Dr Mairéad O’Driscoll, HRB chief executive
HRB unveils €5m funding to develop all-island PPI network
Project will be a ‘catalyst for change in Irish research culture’
Details of a landmark €5m funding package to encourage greater public and patient involvement (PPI) in health and social care research across the island of Ireland have been announced.
The new PPI Ignite Network – the first of its kind – is a joint initiative between the Health Research Board (HRB) and the Irish Research Council (IRC) and will involve leading research institutions on both sides of the border including NUI Galway, University of Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, Queen’s University Belfast, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Cork, and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.