Background: Establishment of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in 2000
resulted in increased funding for health research in Canada. Since 2001, the number of …

Health-related research in the United States is funded by US citizens, either as taxpayers or
as consumers. Public support is critical to the success of the research enterprise, and it is …

Background A challenge facing science is how to renew and improve its relationship with
society. One potential solution is to ensure that the public are more involved in the scientific …

Members of Congress and officials of the National Institutes of Health face heightened
pressure from public advocacy groups seeking more funding for research on specific health …

This executive summary shows the top-line findings of a survey conducted by Ipsos MORI
and commissioned by the HRA. Face-to-face interviews were held with 1,295 adults aged 18 …

Purpose Concerns regarding a decline in clinical research have been raised internationally.
In this study, research initiatives and competitiveness of investigators seeking funding for …

Background Recent developments aiming to standardise and streamline processes of
gaining the necessary approvals to carry out research in the National Health Service (NHS) …

Plain English summary Plain English summary Public involvement is required for applied
health research funded in the UK. One of the largest funders, the National Institute of Health …

Objectives: To consider whether, why and how research funders involve consumers in
decisions about what health-related research is funded. Methods: Postal survey and semi …

Public health researchers and practitioners want to see their research inform government
decision making. It is not always clear to researchers how evidence is used in policy …