnosis of heart attacks but increases in troponin in patients presenting with chest pain that do not rise above diagnostic thresholds can lead to uncertaFunding proposalsICU-ROX: An ICU RCT of conservative vs. standard OXygen therapy
More than 20,000 New Zealanders (and 20M people globally) are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) annually.Funding proposalsPreventing upper respiratory tract infections in infancy
In this proposed study we will investigate the effect of a daily oral probiotic (BLIS) on preventing very common infectious problems during early infancy, particularly otitis media, reducing dental caries, upper respiratory tract infections and acute strepFunding proposalsOsteoarthritis: a case of cellular mismanagement?
My goal is to utilise the skills obtained during 5½ years of postdoctoral training in the field of musculoskeletal cell biology to identify the mechanisms underlying the development of osteoarthritis.Funding proposals