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Alison Bethel

@abeth.bsky.social
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Information specialist enjoying Devon life

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pingue7 @pingue7.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
M.-I. Metzendorf, I. Monsef, K. Jones, et al., “ Development and Validation of PubMed and Ovid MEDLINE Search Filters for Exposure Pathways Linking Climate Change With Public Health,” Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods 4 (2026): e70105. doi.org/10.1002/cesm....
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ISSG Search Filters Resource @issg-filters.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
#medlibs we added a paper by Fulbright and Evans comparing performance of 11 #searchfilters in removing #animal and #nonhuman records in #Ovid #Embase. sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...
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Dr Matt Lloyd Jones (he/him) @befriendabacterium.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🚨 PREPRINT 🚨 In our systematic review and meta-analysis, we tackle a challenging evidence base to show that administering antibiotics to beef cattle increases the abundance of antibiotic resistance determinants (bacteria and resistance genes) during and after antibiotic administration 💊🐂 (1/n).
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Matt Grainger @drmattg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Check out the new @eshackathon.bsky.social website. It’s had a revamp! You can suggest projects for future hackathons. Still time to join us in Norway this summer🇳🇴🌤️🧇🧀🫎🦌🎅🎣 eshackathon.org
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ARC South West @arcsouthwest.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"We have to build trust differently. We have to understand fear not as a barrier to participation, but as data in its own right." New reflections blog from Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow John Stammers challenges how we think about engagement with hard to reach groups👇 tinyurl.com/mpmfaprt
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Rethinking “Hard to Reach” - PenARC
What does it really mean when we describe people as “hard to reach”? And who, in reality, is doing the reaching? In this blog, Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow John Stammers reflects on his work alongsid...
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Amy @amylibrarian.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Interested in learning more about the Evidence Synthesis Institute? New 📄! ❤️ The Evidence Synthesis Institute: Building a High Impact Training Program and Supportive Community for an Emergent Area of Librarianship doi.org/10.18438/eblip30736
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The Evidence Synthesis Institute: Building a High Impact Training Program and Supportive Community for an Emergent Area of Librarianship | Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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NESSIE evidence synthesis @nessieevidence.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
#NESSIE has published two related systematic reviews on the impact of mandatory drug and alcohol treatment orders on health and wellbeing. Findings in our latest blog #bestevidence #evidencebased #EvidenceBasedPractice #evidencedbasedresearch #evidencesynthesis #PPI #patientinvolvement
image shows three circles with text ‘substance use or mental health challenges’, ‘justice-involved adults’ and ‘non-custodial treatment orders’ intersecting with the text ‘health and well-being?’. Background is yellow. Image heading reads ‘Non-custodial treatment orders offer an alternative to custodial sentences but what are the impact of these on the health and well-being of people involved with the justice system? Two related reviews on this topic area now published.’ NESSIE logo in bottom right hand corner.
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JBI @jbiebhc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Step-by-step methodological guidance and links to various helpful resources for scoping reviews are in the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis at bit.ly/40GxfNA #JBIMethodology
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Laura Lipke 🦀 @liblaura.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
#medlibs Why every scientist needs a librarian www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why every scientist needs a librarian
Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open.
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Izzy Eddyshaw @izzyed.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Hey, I'm doing a webinar for the CILIP info lit group on Information Literacy, data and evidence removal in the US, with a particular focus on healthcare research. It'll be super fun and not at all depressing, honest www.tickettailor.com/events/cilip...
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Select tickets – Information Literacy, data and evidence removal in the US – Teams
Information Literacy, data and evidence removal in the US – Teams, Thu 26 Feb 2026 - During the US government shutdown in October and November of last year, many of us saw the notice on the PubMed web...
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Simon Briscoe @simonjbriscoe.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Very much enjoyed being part of the writing team for this paper with Justin Jagosh & great to see it out: Reverse chronology quota record screening for #realistsynthesis: Fostering causally rich extrapolations with a diverse and contemporaneous sample of literature www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Reverse chronology quota record screening for realist synthesis: Fostering causally rich extrapolations with a diverse and contemporaneous sample of literature | Research Synthesis Methods | Cambridge...
