Why do we keep treating RCTs and real-world evidence as competitors? Our new paper argues for systematic integration from day one, not retrofitting studies after the fact. With Stephen Watt (Pfizer Inc.), Birol Emir (Pfizer Inc.), Martin O'Donnell (University of Galway CMNHS) shorturl.at/FidrU

I'm excited to share that I was awarded the 2025 Creative Heartlands Film Bursary to direct my short script 'Ah, It's Myself?', inspired by an artist's reflections on a painting he did 50 years ago. Shooting in Sligo this summer. A huge thank you to Creative Ireland

Join us for the last ESI webinar before a summer break as Jan Minx discusses 'Advancing evidence synthesis for climate and health' on Thursday 19th June at 12pm UTC+1. Register at universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

📣 Stage 2 of #ThePeoplesReview is paused (for now)! ✅193 people voted in Round 1 🙌 🔜Next YOU’ll rank the top 5 questions to choose the final review question 🎥 Find out more about stage 2: buff.ly/ApRsclN Sign up to #ThePeoplesReview here: buff.ly/avtkBZ4

The JLA James Lind Alliance is recruiting Advisers. It's a fantastic and rewarding role, and a great opportunity for independent facilitators with an interest in supporting patient/clinician partnerships. Apply here: jla.nihr.ac.uk/news/jla-now-r…

Huge congratulations, Linda. A crucial paper and one that the HRB-TMRN are delighted to have helped nurture collaborations. We're sure there will be more engagement to follow!

We are absolutely delighted to see one of our PhDs, Ellen Murphy, pass her viva. Her PhD explored the vital area of costing, planning and communication of retention strategies in clinical trials. Congratulations Dr Murphy!

Maternal early warning scores shown to be methodologically weak and at high risk of bias - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology jclinepi.com/article/S0895-…

𝗘𝗦𝗜 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Congratulations to the final round of students who received 𝗘𝗦𝗜 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀: Alice McKeon, Laura Bosner, Isabel O'Byrne, Aoife McMullen and Maria Manneh. #EvidenceSynthesis

🧠💬 1 in 3 cancer-related claims online are misleading. 📑 We're testing an online programme to help you understand health info. 📲 Learn more: lnkd.in/eMVvytkE Let’s build something better, together!

Are you at the beginning of your systematic review process? Registration is open for our next Introduction to Systematic Reviews (Online) workshop this September (18th, 19th, 24th & 25th) from 10am to 1pm. For more info / register: evidencesynthesisireland.ie/training/

WEBINAR: Max Parmar, Director of MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL & ICTM at UCL, discusses 'Improving Health Faster: A More Strategic Approach to Randomised Trials and Meta-Analysis' on 20th November at 11am (UTC). To sign up: universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

One of the brightest minds in trials methods and one the best able to ground his thoughts in real world evidence needs. A treat.

Research finds using AI makes you stupid From the latest Private Eye, out now.

Delighted to share our latest work! We're so grateful to the children and parents who acted as PPI partners to TheKidsTrial and generously gave us their input and time! Read about our global, online PPI group and their experiences as members here: link.springer.com/10.1186/s40900…

📃Comparison of AI-assisted and human-generated plain language summaries for Cochrane reviews: protocol for a randomised trial (HIET-1) New publication led by the ESI team: Declan Devane, KM Saif-Ur-Rahman, Dr. Nikita Burke, Tom Conway, Dr Paula Byrne 🔗 jclinepi.com/article/S0895-…

Does your child love science and asking questions? 🧪 Kids aged 7–12 can become citizen scientists! Join HRB-TMRN's Simone Lepage on 'The Kids Trial', a global online sleep study exploring whether comfort items help kids sleep better! 🔗 Sign up at thekidstrial.ie

With co-authors Shaun Treweek Declan Devane Prof Kamlesh Khunti Peter Bower Dr Adwoa Parker Dr Heidi Green Prof Miles Witham Bārbala Ostrovska Irene Soulsby

🥁 And the people's favourite question is... Does resistance training 🏋️‍♀️ make a difference to quality of life😁 or heart health🫀 for older adults compared to aerobic exercise👟? It's not too late to join the fun. You can now take part in #Stage3 - buff.ly/EcZ3ZzX

💡New free course! We’ve developed a self-paced course to help the public better understand randomised trials – how they work, why they matter, and their role in advancing healthcare. Start here 👉 tinyurl.com/Randomised-tri… HRB-TMRN HealthResearchBoard