The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is a Crown agency of the

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. It is responsible for managing the government's investment in health research for the public good. The HRC was established under the Health Research Council Act 1990. Since January 2016, HRC's board has been chaired by Dr Lester Levy. The Council's Chief Executive since February 2020 is Professor Sunny Collings. The statutory functions of the HRC include: * administering funds in relation to national health research policy * advising the Minister of Health * supporting health research and those engaged in health research in New Zealand * undertaking consultation to establish priorities in health research * promoting and disseminating the results of health research. The Council awards the

Liley Medal Sir Albert William Liley (12 March 1929 – 15 June 1983) was a New Zealand medical practitioner, renowned for developing techniques to improve the health of foetuses ''in utero''. Education and career Liley graduated from Otago Medical School ...

annually for recent research which has made an outstanding contribution to the health and medical sciences. The Council also awards the

Beaven Medal Beaven is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Beaven (born 1941), former Australian rules footballer * Derek Beaven (born 1947), British novelist * Don Beaven KNZM CBE (1924–2009), New Zealand medical researcher into diabete ...

annually for excellence in translational health research. Before the establishment of the HRC, medical research in New Zealand was mostly overseen by the Medical Research Council of New Zealand (MRCNZ; 1937–1990).

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was the director of the MRCNZ from 1972 to 1991.

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External links

Official HRC website
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