Table 8 About resourcing and instrumentation across funding institutions by case

Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

• Internal policies and documents on insurance coverage for CIHR volunteers, Personnel Security Screening Policy, CIHR Travel Policy, CIHR Travel Expenses Reimbursement Guidelines, CIHR Code of Conduct

• Collaborations with partners (e.g. the SPOR strategy with pharmaceutical companies)

• Website for partnership solicitation

• Financial support of CIHR Board to support institutes’ roles

Australia, National Health and Medical Research Agency (NHMRC)

• Assigns academy member group to identify external reviewers and to monitor peer review

• Provides acceptable standards to research institutions on intellectual property, ethics and responsible conduct of research

• Added some specific committees upon the request of the Minister of Health and Ageing

United States, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Open application process for members of the Council of Public Representatives (COPR)

• Allocation of institute funds for activities under the institute’s control

Singapore, National Medical Research Agency (NMRC)

• Revised financial and administration guidelines for researchers

• Internal policies not online in English

• Guidelines on data sharing, guidelines for media

Sweden, Swedish Research Agency (SRC) and Scientific Council for Medicine (SCM)

• Two basic research-targeted programmes on Swedish priority research topics

• Organised a series of seminars and a 1-day conference on mobility of researchers in the EU

• Digital service to communicate with journalists

• Measurement of citation impact of Swedish research

• Open access to research data

• Research data registry

United Kingdom, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)

• Research capability funding to support the management of research funds

• Research support services as NIHR service to encourage, frame and harmonise local research processes for NHS-funded research

• Development of unified approval process, standards for compliance

• National advice service for complex regulatory issues of local R&D, with partners

• Partner with industry to support private economic growth

• Development of core standards for public involvement

• Plain English award

• Consensus building on the interpretation of central policies and rules by local R&D offices of NHS trusts

The Netherlands, The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)

• Minutes of committee meetings – details not available

• Responsibilities of committee members – details not available

• Policies of committee – details not available