EPPI Centre
@eppicentre.bsky.social
Based at University College London, we aim to produce, support, and promote the use of collaborative, rigorous evidence for a more just and equitable world
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🌍 London, UK
🔗 https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/
🌍 London, UK
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Position statement on artificial intelligence (#AI) use in evidence synthesis across Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Position statement on artificial intelligence (AI) use in evidence synthesis across Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence 2025 - Environmental Evid...
1. Evidence synthesists are ultimately responsible for their evidence synthesis, including the decision to use artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, and to ensure adherence to legal and ethical...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Position statement on artificial intelligence (#AI) use in evidence synthesis across Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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In this clip from next week's episode of PH Spotlight, made together with Panoramic Associates, former Director of Public Health for Newham, @jasonstrelitz.bsky.social explains how important working with a wide range of partners is in improving health and wellbeing for local communities.
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In this clip from next week's episode of PH Spotlight, made together with Panoramic Associates, former Director of Public Health for Newham, @jasonstrelitz.bsky.social explains how important working with a wide range of partners is in improving health and wellbeing for local communities.
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🎬 🍿 Official Film Release!
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
Unmasking Influence - The Official Trailer
This trailer is for a film called Unmasking Influence. Unmasking influence is about how commercial actors influence policy and public health. Many of the major…
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November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🎬 🍿 Official Film Release!
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
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NEW in @bmc.springernature.com Medicine
- Overview of reviews comparing micro-environmental interventions (e.g. product size, labelling or positioning) for healthier or more sustainable food choices
- Led by a great team @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
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- Overview of reviews comparing micro-environmental interventions (e.g. product size, labelling or positioning) for healthier or more sustainable food choices
- Led by a great team @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NEW in @bmc.springernature.com Medicine
- Overview of reviews comparing micro-environmental interventions (e.g. product size, labelling or positioning) for healthier or more sustainable food choices
- Led by a great team @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
- Overview of reviews comparing micro-environmental interventions (e.g. product size, labelling or positioning) for healthier or more sustainable food choices
- Led by a great team @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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A major new project involving our very own team in the @eppicentre.bsky.social
Excited to launch ESRC's major investment in METIUS, led by @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, with a host of global partners.
METIUS will harness AI to provide timely, reliable evidence synthesis on major societal challenges to policymakers across the globe.
www.ukri.org/news/ai-inve...
METIUS will harness AI to provide timely, reliable evidence synthesis on major societal challenges to policymakers across the globe.
www.ukri.org/news/ai-inve...
AI investment to transform global policy with scientific evidence
An £11.5 million AI-driven evidence synthesis project will turbocharge policymakers’ ability to quickly understand scientific evidence on important issues.
www.ukri.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A major new project involving our very own team in the @eppicentre.bsky.social
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A systematic review "Interventions for Improving Informal Social Support for Victim-Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse" by Karen Schucan-Bird et al. at the @eppicentre.bsky.social available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#SystematicReview #domesticabuse #ViolenceAgainstWomen
#SystematicReview #domesticabuse #ViolenceAgainstWomen
October 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A systematic review "Interventions for Improving Informal Social Support for Victim-Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse" by Karen Schucan-Bird et al. at the @eppicentre.bsky.social available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#SystematicReview #domesticabuse #ViolenceAgainstWomen
#SystematicReview #domesticabuse #ViolenceAgainstWomen
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🔊"We are seeing big conglomerate organisations who are providing the same kind of formulaic childcare in a number of settings"
@drantoniasimon.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social describes how the privatisation of nurseries has affected #childcare provision.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...
@drantoniasimon.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social describes how the privatisation of nurseries has affected #childcare provision.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...
September 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🔊"We are seeing big conglomerate organisations who are providing the same kind of formulaic childcare in a number of settings"
@drantoniasimon.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social describes how the privatisation of nurseries has affected #childcare provision.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...
@drantoniasimon.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social describes how the privatisation of nurseries has affected #childcare provision.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...
🔊 Exciting research role available if you're interested in applying evidence synthesis to food policy and public health. Part of a @nihr.bsky.social study evaluating supermarket policies restricting the use of price promotions.
Closes 8th October. Further details 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Closes 8th October. Further details 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🔊 Exciting research role available if you're interested in applying evidence synthesis to food policy and public health. Part of a @nihr.bsky.social study evaluating supermarket policies restricting the use of price promotions.
Closes 8th October. Further details 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Closes 8th October. Further details 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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As part of the celebrations of our 10th anniversary as a UCL Department, we have launched an inaugural lecture series. You can watch the first here and there will be more to come this academic year! www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...
SRI Inaugural Lectures
Inaugural lectures hosted by the UCL Social Research Institute.
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
As part of the celebrations of our 10th anniversary as a UCL Department, we have launched an inaugural lecture series. You can watch the first here and there will be more to come this academic year! www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...
