Keynote presentation at the Health Research Board Grant Holders Conference

Dr Laura Keyes, Director of the Centre for Implementation Research at UL, delivered a keynote presentation at the 2025 Health Research Board Grant Holders Conference, 13-14 February, entitled “Embedding implementation science principles in health research from discovery to adoption”, and emphasised the importance of implementation research: "Implementation science is often an afterthought in health research, but it must be embedded from discovery to adoption." Dr Keyes also participated in the panel discussion chaired by Dr John O Neill (Department of Health - Ireland), which explored how to make research more effective, the importance of sharing data, including molecular data in electronic health records and strategies for building stronger connections with stakeholders. Discover the  full programme of the conference.