Summer Scholarships

Evidence Synthesis Ireland hosts Summer Scholarships to encourage an interest in research and allow the student to become familiar with evidence synthesis methods.

The purpose of the summer scholarships is to build evidence synthesis knowledge, awareness and experience among undergraduate students by working on a relevant project related to evidence synthesis design, conduct, reporting or knowledge translation including methodology questions.

These Scholarships are open to undergraduate students based in the University of Galway, UCD, DCU, UL and QUB. There are a limited number of scholarships, and 2024 scholarships have been filled. To express interest, email esi @ universityofgalway.ie before March 31st 2025.

Previous summer scholarships:

2019 Type Location Supervisor Title
Éle Quinn Scoping review University of Galway Sinéad Hynes A Scoping Review of Occupational therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
Cristian Deliv Knowledge translation University of Galway Elaine Toomey/El Putnam. Developing a digital animation or video–based knowledge translation resource to explain evidence synthesis
2020
Nikolett Warner Scoping review University of Galway Chris Noone Investigating and evaluating the evidence on psychological predictors of physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic – A scoping review
Amy Lawlor Quality assessement University of Galway Paddy Gillespie An exploratory analysis of the reporting of health economic data in published systematic reviews.
Johanna Pope Co-fund with HRB TMRN UCC Karen Matvienko Sikar Womens views of maternity care during COVID-19
2021
Aoife Troy Scoping review UL Pauline Meskell Deprescribing interventions in palliative care: A scoping review
Ciara Walsh Scoping review UL Pauline Meskell Deprescribing interventions in palliative care: A scoping review
Sana Praveen Capacity Building Evaluation ESI Tom Conway  Evidence synthesis capacity-building on the island of Ireland – an evaluation of Evidence Synthesis Ireland initiatives
Sheffinea Koshy Systematic Review QUB Gianni Virgilli A Systematic Review on Outcomes Reporting in Surgical Interventions and Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery
2023
Evan Forde Knowledge translation ESI Declan Devane Health Info Summaries: Robot Writers vs Human Experts
Niamh O’Connell SWAR University of Galway Elaine Toomey SWAR – Stakeholder consultation exercises within Scoping Reviews
2024
Caitriona Duffy QES University of Galway Linda Biesty Women’s experiences of participating in interventions delivered to prevent or reduce stress among parents in the period from conception to two years postpartum: a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES).
Cian O’Donoghue QES University of Galway Catherine Houghton Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers’ adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Heb Abushama Scoping Review UCD Valerie Smith Network Meta-Analyses for health conditions in pregnancy and postpartum: A Scoping Review
Aoife Smith Scoping Review UCD Valerie Smith Quality assessment tools used in qualitative evidence syntheses of maternity care research: A scoping review
Caitríona Brody Scoping Review UL Claire O’Donnell An Exploration of Patients’ Experiences of Palliative Care Support Following Discharge from Hospital to the Community Setting
Fiona O Callaghan Scoping Review UL Breda Moloney An Exploration of Patients’ Experiences of Palliative Care Support Following Discharge from Hospital to the Community Setting
Thunn Lin Systematic Review + Infographic QUB Bronwen Connolly Systematic Review of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Paediatric Delirium in Critically Ill Children and design of an infographic