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

• Title: Equity across the research continuum for interdisciplinary food system and nutrition research: How are we doing and how can we do better?
• Speakers: Swetha Manohar (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)), Ramya Ambikapathi (Previously based at Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ramya, new affiliation tbc)
• Date and time: Wednesday 20th November 2024, 12:30 - 13:45 (GMT)
• Admission: Free, accessible online
• In-person attendance: Room LG24, LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT Get Directions
• Online attendance: Zoom link - https://lshtm.zoom.us/j/91903227724 

Session details: 

Inequities throughout the research process are increasingly recognized as shaping the approach and solutions identified to address public health problems. In this seminar, we will present an empirical example of unpacking these research inequities through an interdisciplinary lens. 

We will explore results from a large systematic scoping review of Agriculture, Nutrition and Health literature (n=572) in which we characterised types of inequity and inequitable practices: inclusion; diversity; doing no harm; prioritizing context; humility; authentic partnering; and recognition of structural barriers.

We will look at the presence of such practices along the research continuum from conception of ideas, through to evidence generation, dissemination and ownership. We will also discuss our synthesis of proposed and implemented solutions identified in the literature. 

This will be a space to discuss how employing better approaches can help to equitably transform systems towards sustainable, healthy outcomes for all.

Speakers: 

Swetha Manohar is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health. Her areas of expertise include nutrition, diet, how they can be improved through food and health systems and intersection with equity.   

Ramya Ambikapathi's expertise includes nutrition epidemiology, informal food environment, gender equity, methods, and metrics.

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