About the HSE Open Access Award The HSE Open Access publishing award was established in 2014 to encourage and reward open access publishing in the Irish health sector. Submissions are invited across a range of disciplines in health and social care.
Open Access availability of the published research Addressing a health question/problem of national or local significance • Improving collective understanding of a health question/problem • Measurable impact of the published research.
The Award Winners receive a newly-commissioned glass piece in recognition of a valuable research contribution to Irish healthcare.
The awards celebrate practitioners and researchers working across health and social care disciplines in Ireland who are publishing and making their research available in open access format.
Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges with research experience and an overall winner will also be selected as representing the best of all submissions received. Winners receive a custom piece of glassware celebrating their achievement.
Criteria for entry:
Entries can draw on expertise from the medical, nursing or social care disciplines and include administration or management but must fulfil the following criteria;
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