Evidence Synthesis Ireland is delighted to announce that they have received the Capacity Building in Evidence Synthesis award. This award builds on previous strategic investments and will further establish Ireland as a leader in global efforts to provide up-to-date, reliable evidence for better-informed policy and practice decisions in health and social care.
The Health Research Board (HRB) will award €4.5 million to Evidence Synthesis Ireland (ESI), with a further €1.5 million invested by the Health and Social Care Research and Development Division (HSC R&D) of Northern Ireland.
This funding will boost Ireland’s role in global healthcare by increasing the capacity for policymakers to understand and use complex research evidence. Funding for the new five-year program will help ESI improve evidence synthesis globally by refining methods, preventing work duplication, coordinating resources, and ensuring findings reach those in need.
Declan Devane, Professor of Health Research Methodology at the University of Galway and Director of ESI: “We will advance our work in evidence synthesis capacity building and education in parallel with developing and testing innovative research approaches that integrate AI, supporting researchers to produce faster, more relevant and more cost-effective evidence syntheses. The University of Galway’s commitment to support this initiative by funding a permanent, full-time Professorship in Health Research Methodology and two PhD studentships over four years will help sustain ESI’s work in advancing evidence synthesis in the future.”
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