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INSPECT-SR: A tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials.
INSPECT-SR: A tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials.
INSPECT-SR: a tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials
The integrity of evidence synthesis is threatened by problematic randomised controlled trials (RCTs). These are RCTs where there are serious concerns about the trustworthiness of the data or findings....
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September 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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INSPECT-SR: A tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials.
INSPECT-SR: A tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials.
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Too good to be true? Spotting problematic trials in systematic reviews | Online
🗓️ 26 February
This interactive webinar will introduce the INSPECT-SR tool by way of application to a published clinical trial.
🔗 evidencesynthesisireland.ie/conference/w...
🗓️ 26 February
This interactive webinar will introduce the INSPECT-SR tool by way of application to a published clinical trial.
🔗 evidencesynthesisireland.ie/conference/w...
Webinar: Dr Jack Wilkinson - Too good to be true? Spotting problematic trials in systematic reviews
To register, CLICK HERE Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aim to include all eligible
evidencesynthesisireland.ie
August 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Too good to be true? Spotting problematic trials in systematic reviews | Online
🗓️ 26 February
This interactive webinar will introduce the INSPECT-SR tool by way of application to a published clinical trial.
🔗 evidencesynthesisireland.ie/conference/w...
🗓️ 26 February
This interactive webinar will introduce the INSPECT-SR tool by way of application to a published clinical trial.
🔗 evidencesynthesisireland.ie/conference/w...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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We are now on Bluesky! Follow us for:
The latest insights from Cochrane reviews 📖
Training and support for researchers 👩🏫
Information on research integrity, innovative methods and our global community 🌏
The latest insights from Cochrane reviews 📖
Training and support for researchers 👩🏫
Information on research integrity, innovative methods and our global community 🌏
August 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We are now on Bluesky! Follow us for:
The latest insights from Cochrane reviews 📖
Training and support for researchers 👩🏫
Information on research integrity, innovative methods and our global community 🌏
The latest insights from Cochrane reviews 📖
Training and support for researchers 👩🏫
Information on research integrity, innovative methods and our global community 🌏
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'P' is for policymaker.
Ben Hepworth unpacks a term subject to sustained over- and misuse.
transforming-evidence.org/blog/p-is-fo...
Ben Hepworth unpacks a term subject to sustained over- and misuse.
transforming-evidence.org/blog/p-is-fo...
P is for Policymaker
The term ‘policymaker’ is subject to sustained over- and misuse. Ben Hepworth argues that we should differentiate people by the work they are doing.
transforming-evidence.org
July 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
'P' is for policymaker.
Ben Hepworth unpacks a term subject to sustained over- and misuse.
transforming-evidence.org/blog/p-is-fo...
Ben Hepworth unpacks a term subject to sustained over- and misuse.
transforming-evidence.org/blog/p-is-fo...
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Great to be @thekingsfund.bsky.social today for a workshop on AI use in evidence synthesis, organised by www.heec.co.uk
First up is Ian Shemilt @eppicentre.bsky.social giving a brilliant overview of the current landscape. Emphasising caution, judicious use (with humans in the loop), and evaluation
First up is Ian Shemilt @eppicentre.bsky.social giving a brilliant overview of the current landscape. Emphasising caution, judicious use (with humans in the loop), and evaluation
July 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Great to be @thekingsfund.bsky.social today for a workshop on AI use in evidence synthesis, organised by www.heec.co.uk
First up is Ian Shemilt @eppicentre.bsky.social giving a brilliant overview of the current landscape. Emphasising caution, judicious use (with humans in the loop), and evaluation
First up is Ian Shemilt @eppicentre.bsky.social giving a brilliant overview of the current landscape. Emphasising caution, judicious use (with humans in the loop), and evaluation
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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
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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July 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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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Check out this summary of a Campbell evidence and gap map on interventions for improving informal support for victim-survivors of domestic abuse: a small but useful evidence base. Funded by the UK Economic Social Research Council
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@sriucl.bsky.social @eppicentre.bsky.social
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@sriucl.bsky.social @eppicentre.bsky.social
Summary of a Campbell evidence and gap map on interventions for improving informal support for victim-survivors of domestic abuse: a small but useful evidence base – Campbell Collaboration
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July 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Check out this summary of a Campbell evidence and gap map on interventions for improving informal support for victim-survivors of domestic abuse: a small but useful evidence base. Funded by the UK Economic Social Research Council
tinyurl.com/ytf9enb8
@sriucl.bsky.social @eppicentre.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ytf9enb8
@sriucl.bsky.social @eppicentre.bsky.social
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Navigating research on the performance of generative LLM-based tools in health and social care? The freshly updated Living Map of Generative LLM-Based Tools for Health and Social Care Applications by @eppicentre.bsky.social is your compass.
