We are pleased to announce two student travel bursaries to attend the ESI Summer School. Evidence Synthesis Ireland, in collaboration with Cochrane Ireland, is hosting a three-day Summer School at the University of Galway, from 26th to 28th May 2026. Introduction to Evidence Synthesis: Summer School on Systematic Reviews and Beyond is a hands-on course […]
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 […]
In this blog, Xuenan Pang, a PhD student with Evidence Synthesis Ireland at the University of Galway, outlines helpful tips for creating and enhancing a search strategy for evidence synthesis. A comprehensive search underpins all subsequent stages of evidence synthesis. Designing an effective search strategy can be challenging, and many published reviews include suboptimal searches […]
A new study co-authored by an ESI Fellow, Catherine Bane, shows that over 90% of health screening reviews overlap, with some topics reviewed more than 60 times by different teams. The authors highlight potential research waste due to duplication and call for better coordination and more collaborative, globally inclusive approaches to evidence synthesis. The ESI […]
Congratulations to Andrew Dullea (SWAR 2023 awardee) for his recent publication in Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods. His research focused on the sensitivity and completeness of search strategies using PubReMiner. PubReMiner is a text-mining tool that analyses a seed set of citations to assess word frequency in titles, abstracts, and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). This […]
The Health Research Podcast – Ep 4: Assessing Ireland’s ability to produce & act on evidence rapidly Recorded at the HRB Conference 2025, the Health Research Podcast episode focuses on the HRB Rapid Evidence Support System Assessment (RESSA) for Ireland and its role in strengthening evidence-informed policymaking. The discussion features Dr Barbara Whelan, co-author of […]
