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Infant health research to benefit from HRC funding
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 9:50 am | Health Research Council
“Nothing is more devastating to a parent than the loss of a child to cot death or permanent brain damage to a healthy baby at birth,” says Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) Chief Executive, Dr Robin Olds. The HRC has today announced ... More >>
Psychological impact of natural disasters
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 9:46 am | Health Research Council
The long-term personal impact for Christchurch earthquake victims is to be researched to establish the levels of psychological distress in the region, and allow for the development of policies and plans to mitigate the personal impact of further natural ... More >>
HRC funding announced for new Māori health research
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 9:42 am | Health Research Council
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has today announced a $74.56 million funding investment into health research, including a new programme of Māori health research worth $4.27M over five years. This programme is historic because it is the ... More >>
HRC funding announced for top emerging health researchers
Friday, 6 May 2011, 9:45 am | Health Research Council
New Zealand’s top emerging health researchers have been awarded funding grants worth a total of $1.51 million from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC), to support them in establishing independent careers in health research. More >>
HRC awards $7.29M in fellowships
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 2:57 pm | Health Research Council
Investment in the development of the future health research workforce is an essential and important activity for the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC). Five emerging health research leaders have been awarded Sir Charles Hercus Health Research ... More >>
NZ & Singapore invest over NZ$2 million in cancer
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 3:58 pm | Health Research Council
More than NZ$2 million has been awarded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR, Singapore) to support research into cancer through a joint research initiative. The initiative ... More >>
$1.5M for community driven Māori health research
Monday, 2 August 2010, 3:28 pm | Health Research Council
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has announced $1.5M funding for seven exciting projects through its newest funding stream for Māori health research. Developing Māori capability and knowledge is the prime focus of Nga Kanohi Kitea ... More >>
Hui Drives Strategic Direction Of Health Research
Friday, 9 July 2010, 12:55 pm | Health Research Council
One of the most significant health events for Māori takes place this week in Rotorua, Hui Whakapiripiri 2010, hosted by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is being held on 8 – 9 July. The theme of the Hui is Hangaia to whare korero ma ... More >>
New health partnership funding to engage expertise
Friday, 9 July 2010, 12:51 pm | Health Research Council
Five research projects have been allocated HRC funding for research partnerships, which will utilise the experience and expertise of frontline clinicians to provide innovative and workable solutions to improve health delivery services. More >>
Two prestigious international fellowships awarded
Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 2:06 pm | Health Research Council
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is pleased to announce the talented 2010 recipients of two prestigious awards – the Girdlers’ New Zealand HRC Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Foxley Fellowship - which will provide international career development ... More >>
$5M for indigenous health research
Friday, 26 March 2010, 1:19 pm | Health Research Council
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has announced funding for three exciting projects through the International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership (ICIHRP) scheme. More >>
New NZ research into the swine flu underway
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 5:12 pm | Health Research Council
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) have awarded more than $700,000 following a call for research into the Influenza A (H1N1) 09 virus. More >>
NZ$1.3 million in metabolic disease research
Friday, 27 November 2009, 4:52 pm | Health Research Council
More than NZ$1.3 million has been awarded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR, Singapore) to support research into metabolic disease through a joint research initiative. The ... More >>
Liley Medal holds the key to fertility
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 1:01 pm | Health Research Council
The Health Research Council of New Zealand’s (HRC) Liley Medal was last night (Wednesday 18 November 2009) awarded to Professor Allan Herbison at the Science Honours Dinner in Auckland. Professor Herbison, of the Department of Physiology at the University ... More >>
HRC invests over $1.1 million
Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 12:51 pm | Health Research Council
More than $1.1 million has been invested by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) into three international health research collaborations. More >>
DHBs funded over $2m to meet health research needs
Monday, 3 August 2009, 12:30 pm | Health Research Council
A second round of District Health Board (DHB) research funding for 2009 addresses research needs in the areas of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and cancer, across nine projects. The intention of the DHB Research Fund is to commission research ... More >>
$2m for international health research partnerships
Friday, 22 May 2009, 2:03 pm | Health Research Council
More than $2M has been awarded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) into four international health research collaborations. These projects bring together New Zealand health researchers and Australian partners to investigate important health ... More >>
Negative experiences put Māori off health services
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 4:00 pm | Health Research Council
According to the findings of our survey, a significant proportion of Māori have such negative experiences of health services that they say they are less likely to access medical care when they need it. Our survey - Māori Experiences of Care: He ... More >>
Experts unite to promote ‘respectful research’
Monday, 1 December 2008, 11:43 am | Health Research Council
World-leading experts in Indigenous health will gather in Auckland this week to promote respectful research. More >>
Super scientists share the Liley Medal honours
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 9:46 am | Health Research Council
Two leading scientists have been honoured for their outstanding work which will lead to new cures for illness and a better standard of health for the most vulnerable people in society. More >>
