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Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · 10d

CEE is excited to see the recent launch of METIUS (Mobilising Evidence Through AI and User-Informed Synthesis). METIUS will use cutting-edge AI to give decision-makers stronger, more timely evidence to tackle urgent social and environmental challenges.
👇 More below #EvidenceSynthesis #AI #SciPol

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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 11d

Is research really worth it? Come and hear what I think about why we do what we do.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Is research really worth it? with Professor Kathryn Oliver | LSHTM

Research is something we spend a lot of money and time on — as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually

www.lshtm.ac.uk

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · 23d

Which agents stuff are you finding problematic? We’re just taking a look at agents in a project

(I like the way that Ai2 is trying to lift the lid a bit with PaperFinder)

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Sep 9

A very significant day for us as our new birth cohort study is announced, the first for quarter of a century. Big congratulations to colleagues in our @clscohorts.bsky.social for all their hard work in getting this off the ground!

News from UK Research and Innovation @news.ukri.org · Sep 9

UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years #ESRC #AcademicSky

UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years

A ground-breaking UK-wide scientific study will help improve the lives of future generations by studying 30,000 children born in 2026.

www.ukri.org

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The Campbell Collaboration @campbellreviews.bsky.social · Sep 4

We've extended the deadline for Campbell Award nominations to Sept 12th!

These annual awards celebrate researchers who have made significant contributions to evidence synthesis.

Learn about eligibility criteria and how to nominate a candidate here: www.campbellcollaboration.org/get-involved...

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · Jul 23

About all these out of office replies telling me to resend emails after a given date

My view is that I've sent the email and it's up to the recipient from then on. It's not reasonable to expect me to keep track of everyone's holiday dates and resend emails accordingly

Happy holidays! :)

James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · Jul 22

Really useful, nuanced work from Ai2

Ai2 @ai2.bsky.social · Jul 22

In our new paper, “Contextualized Evaluations: Judging Language Model Responses to Underspecified Queries,” we find that adding just a bit of missing context can reorder model leaderboards—and surface hidden biases. 🧵👇

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Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · Jun 13

@ellaflem.bsky.social‬ describes how we all have a role to play in developing and using responsible AI in #Evidence synthesis. Excited to see how the work of the Joint AI methods group evolves! #ESMARConf2025
buff.ly/2fmgpAr

ESMARConf2025: Presentation - Introducing RAISE... - Ella Flemyng

Full Title: Introducing RAISE (Responsible AI use in evidence SynthEsis)Presenter: Ella FlemyngAbstract:This presentation will introduce the RAISE recommenda...

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · Jun 15

Odd: the RAISE guidance for responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis had become a private project

I don't think any of us asked for it to be private - maybe it was an OSF quirk.

It's now public again. Sorry if you tried to access the site when it wasn't available!

osf.io/fwaud/

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · Jun 15

I don't know what to do with a paper like this. I'd love to dig into the detail and understand what they did, but there's nothing I can work with - it's completely opaque, and I can't verify anything it says. In that sense, is it even doing the job of what a scientific paper is supposed to do??

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Wolfgang Viechtbauer @wviechtb.bsky.social · Jun 10

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/

2025 - ESMARConf

esmarconf.org

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Ella Flemyng @ellaflem.bsky.social · Jun 4

‼️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

OSF

osf.io

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Transforming Evidence @transformevidence.bsky.social · Jun 4

Bridging disciplinary silos with an open methods resource.

🚀 Sallie Barnes, @annetteboaz.bsky.social &
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social introduce the #URE Methods Repository, re-launching summer 2025.

transforming-evidence.org/blog/bridgin...

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · Jun 3

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

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · Jun 3

Just published - updated guidance and recommendations for the responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis (RAISE): osf.io/fwaud/

We're doing a webinar on this in about an hour!

training.cochrane.org/recommendati...

