Ngā Kanohi Kitea Research Grants
Developing Māori capability and knowledge is the prime focus of Ngā Kanohi Kitea Māori Research Grants. The grants provide opportunities for iwi, hapū and other community groups to address community identified health needs. A total pool of $0.8M is available for 2010-2011.  For the RFP, forms and dates, click here. 

Research Partnerships for New Zealand Health Delivery - New funding round 2010
The HRC has established Research Partnerships for New Zealand Health Delivery to support collaborations that position research within service delivery. A key feature is the requirement for involve-ment of health delivery decision makers (in all aspects of the research process) to ensure research evidence directly meets the needs of health delivery organisations and to increase the likelihood for effective knowledge transfer.  The RFP is now available here.

Research reveals superbug's secret to success
Research involving scientists from New Zealand and Denmark has unlocked the mechanisms Staphylococcus aureus uses to counteract the body's immune reponses.  S. aureus is a major pathogen worldwide and one of the hardest to treat.  Read the full article in the June issue of HRC News.

 
Professor John Fraser (far right) and his research team.


Reducing Tobacco-related Harm Research Partnership - Research Tūranga: Tobacco RFP
The Reducing Tobacco-related Harm Research Partnership Steering Committee has identified an aspirational and high-level outcome of a 50% reduction in the number of smokers in New Zealand by 2020.  The purpose of the RFP is to establish a Research Tūranga (platform) comprising of a group of leading researchers in the tobacco control field to develop a comprehensive approach. Click here for more information. 


Statistics New Zealand - Injury Information Portal
The portal is intended to act as a network to New Zealand injury information.  The portal provides information about data that is collected by different agencies.  Click here to access the portal which provides information about data collected by different agencies.

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HRC online reporting
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2010 Annual Funding Round documents
The forms and guidelines for Projects, Feasibility Study, Emerging Researcher First Grant and Programme Extension are now available here. The Programme documentation will be available shortly.

2010 HRC Roadshow
This year the HRC Roadshow visited institutions in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The total number of 450 participants showed a high level of interest in the funding round for contracts and the new Research Investment Streams. A copy of the presentation can be found here. A Frequently Asked Questions document will be available shortly.

Ethics Notes - August 2010

The latest edition of the HRC's Ethics Notes is now available.  Click here for a PDF copy or email ethicsnotes@hrc.govt.nz if you would like a hard copy and to be added to our mailing list.

Research Investment Streams for the 2011 Annual Funding Round
The HRC has established a new funding framework for its 2011 Annual Funding Round.  As part of the new framework, four Research Investment Streams have been introduced.  Click here for more information.


Updated career development brochure now available

Click here to download our career development brochure (PDF 460KB), Nuturing Careers in Health Research, where you will find brief information on the awards currently available through the HRC.  Full information on these awards is available on our career webpage here.