Welcome
We manage the Government's investment in health research. Our vision is to improve the health and quality of life of all New Zealanders.
Funding Opportunities
The HRC allocates funding through an annual funding round for researcher initiated projects, Requests for Proposals, and a range of career development awards.
About Us
We invest in a broad range of research on issues important to New Zealand, and support the development of health research careers. Our mission is 'benefiting New Zealand through health research'.
News and Publications
We produce a wide range of publications and documents, which provide information about funding opportunities, research outcomes and HRC-related news.
Ethics and Regulatory
We help ensure all research involving human participants is based on good science, meets ethical standards and complies with best practice.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the HRC or would like to know more about how our funding process works, please drop us a line.
Gene Technology Advisory Committee
Ethics and Regulatory
We help ensure all research involving human participants is based on good science, meets ethical standards and complies with best practice.
The HRC is committed to ensuring that all research involving human participants is based on good science, meets ethical standards, and complies with international best practice. To achieve this, (i) all health and disability research involving human participants funded by the HRC requires appropriate ethical approval from an approved ethics committee in New Zealand; and (ii) HRC-funded clinical trials, innovative treatment evaluation or community intervention studies are adequately monitored, to ensure the safety of participants and the integrity of the collected data is protected.
The HRC Ethics Committee requires that ethical approval from an approved ethics committee is obtained before HRC funding for any proposed research may commence.
The HRC Data Monitoring Core Committee ensures that trials which require data and safety monitoring are adequately monitored.
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