London Evidence Syntheses and Research Use Seminars
The EPPI Centre and The Centre for Evaluation at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) jointly host the ‘London Evidence Syntheses and Research Use Seminars’. These seminars aim to encourage discussion and information-sharing on challenges and innovations in evidence syntheses methods.
The free of charge hybrid seminars are hosted in London but can be attended online. They take place every other month on a Wednesday between 12.30 and 13.45. They include 25-30 min presentations and plenty of time for discussion. Recordings of previous seminars: https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default.aspx?tabid=3317.
If you have queries, would like to suggest a topic, or to be added to the mailing list to be notified of future sessions, contact katy.sutcliffe@ucl.ac.uk.
Next Seminar
- Topic: Evidence synthesis for climate change and health policies
- Speakers: Sari Kovats (LSHTM) and Tarang Sharma (WHO)
- Date and time: Wednesday 12th March 2025, 12:30 - 13:45 (GMT)
- Admission: Free, accessible online
- In-person attendance: LG6, LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT
- Online attendance: https://lshtm.zoom.us/j/99925585470
Session details:
This seminar will include two separate talks from two different speakers.
Dr Sari Kovats (in person) will talk about her work on the second and third UK national climate change risk assessment technical report, which used to support the development of national adaptation plans.
Dr Tarang Sharma (online) will discuss how evidence is used in decision-making formally at WHO through its governance processes through its quality assurance, norms and standards team within the Science Division at HQ and its counterparts in our Region, and also touch on the grant and project approach which is becoming even more present in the current political climate.
Speaker details:
Dr Sari Kovats - LSHTM
Dr Tarang Sharma - WHO
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