#AIHealth
#AIHealth
July 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Navigating research on the performance of generative LLM-based tools in health and social care? The freshly updated Living Map of Generative LLM-Based Tools for Health and Social Care Applications by @eppicentre.bsky.social is your compass.
#AIHealth
#AIHealth
Our living map of research on generative AI-based tools for health and social care applications has been updated (30/06). This Version 5 contains a cumulative total of 498 articles reporting clinical or public health applications, of which 89 are new. eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default....
Living Map of Generative LLM-Based Tools for Health and Social Care Applications
eppi.ioe.ac.uk
July 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Our living map of research on generative AI-based tools for health and social care applications has been updated (30/06). This Version 5 contains a cumulative total of 498 articles reporting clinical or public health applications, of which 89 are new. eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default....
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‼️HOT OFF THE PRESS‼️
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
OSF
osf.io
June 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
‼️HOT OFF THE PRESS‼️
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
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How ‘correct’ should #evidencesynthesis be? How does this change if we add #AI?
Help inform new tool dev and best practice guidance! forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv
Open until 2 Jul, ~35 mins. Part of @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded DESTinY @campbellreviews.bsky.social @ellaflem.bsky.social
Help inform new tool dev and best practice guidance! forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv
Open until 2 Jul, ~35 mins. Part of @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded DESTinY @campbellreviews.bsky.social @ellaflem.bsky.social
Microsoft Forms
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June 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
How ‘correct’ should #evidencesynthesis be? How does this change if we add #AI?
Help inform new tool dev and best practice guidance! forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv
Open until 2 Jul, ~35 mins. Part of @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded DESTinY @campbellreviews.bsky.social @ellaflem.bsky.social
Help inform new tool dev and best practice guidance! forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv
Open until 2 Jul, ~35 mins. Part of @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded DESTinY @campbellreviews.bsky.social @ellaflem.bsky.social
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Want to know more about Intervention Component Analysis in #systematicreviews #evidencesynthesis and how it can help us understand how interventions work? New paper by @katysutcliffe.bsky.social and me 🔥hot🔥 off the press today in IJNS: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @eppicentre.bsky.social
Identifying critical intervention, contextual and implementation features in systematic reviews: intervention component analysis ten years on
It is now widely recognised that in addition to providing robust evidence about intervention effectiveness, systematic reviews need to provide decisio…
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June 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Want to know more about Intervention Component Analysis in #systematicreviews #evidencesynthesis and how it can help us understand how interventions work? New paper by @katysutcliffe.bsky.social and me 🔥hot🔥 off the press today in IJNS: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @eppicentre.bsky.social
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We started a debate! Our paper on measuring the impact of longitudinal studies by Charis Bridger Staatz and @evietabor.bsky.social and me here from @clscohorts.bsky.social and @eppicentre.bsky.social and responses led by @mukdarut.bsky.social, Meredith O'Connor and Raj Patel doi.org/10.1332/1757...
June 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We started a debate! Our paper on measuring the impact of longitudinal studies by Charis Bridger Staatz and @evietabor.bsky.social and me here from @clscohorts.bsky.social and @eppicentre.bsky.social and responses led by @mukdarut.bsky.social, Meredith O'Connor and Raj Patel doi.org/10.1332/1757...
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New paper: Evidence of inequities experienced by the #raredisease community with respect to receipt of a diagnosis & access to services: #scopingreview of UK & international evidence
ojrd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@simonjbriscoe.bsky.social @eppicentre.bsky.social @esmi-exeter.bsky.social
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@simonjbriscoe.bsky.social @eppicentre.bsky.social @esmi-exeter.bsky.social
Evidence of inequities experienced by the rare disease community with respect to receipt of a diagnosis and access to services: a scoping review of UK and international evidence - Orphanet Journal of ...
Background People with a rare disease find it difficult to obtain a diagnosis and access appropriate services. Evidence suggests that this can lead to health inequity amongst the rare disease communit...
ojrd.biomedcentral.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New paper: Evidence of inequities experienced by the #raredisease community with respect to receipt of a diagnosis & access to services: #scopingreview of UK & international evidence
ojrd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@simonjbriscoe.bsky.social @eppicentre.bsky.social @esmi-exeter.bsky.social
ojrd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@simonjbriscoe.bsky.social @eppicentre.bsky.social @esmi-exeter.bsky.social
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@dylankneale.bsky.social (@eppicentre.bsky.social) and @evietabor.bsky.social (@clscohorts.bsky.social) contributed a book chapter about trans and gender-diverse ageing and the lifecourse 👵
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap/b...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap/b...
June 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
@dylankneale.bsky.social (@eppicentre.bsky.social) and @evietabor.bsky.social (@clscohorts.bsky.social) contributed a book chapter about trans and gender-diverse ageing and the lifecourse 👵
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap/b...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap/b...