By Guest Author
23 May 2019
20th May marked International Clinical Trials Day, a day dedicated to what is believed to be the first controlled clinical trial. In recognition of the importance of clinical trials and public involvement, we interviewed Emmy Racine, University of Cork, Ireland, to talk about her research article, published on HRB Open Research, investigating patient and public involvement in clinical trials and how the results should be disseminated.
By Jack Nash
24 April 2019
Early career researchers (ECRs) from a variety of health-related disciplines and backgrounds came together for an introductory workshop on Open Science on 11th and 12th April 2019 at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Elaine Toomey gives a summary of the two-day workshop.
By Jack Nash
29 March 2019
Brendan Palmer, HRB Clinical Research Facility Cork, shares his experience of participating in the GO-FAIR training programme and the value gained by data stewardship among the research community. The Statistics and Data Analysis Unit (SDAU), at the HRB Clinical Research Facility Cork where I work, provides statistical support for clinical investigators at all stages of the research […]
By Jack Nash
28 February 2019
HRB Open Research launched one year ago today, and what a year it’s been since it launched. We reflect on the journey so far and look forward to what the future holds as we enter our second year.
By Jack Nash
29 January 2019
The Health Research Board (HRB) is committed to supporting the Irish research community to achieve high standards in data sharing and data re-use. Aileen Sheehy, tells us more about HRB’s updated data policy to promote the open sharing of data, and the initiatives being set up to support this and data reuse.
By Jack Nash
18 December 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to look back at what you’ve been reading the most on our blog.
By Guest Author
20 November 2018
Niamh Hennelly, National University of Ireland, Galway, discusses her study protocol examining the experiences and perceptions of personhood to people living with dementia and how the results can be used to improve health care and support for people living with dementia.
By Jack Nash
05 November 2018
In support of International Data Week, Hollydawn Murray introduces our newly overhauled data guidelines, part of HRB Open Research’s effort to help researchers maximise the potential of their data by best enabling reuse.