Reverse chronology quota record screening for realist synthesis: Fostering causally rich extrapolations with a diverse and contemporaneous sample of literature
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ARC South West @arcsouthwest.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Two additional NIHR internships are now open for applications Mar–Sept 2026 Theme Two: Growing Into Research For registered health & care professionals (excl. doctors & dentists) £10,000 funding per intern Protected time to develop research skills Apply by 31/01/26 tinyurl.com/bddje47n
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pingue7 @pingue7.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Human vs. machine in medical search strategy development: a comparative evaluation of ChatGPT-4.1 ojs.eahil.eu/JEAHIL/artic...
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Human vs. machine in medical search strategy development: a comparative evaluation of ChatGPT-4.1 | Journal of EAHIL
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Whitney Townsend @bergney.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
New FREE webinar from the U-M Taubman Library! December 15 - "Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets" More info: guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks... #medlibs #SystematicReviews #ExpertSearching #SystematicSearching #SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis
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Research Guides: Taubman Library Talks: Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets (December 2025)
The home for videos and webinars created by Informationists at the Taubman Health Sciences Library
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Carrie Price @carrieprice.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thrilled to have collaborated with @mlrethlefsen.bsky.social & Sara Schroter (& the wonderful librarians involved in our study) on this new article in BMJ Open. TL;DR: Librarians have expertise to support evidence synthesis & many would happily be peer reviewers! bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
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Perspectives of librarians and information specialists on conducting methodological peer reviews of systematic reviews: a mixed-methods study
Objectives To explore the perspectives of librarians and information specialists (LIS) on their experience and impact as peer reviewers of systematic reviews (SRs), and on facilitators and barriers to...
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Judy Wright @jmwleeds.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Want to develop your #EvidenceSynthesis skills or literature searching? Places still available on our online courses - come and join us!
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Judy Wright @jmwleeds.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Book Now! #MixedMethods #SystematicReview online courses, Mar 2026 bit.ly/2QbD1DV Live interactive sessions, pre-recorded lectures & workbooks by experts. When & how to integrate data for complex ques #LitSearch & EndNote @katysutcliffe.bsky.social @eppicentre.bsky.social @auhe-leeds.bsky.social
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Leeds Mixed Method Systematic Review Online Courses
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Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
📣 Closing soon! We're planning updates to the CEE Database of Evidence Reviews (CEEDER). If you produce or use #EnvironmentalEvidence, complete our short survey: 👉 forms.gle/yz2p2acStLyK... 🗓 Survey closes Oct 20, 2025 Share with your networks!🌏 #SciPol #EvidenceSynthesis #EvidenceUse
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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Tip #55: How and why to search previous indexing of MeSH terms in PubMed, plus the alphabet soup of PubMed's date fields #MLAUXCaucus #ExpertSearching #SystematicReview #medlibs uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2025/02/tip-...
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Tip #55: How and why to search previous indexing of MeSH terms in PubMed, plus the alphabet soup of PubMed's date fields
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Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
📣 We need your input! We're planning updates to the CEE Database of Evidence Reviews (CEEDER). If you produce or use #EnvironmentalEvidence, complete our short survey: 👉 forms.gle/yz2p2acStLyK... 🗓 Survey open until Oct 20, 2025 Share with your networks!🌏 #SciPol #EvidenceSynthesis #EvidenceUse
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Jo TC @jog13.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
News on the blog: How can technology support weight loss programmes as the NHS shifts its focus? #systematicreview #obesity #threeshifts @esmi-exeter.bsky.social @penarc.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk bit.ly/4mqxepR
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How can technology support weight loss programmes as the NHS shifts its focus?
We welcome a guest blog from our colleague at Isca Evidence, Morgan Weiland, on the team’s recent work on digital weight loss programmes. Isca Evidence is one of nine research groups in the U…
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Jo TC @jog13.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Back to school vibes are in the air & the sense of motivation is contagious... why not take the opportunity to benefit from our early bird rate & book a space on our #SystematicReviews of #MixedMethods evidence CPD course? @esmi-exeter.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @penarc.bsky.social
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ISSG Search Filters Resource @issg-filters.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
#medlibs we added a paper detailing a translation of #literaturesearches in #PsycInfo from Ovid to EBSCOhost sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...
