Health Research Board
@hrbireland.bsky.social
Supporting research to improve people’s health and enhance healthcare delivery. #ResearchEvidenceAction
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Community Guidelines: https://bit.ly/4l4GpM8
🚨Reminder! Applications for HRB's Collaborative Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme 2026 are now open.
🔬 Up to €950K in direct costs per grant
👥 Team-based funding model
🗓️ Closing: 17 December
ℹ️More info & to apply bit.ly/49Bg1H6
#HealthResearch #PostdocFunding
🔬 Up to €950K in direct costs per grant
👥 Team-based funding model
🗓️ Closing: 17 December
ℹ️More info & to apply bit.ly/49Bg1H6
#HealthResearch #PostdocFunding
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🚨Reminder! Applications for HRB's Collaborative Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme 2026 are now open.
🔬 Up to €950K in direct costs per grant
👥 Team-based funding model
🗓️ Closing: 17 December
ℹ️More info & to apply bit.ly/49Bg1H6
#HealthResearch #PostdocFunding
🔬 Up to €950K in direct costs per grant
👥 Team-based funding model
🗓️ Closing: 17 December
ℹ️More info & to apply bit.ly/49Bg1H6
#HealthResearch #PostdocFunding
The EU is tightening port security to fight drug trafficking. Ciara Guiney looks more closely at the measures in a blog based on her detailed report in #Drugnet
More: tinyurl.com/yffcyw94
Latest Drugnet: lnkd.in/eSSGnFFZ
More: tinyurl.com/yffcyw94
Latest Drugnet: lnkd.in/eSSGnFFZ
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The EU is tightening port security to fight drug trafficking. Ciara Guiney looks more closely at the measures in a blog based on her detailed report in #Drugnet
More: tinyurl.com/yffcyw94
Latest Drugnet: lnkd.in/eSSGnFFZ
More: tinyurl.com/yffcyw94
Latest Drugnet: lnkd.in/eSSGnFFZ
🚨Reminder! #EU4Health call for proposals to promote healthy living and prevent non-communicable diseases now open.
🔗Call details: hadea.ec.europa.eu/calls-propos...
🗓️Deadline: 6 January 2026
💶 Budget: €2 million
🔗Call details: hadea.ec.europa.eu/calls-propos...
🗓️Deadline: 6 January 2026
💶 Budget: €2 million
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🚨Reminder! #EU4Health call for proposals to promote healthy living and prevent non-communicable diseases now open.
🔗Call details: hadea.ec.europa.eu/calls-propos...
🗓️Deadline: 6 January 2026
💶 Budget: €2 million
🔗Call details: hadea.ec.europa.eu/calls-propos...
🗓️Deadline: 6 January 2026
💶 Budget: €2 million
Leading up to the HRB National Conference on Dec 03, we’re sharing expert tips on connecting research to policy. See Jonathan Drennan, of
@ucddublin
here.
Limited conference spaces available.
Register: tinyurl.com/37e9f953
@ucddublin
here.
Limited conference spaces available.
Register: tinyurl.com/37e9f953
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Leading up to the HRB National Conference on Dec 03, we’re sharing expert tips on connecting research to policy. See Jonathan Drennan, of
@ucddublin
here.
Limited conference spaces available.
Register: tinyurl.com/37e9f953
@ucddublin
here.
Limited conference spaces available.
Register: tinyurl.com/37e9f953
Leading up to the HRB National Conference on Dec 23, we’re sharing expert tips on connecting research to policy. See Jonathan Drennan, of UCD here.
Limited conference spaces available.
Register: tinyurl.com/37e9f953
Limited conference spaces available.
Register: tinyurl.com/37e9f953
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Leading up to the HRB National Conference on Dec 23, we’re sharing expert tips on connecting research to policy. See Jonathan Drennan, of UCD here.
Limited conference spaces available.
Register: tinyurl.com/37e9f953
Limited conference spaces available.
Register: tinyurl.com/37e9f953
Discover how initiatives like Safe Futures, Parents Under Pressure, and the Infant Parent Support Project are shaping responses to drug-related challenges in Ireland, in the current edition of #DrugnetIreland.