Responsible AI in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE): guidance and recommendations

The RAISE guidance is currently written in three documents. The first document, ‘RAISE 1’, provides tailored recommendations for eight of the distinct roles in the evidence synthesis ecosystem: eviden...

osf.io

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · Jun 2

Cochrane is now hosting a Crowd task to identify literature on climate and health (for Wellcome-funded DESTINY tinyurl.com/54wack7p)

If you'd like to help:

1. Head to Cochrane Crowd crowd.cochrane.org
2. Login or create an account
3. Click "Task" on the dashboard
4. Select "Climate Quest – Part 1”

Cochrane Crowd

Become a Cochrane citizen scientist. Anyone can join our collaborative volunteer effort to help categorise and summarise healthcare evidence so that we can make better healthcare decisions.

crowd.cochrane.org

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What Works Climate Solutions @whatworksclimate.bsky.social · May 19

Join Us for the First DEST Hackathon on Living Evidence Synthesis — co-organized by the International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR) and the DESTINY consortium funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social

🔗 Learn more and sign up: shorturl.at/g6xc4

2025-07-10 | DEST Hackathon (Potsdam, Germany) | What Works Climate Solutions

🌍 Join Us for the First DEST Hackathon on Living Evidence Synthesis! 🌐 📍 Location: Telegrafenberg campus, PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam 📅 Date: July 10–11, 2025 We’...

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · May 19

ICASR and DESTINY are holding a meeting in July! If you're interested in automation in evidence synthesis then do take a look - in person and online options available :)

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Dylan Kneale @dylankneale.bsky.social · May 9

Happy Friday! If you're interested in #embeddedresearcher posts in local government, take a look at our briefings to help commissioning/designing embedded researcher posts: eppi.ioe.ac.uk/CMS/Portals/.... More resources also on the @eppicentre.bsky.social website here: eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default....

What are embedded researchers and what influence do they have in public health settings?

eppi.ioe.ac.uk

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James Thomas @jm-thomas.bsky.social · Apr 30

Because of course peer reviewed articles are never flawed 😉

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The People's Review @thepeoplesreview.ie · Apr 22

🚀 THE PEOPLE'S REVIEW IS OPEN NOW 🚀
We are excited to launch Stage 1 of #ThePeoplesReview

✅Open to people worldwide
✅Everything takes place online
✅Make a difference in health research
✅Learn about systematic reviews

Join now ➡️ buff.ly/WAnKUYa

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EPPI Centre @eppicentre.bsky.social · Apr 23

📣 Just published in Campbell Systematic Reviews, an Evidence and Gap Map of interventions that create or enhance support from friends, family, neighbours or colleagues for victim‐survivors of domestic violence and abuse:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Interventions for Improving Informal Social Support for Victim‐Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse: An Evidence and Gap Map

Background Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) is a significant global problem that warrants a robust, multi-sectoral response. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted that informal and social networks play...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Gareth Hollands @gjhollands.bsky.social · Mar 31

🔊 New in Social Science & Medicine - 'Do nudges need a regulatory push? Comparing the effectiveness and implementation of exemplar nudge (size-based) and non-nudge (price-based) dietary interventions'

Available here (£0):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Summary 🧵 follows 👇

#BehSci #Nudge

Do nudges need a regulatory push? Comparing the effectiveness and implementation of exemplar nudge (size-based) and non-nudge (price-based) dietary interventions

Changing behaviour across populations is key to improving population health and achieving net zero by 2050, including changing diets. We examine the e…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges @evidencecomm.bsky.social · Mar 20

Our Update 2025 report is now available and Evidence Commission co-lead @lavisjn.bsky.social shared some key reflections youtu.be/Mm-55r1v4BE

Global Evidence Commission Update 2025

YouTube video by mcmasterhealthforum

youtu.be

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Ella Flemyng @ellaflem.bsky.social · Mar 3

🤖 We've launched a new joint AI Methods Group 🤖

Cochrane, The Campbell Collaboration, JBI & Collaboration for Environmental Evidence have joined forces to spearhead adoption across these four leading evidence synthesis organizations www.cochrane.org/news/new-ai-...

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