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ISSG Search Filters Resource - Methods of Developing Search Filters
The following selected resources provide examples of methods used to develop search filters.
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Katherine Cullerton @kcullerton.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We often talk about corporations influencing research, but what about governments? 🧐 New paper by PhD student Helen Senior shows govt-funded public health research isn’t immune to influence - both positive and negative. Check it out 👉https://tinyurl.com/yjpkhtfk
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How governments influence public health research: a scoping review
Abstract. Governments can become involved in academic research to assist in public health decision-making. However, when governments become involved, the r
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Floor Boek @floorboek.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Raphaël Grolimund shows us a very cool video on how you can use Zotero for much more than just reference managing - in fact, you can use it during the entire process of a systematic review. Good news for the #medlibs not at #EAHIL2025, he shared a video of this at the end peertube.ch/w/qvgAhaVuGZ...
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Zotero for Systematic Reviews (EAHIL 2025)
3 minutes talk presentation support at the European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL) conference in Lodz (Poland) in June 2025 The video has no audio as it was used as it rep...
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Jane Falconer @falkie71.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Off to #EAHIL2025 today. Any others on BSky going to be there? #medlibs
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Wolfgang Viechtbauer @wviechtb.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Just a reminder that #ESMARConf2025 is starting tomorrow! This is a free online conference about evidence synthesis and meta-analysis using #Rstats. Further details can be found here: esmarconf.org/2025/
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2025 - ESMARConf
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Morwenna Rogers @morwenna73.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Learning about topical steroid withdrawal was a real eye-opener! Our evidence gap map brings together academic research and social media posts. Check out our blog for details #tsws #TopicalSteroidWithdrawal @penarc.bsky.social evidsynthteam.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/t...
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Topical Steroid Withdrawal: Evidence, Anecdotes, and Everything In Between
Is there a mismatch between academic literature and social media? Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome (TSWS) is considered a rare side effect of using steroid creams. It is estimated that over 100 …
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Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🎉 We are excited to be part of the Cochrane-Campbell-JBI-CEE AI Methods Group as they launch new guidance on the responsible use of #AI in #EvidenceSynthesis! 🤖 Join us June 3rd! training.cochrane.org/recommendati... Learn more at the AI Methods Group website ​​https://methods.cochrane.org/ai/
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Recommendations and guidance on responsible AI in evidence synthesis
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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Job alert. Researcher specialising in information science wanted by ISCA Evidence at the University of Exeter jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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Evidence Synthesis Hackathon @eshackathon.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Registration is now open for ESMARConf2025, register now at: esmarconf.org/2025/
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2025 - ESMARConf
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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Been a while coming @nshaw18.bsky.social Delighted to see our paper published jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/art...
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Insights from search summary tables for evidence and gap maps: a case study on peer support interventions | Journal of the Medical Library Association
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Julie Glanville @julieglanville.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Online course: How to Peer Review Search Strategies (5 and 9 June 2025) This course offers a comprehensive guide to peer reviewing search strategies, essential for improving the quality and accuracy of research findings across multiple disciplines. instats.org/seminar/how-...
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JBI @jbiebhc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Watch the latest #JBILIVE webinar on using JBI Search Strategy methodology to conduct your review at youtu.be/Fa6w7TixIeg?... ‼️📣 Presented by Amanda Ross-White & Terena Solomons #medlib #JBIMethodology
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Searching for studies: Basics of a systematic search
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Neal Haddaway @nealhaddaway.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
🚀 Boost Your Systematic Review Skills! 🚀 Join the Systematic Review & Mapping Methods Course with Dr Jacqualyn Eales! 📅 3-4 June | 📍 Online ✅ Hands-on training ✅ Transparent research methods 🔗 Register now: opencollective.com/esmarconf/ev... #SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis #ESMARConf
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Systematic Review and Mapping Methods Course - Open Collective
A 2-day online workshop on how to plan and conduct a systematic review or systematic map
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Julie Glanville @julieglanville.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I am running a webinar on April 30 2025, commissioned by La Fédération des milieux documentaires in Canada. The title is 'Techniques and tools for identifying noise in literature searches and reducing its impact on searches'. Further details here: www.fmdoc.org/evenement/id...