See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
@EUDrugsAgency
#EarlyIntervention #YouthSupport
See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
@EUDrugsAgency
#EarlyIntervention #YouthSupport
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Discover how initiatives like Safe Futures, Parents Under Pressure, and the Infant Parent Support Project are shaping responses to drug-related challenges in Ireland, in the current edition of #DrugnetIreland.
See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
@EUDrugsAgency
#EarlyIntervention #YouthSupport
See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
@EUDrugsAgency
#EarlyIntervention #YouthSupport
Prof Kathryn Oliver shares insights from her role as knowledge broker within the UK government. Here she explains the Areas of Research Interest concept, which formalises linkages between policy-makers and researchers.
See: www.hrb.ie/blog/read-th...
See: www.hrb.ie/blog/read-th...
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Prof Kathryn Oliver shares insights from her role as knowledge broker within the UK government. Here she explains the Areas of Research Interest concept, which formalises linkages between policy-makers and researchers.
See: www.hrb.ie/blog/read-th...
See: www.hrb.ie/blog/read-th...
From the DRIVE launch to cocaine-related harms and psychiatric admissions, the new edition of #DrugnetIreland brings you the latest data on Ireland’s drug landscape. This edition includes a special supplement on drug use prevalence.
See: tinyurl.com/mpfsvmvu
See: tinyurl.com/mpfsvmvu
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
From the DRIVE launch to cocaine-related harms and psychiatric admissions, the new edition of #DrugnetIreland brings you the latest data on Ireland’s drug landscape. This edition includes a special supplement on drug use prevalence.
See: tinyurl.com/mpfsvmvu
See: tinyurl.com/mpfsvmvu
Gabapentinoids are now Ireland’s fastest-rising drug misuse threat, with fatalities increasing by 35% annually. Sean Millar explores this trend in his blog, based on a more detailed report in the latest edition of #Drugnet.
See: tinyurl.com/338jzf7y
See: tinyurl.com/338jzf7y
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Gabapentinoids are now Ireland’s fastest-rising drug misuse threat, with fatalities increasing by 35% annually. Sean Millar explores this trend in his blog, based on a more detailed report in the latest edition of #Drugnet.
See: tinyurl.com/338jzf7y
See: tinyurl.com/338jzf7y
New #DrugnetIreland out now! Explore research on etizolam-related deaths, prescribable drug misuse, and non-fatal opioid overdoses. Also featuring a special supplement on drug use prevalence in Ireland.
See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #PublicHealth
See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #PublicHealth
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
New #DrugnetIreland out now! Explore research on etizolam-related deaths, prescribable drug misuse, and non-fatal opioid overdoses. Also featuring a special supplement on drug use prevalence in Ireland.
See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #PublicHealth
See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #PublicHealth
Registration is open for our next #HRBEvidenceforPolicy webinar.
This event will feature presentations from, Dr Deirdre Mongan, HRB Research Officer and Dr Margaret Brennan, TCD.
📅 30 October, 13.00
For more information and to register www.hrb.ie/event/webina...
This event will feature presentations from, Dr Deirdre Mongan, HRB Research Officer and Dr Margaret Brennan, TCD.
📅 30 October, 13.00
For more information and to register www.hrb.ie/event/webina...
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Registration is open for our next #HRBEvidenceforPolicy webinar.
This event will feature presentations from, Dr Deirdre Mongan, HRB Research Officer and Dr Margaret Brennan, TCD.
📅 30 October, 13.00
For more information and to register www.hrb.ie/event/webina...
This event will feature presentations from, Dr Deirdre Mongan, HRB Research Officer and Dr Margaret Brennan, TCD.
📅 30 October, 13.00
For more information and to register www.hrb.ie/event/webina...
New #DrugnetIreland out now! Explore research on etizolam-related deaths, prescribable drug misuse, and non-fatal opioid overdoses. Also featuring a special supplement on drug use prevalence in Ireland. See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #PublicHealth
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #PublicHealth
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
New #DrugnetIreland out now! Explore research on etizolam-related deaths, prescribable drug misuse, and non-fatal opioid overdoses. Also featuring a special supplement on drug use prevalence in Ireland. See: bit.ly/4oA8dt
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #PublicHealth
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #PublicHealth
Dr Deirdre Mongan looks back on the recent #HRBEvidenceforPolicy webinar where she presented on the links between childhood adversity and substance use in young adulthood. See blog www.hrb.ie/blog/explori...
