Two asks for elected representatives and policy makers In the HRCI Position Paper 2026, we outline the top priorities for both HRCI and our members, aimed at enhancing health research in Ireland. While there are many aspects of health research in need of attention and support, we believe it is urgent and opportune to address […]
I first reached out to HRCI for advice in 2020, and I haven’t stopped since! The mission of the Adelaide Health Foundation [AHF] is to advance healthcare, and research is one of the three pillars under which we do this. When our research strategy changed to increase the focus on directly commissioning projects and with […]
My involvement with HRCI began in 2017 when I started working with the St John of God Research Foundation. I was working in my first senior management role, and I was supported by a very small team. HRCI broadened the research support network that I had available to me. As an umbrella organisation for research […]
I joined the Alpha-1 Foundation back in 2017 and subsequently became a member of HRCI, or MRCG as it was back then. I joined the charity sector from private industry with some concern about how I would add value. To say that I was nervous about joining a group of highly qualified and experienced researchers, […]
Becoming a member of HRCI in 2020 has been hugely beneficial to Family Carers Ireland’s research function. As a charity with limited research resources, having access to the network of research charities, guides and workshops have been critical to the strengthening of our research function. Since joining Family Carers Ireland as Research Officer in 2019, […]
As Policy and Research Manager at The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, being involved with HRCI has been immensely beneficial and a vital support to our research work. At ASI, we strive to empower the voice of people with dementia in research through our patient and public involvement (PPI) programme and support them in being proactively engaged in […]
Being a member of HRCI has been invaluable to DEBRA Ireland. As the Research Manager in a small rare disease charity, having access to the network of research charities and the guides and workshops through HRCI has been priceless. I was delighted to become a member of the Board of Directors in 2019. This happened […]
Charities supported to do more & better Health Research