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Techniques and tools for identifying noise and reducing its impact on searches - Fédération des milieux documentaires
An exceptional training opportunity with renowned speaker Julie Glanville. Une opportunité de formation exceptionnelle avec la conférencière de renom Julie Glanville.
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Jane Falconer @falkie71.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I wrote a blog post on what's happening in the US information landscape for @lshtm.bsky.social. Thanks to Open Science and Archives colleagues for input and to everyone on this site who is publicising events. #FederalInfo #USAID #CDC #PubMed blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/2025...
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Alternative sources of US Federal Government Information - Library, Archive & Open Research Services blog
With the transition to the new government in the United States, we are seeing some...
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ISSG Search Filters Resource @issg-filters.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
#medlibs we added a paper (Hanneke et al, 2024) which reports on the #search terms used in 64 evidence syntheses of #social determinants of #health sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Only 1 day left to sign up for the 4th Round of the Literature Search Peer Review Buddy Scheme!!! hslg.ie/cpd-support/... #hslg #medlibs #peerlearning
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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
This is a nice thread from @sergiograziosi.bsky.social where he talks about some of the internal discussions we've had where we wrestle with how to develop, evaluate, and deploy new 'AI' tools in a responsible way
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Dr Anne Littlewood @anne-infospec.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We’re launching a brand new blog! I wrote the first post on developing search strategies using ChatGPT. Problem or panacea? sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y... #MedLibs #SystemsticReviews #EvidenceSynthesis
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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Sue Golder ending #coreifr25 talking about AI
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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Experiences of searching Instagram, Reddit and for blogs for topical steroid withdrawal evidence and gap map from @morwenna73.bsky.social #coreirf25
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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The first #informationspecialist conference here in the UK at Newcastle University #coreirf25 @jmwleeds.bsky.social is sharing her experiences
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Alison Bethel @abeth.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Exciting opportunity for an Early Career Researcher: www.eshackathon.org/2023/12/23/T...
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Position Vacancy - ESHackathon and ESMARConf Fellow
Terms of Reference for ESHackathon and ESMARConf Fellow Position
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 21/11/2024
As AMR Awareness week continues, we're looking at how a growing number of infections are becoming harder to treat as antibiotics fail to work, resulting in higher death rates, longer hospital stays & higher costs. Discover how our research is exploring alternative treatments tinyurl.com/2tn9k66t
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Reducing antibiotic use | Antimicrobial Resistance Research | University of Exeter
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pingue7 @pingue7.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Kapp C, Fujita-Rohwerder N, Lilienthal J, Sieben W, Waffenschmidt S, Hausner E. The searchbuildR shiny app: A new implementation of the objective approach for search strategy development in systematic reviews. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods. 2024;2(6):e12078. doi: doi.org/10.1002/cesm....
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Neal Haddaway @nealhaddaway.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
🚨 REGISTER NOW 🚨 Join us at @ualmeria 25-29th Nov for a 5-day workshop on #EvidenceSynthesis and #SocialTransformations! Learn about robust #SystematicReview and #SystematicMapping methods! #LiteratureReview #Methods #AcademicTwitter evidencesynthesisschool.github.io
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Evidence Synthesis for Social Transformations International School
Join us from the 25-29/11/24 for a 5-day workshop focusing on evidence synthesis methodology training in the context of research into social transformations
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Judy Wright @jmwleeds.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
You can read and comment on draft guidance on Responsible #AI in #EvidenceSynthesis (RAISE) - produced by Cochrane, International Collaboration for Automation in Systematic Reviews, Campbell, JBI, Collaboration for Environmental Evidence, and Wellcome. osf.io/fwaud/
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Responsible AI in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE): guidance and recommendations
Hosted on the Open Science Framework
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