Registration now open for the next in this series of webinars www.hrb.ie/event/webina...
Registration now open for the next in this series of webinars www.hrb.ie/event/webina...
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Dr Deirdre Mongan looks back on the recent #HRBEvidenceforPolicy webinar where she presented on the links between childhood adversity and substance use in young adulthood. See blog www.hrb.ie/blog/explori...
Registration now open for the next in this series of webinars www.hrb.ie/event/webina...
Registration now open for the next in this series of webinars www.hrb.ie/event/webina...
📢 New EP PerMed Call 📢
EP PerMed's 2026 Research, Innovation & Technology Call, 'Test and Demonstration of Multimodal Data Approaches for Personalised Medicine' is now open.
🖥️Register for the online info day on 28 October➡️ bit.ly/48Dk7Oy
ℹ️ bit.ly/4o5JDAY
EP PerMed's 2026 Research, Innovation & Technology Call, 'Test and Demonstration of Multimodal Data Approaches for Personalised Medicine' is now open.
🖥️Register for the online info day on 28 October➡️ bit.ly/48Dk7Oy
ℹ️ bit.ly/4o5JDAY
October 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
📢 New EP PerMed Call 📢
EP PerMed's 2026 Research, Innovation & Technology Call, 'Test and Demonstration of Multimodal Data Approaches for Personalised Medicine' is now open.
🖥️Register for the online info day on 28 October➡️ bit.ly/48Dk7Oy
ℹ️ bit.ly/4o5JDAY
EP PerMed's 2026 Research, Innovation & Technology Call, 'Test and Demonstration of Multimodal Data Approaches for Personalised Medicine' is now open.
🖥️Register for the online info day on 28 October➡️ bit.ly/48Dk7Oy
ℹ️ bit.ly/4o5JDAY
New Drugnet Ireland out now! This edition dives into Ireland’s national drugs strategy evaluation, the re-established Oireachtas Committee on Drug Use, and new insights into adolescent cannabis use.
See: tinyurl.com/mpfsvmvu
@EUDrugsAgency
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #Drugnet #DrugPolicy
See: tinyurl.com/mpfsvmvu
@EUDrugsAgency
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #Drugnet #DrugPolicy
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New Drugnet Ireland out now! This edition dives into Ireland’s national drugs strategy evaluation, the re-established Oireachtas Committee on Drug Use, and new insights into adolescent cannabis use.
See: tinyurl.com/mpfsvmvu
@EUDrugsAgency
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #Drugnet #DrugPolicy
See: tinyurl.com/mpfsvmvu
@EUDrugsAgency
#HRBevidenceforpolicy #Drugnet #DrugPolicy
Dr Jane Murphy, co-author of the recent HRB report into gaps in women’s health research across the OECD, says input from clinicians and patients is needed to address these deficiencies.
Watch/listen on the HRB Evidence for Policy page: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth
Watch/listen on the HRB Evidence for Policy page: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Dr Jane Murphy, co-author of the recent HRB report into gaps in women’s health research across the OECD, says input from clinicians and patients is needed to address these deficiencies.
Watch/listen on the HRB Evidence for Policy page: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth
Watch/listen on the HRB Evidence for Policy page: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth
A new HRB report, Effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of pharmacist prescribing, examines pharmacists prescribing compared with other prescribing healthcare professionals.
Press release and link to full report www.hrb.ie/hrb/hrb-repo...
Press release and link to full report www.hrb.ie/hrb/hrb-repo...
HRB report shows pharmacist prescribing is effective, safe, and cost-effective | HRB | Health Research Board
Effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of pharmacist prescribing examines pharmacists prescribing* compared with other prescribing healthcare
www.hrb.ie
October 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A new HRB report, Effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of pharmacist prescribing, examines pharmacists prescribing compared with other prescribing healthcare professionals.
Press release and link to full report www.hrb.ie/hrb/hrb-repo...
Press release and link to full report www.hrb.ie/hrb/hrb-repo...
Studies reporting the sex and gender of participants helps build better evidence, Dr Claire O'Connell, presenter of the Health Research Podcast says in discussion about gaps in women's health research.
Watch/Listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
Watch/Listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Studies reporting the sex and gender of participants helps build better evidence, Dr Claire O'Connell, presenter of the Health Research Podcast says in discussion about gaps in women's health research.
Watch/Listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
Watch/Listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
'Where there are gaps in evidence, there are gaps in care.' Dr Linda Biesty tells the Health Research Podcast that the HRB’s OECD-wide review of women’s health research highlights real-world impacts. Watch/Listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
'Where there are gaps in evidence, there are gaps in care.' Dr Linda Biesty tells the Health Research Podcast that the HRB’s OECD-wide review of women’s health research highlights real-world impacts. Watch/Listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
Women are less included in trials, and female-specific outcomes are under-reported, says Dr Susan Smith, Professor of General Practice at Trinity College Dublin on the Health Research Podcast. @Watch/listen on the HRB #evidenceforpolicy page: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth
#womenshealth
October 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Women are less included in trials, and female-specific outcomes are under-reported, says Dr Susan Smith, Professor of General Practice at Trinity College Dublin on the Health Research Podcast. @Watch/listen on the HRB #evidenceforpolicy page: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth
#womenshealth
There are substantial gaps in research of female health conditions, Dr Jane Murphy co-author of a review of women’s health research across the OECD, tells the Health Research Podcast.
Watch/listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
Watch/listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
October 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
There are substantial gaps in research of female health conditions, Dr Jane Murphy co-author of a review of women’s health research across the OECD, tells the Health Research Podcast.
Watch/listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
Watch/listen: tinyurl.com/3hzwc4yy
#womenshealth #evidenceforpolicy
🚀Don't miss this year's National #PPI festival taking place across October. Full details with calendar of events below⬇️
Get ready for lift-off! The fourth National PPI Festival is happening from 1st–31st October 2025.
Have a look at all the events organised so far
tinyurl.com/4bb7vzma
Register for what interests you and share broadly!
Have a look at all the events organised so far
tinyurl.com/4bb7vzma
Register for what interests you and share broadly!
October 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🚀Don't miss this year's National #PPI festival taking place across October. Full details with calendar of events below⬇️
📢HRB welcomes the awarding of more than €1 billion in Horizon Europe funding to researchers in Ireland since 2021. Nearly €100 million - 9.75% - went to Health. As part of the Horizon Europe National Health Team, HRB had a central role in securing this investment.
More➡️ bit.ly/4pKcls9
More➡️ bit.ly/4pKcls9
October 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
📢HRB welcomes the awarding of more than €1 billion in Horizon Europe funding to researchers in Ireland since 2021. Nearly €100 million - 9.75% - went to Health. As part of the Horizon Europe National Health Team, HRB had a central role in securing this investment.
More➡️ bit.ly/4pKcls9
More➡️ bit.ly/4pKcls9
HRB report finds substantial gaps across the OECD, in understanding of conditions affecting women, including early pregnancy loss and mental health after childbirth.
More, incl publication & interactive gap maps: tinyurl.com/2vmvme6m
#womenhealth
More, incl publication & interactive gap maps: tinyurl.com/2vmvme6m
#womenhealth
September 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
HRB report finds substantial gaps across the OECD, in understanding of conditions affecting women, including early pregnancy loss and mental health after childbirth.
More, incl publication & interactive gap maps: tinyurl.com/2vmvme6m
#womenhealth
More, incl publication & interactive gap maps: tinyurl.com/2vmvme6m
#womenhealth
The second wave of #EU4Health calls is now open. Don't miss your chance to secure funding for initiatives in:
📌AI & health data
📌Prevention of cancer & non-communicable diseases
📌Medical devices
📌Conference & events
🗓️Apply by 6/01/26
ℹ️Call info: hadea.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu4...
📌AI & health data
📌Prevention of cancer & non-communicable diseases
📌Medical devices
📌Conference & events
🗓️Apply by 6/01/26
ℹ️Call info: hadea.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu4...
September 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The second wave of #EU4Health calls is now open. Don't miss your chance to secure funding for initiatives in:
📌AI & health data
📌Prevention of cancer & non-communicable diseases
📌Medical devices
📌Conference & events
🗓️Apply by 6/01/26
ℹ️Call info: hadea.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu4...
📌AI & health data
📌Prevention of cancer & non-communicable diseases
📌Medical devices
📌Conference & events
🗓️Apply by 6/01/26
ℹ️Call info: hadea.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu4...