James Thomas
@jm-thomas.bsky.social
Professor of Social Research & Policy
Co-Director of EPPI Centre, UCL
Evidence synthesis, computer science
Co-Director of EPPI Centre, UCL
Evidence synthesis, computer science
Happy to say that we've just updated the RAISE guidance for responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis. Many thanks to very many authors who worked really hard on this update!
You can read it in full on osf: osf.io/fwaud/
You can read it in full on osf: osf.io/fwaud/
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Happy to say that we've just updated the RAISE guidance for responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis. Many thanks to very many authors who worked really hard on this update!
You can read it in full on osf: osf.io/fwaud/
You can read it in full on osf: osf.io/fwaud/
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CEE is excited to see the recent launch of METIUS (Mobilising Evidence Through AI and User-Informed Synthesis). METIUS will use cutting-edge AI to give decision-makers stronger, more timely evidence to tackle urgent social and environmental challenges.
👇 More below #EvidenceSynthesis #AI #SciPol
👇 More below #EvidenceSynthesis #AI #SciPol
September 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
CEE is excited to see the recent launch of METIUS (Mobilising Evidence Through AI and User-Informed Synthesis). METIUS will use cutting-edge AI to give decision-makers stronger, more timely evidence to tackle urgent social and environmental challenges.
👇 More below #EvidenceSynthesis #AI #SciPol
👇 More below #EvidenceSynthesis #AI #SciPol
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Is research really worth it? Come and hear what I think about why we do what we do.
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Is research really worth it? with Professor Kathryn Oliver | LSHTM
Research is something we spend a lot of money and time on — as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually
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September 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Is research really worth it? Come and hear what I think about why we do what we do.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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A very significant day for us as our new birth cohort study is announced, the first for quarter of a century. Big congratulations to colleagues in our @clscohorts.bsky.social for all their hard work in getting this off the ground!
UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years #ESRC #AcademicSky
UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years
A ground-breaking UK-wide scientific study will help improve the lives of future generations by studying 30,000 children born in 2026.
www.ukri.org
September 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A very significant day for us as our new birth cohort study is announced, the first for quarter of a century. Big congratulations to colleagues in our @clscohorts.bsky.social for all their hard work in getting this off the ground!
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We've extended the deadline for Campbell Award nominations to Sept 12th!
These annual awards celebrate researchers who have made significant contributions to evidence synthesis.
Learn about eligibility criteria and how to nominate a candidate here: www.campbellcollaboration.org/get-involved...
These annual awards celebrate researchers who have made significant contributions to evidence synthesis.
Learn about eligibility criteria and how to nominate a candidate here: www.campbellcollaboration.org/get-involved...
September 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We've extended the deadline for Campbell Award nominations to Sept 12th!
These annual awards celebrate researchers who have made significant contributions to evidence synthesis.
Learn about eligibility criteria and how to nominate a candidate here: www.campbellcollaboration.org/get-involved...
These annual awards celebrate researchers who have made significant contributions to evidence synthesis.
Learn about eligibility criteria and how to nominate a candidate here: www.campbellcollaboration.org/get-involved...
About all these out of office replies telling me to resend emails after a given date
My view is that I've sent the email and it's up to the recipient from then on. It's not reasonable to expect me to keep track of everyone's holiday dates and resend emails accordingly
Happy holidays! :)
My view is that I've sent the email and it's up to the recipient from then on. It's not reasonable to expect me to keep track of everyone's holiday dates and resend emails accordingly
Happy holidays! :)
July 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
About all these out of office replies telling me to resend emails after a given date
My view is that I've sent the email and it's up to the recipient from then on. It's not reasonable to expect me to keep track of everyone's holiday dates and resend emails accordingly
Happy holidays! :)
My view is that I've sent the email and it's up to the recipient from then on. It's not reasonable to expect me to keep track of everyone's holiday dates and resend emails accordingly
Happy holidays! :)
Really useful, nuanced work from Ai2
In our new paper, “Contextualized Evaluations: Judging Language Model Responses to Underspecified Queries,” we find that adding just a bit of missing context can reorder model leaderboards—and surface hidden biases. 🧵👇
July 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Really useful, nuanced work from Ai2
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@ellaflem.bsky.social describes how we all have a role to play in developing and using responsible AI in #Evidence synthesis. Excited to see how the work of the Joint AI methods group evolves! #ESMARConf2025
buff.ly/2fmgpAr
buff.ly/2fmgpAr
ESMARConf2025: Presentation - Introducing RAISE... - Ella Flemyng
Full Title: Introducing RAISE (Responsible AI use in evidence SynthEsis)Presenter: Ella FlemyngAbstract:This presentation will introduce the RAISE recommenda...
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June 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
@ellaflem.bsky.social describes how we all have a role to play in developing and using responsible AI in #Evidence synthesis. Excited to see how the work of the Joint AI methods group evolves! #ESMARConf2025
buff.ly/2fmgpAr
buff.ly/2fmgpAr
Odd: the RAISE guidance for responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis had become a private project
I don't think any of us asked for it to be private - maybe it was an OSF quirk.
It's now public again. Sorry if you tried to access the site when it wasn't available!
osf.io/fwaud/
I don't think any of us asked for it to be private - maybe it was an OSF quirk.
It's now public again. Sorry if you tried to access the site when it wasn't available!
osf.io/fwaud/
June 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Odd: the RAISE guidance for responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis had become a private project
I don't think any of us asked for it to be private - maybe it was an OSF quirk.
It's now public again. Sorry if you tried to access the site when it wasn't available!
osf.io/fwaud/
I don't think any of us asked for it to be private - maybe it was an OSF quirk.
It's now public again. Sorry if you tried to access the site when it wasn't available!
osf.io/fwaud/
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Just a reminder that #ESMARConf2025 is starting tomorrow! This is a free online conference about evidence synthesis and meta-analysis using #Rstats. Further details can be found here: esmarconf.org/2025/
2025 - ESMARConf
esmarconf.org
June 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Just a reminder that #ESMARConf2025 is starting tomorrow! This is a free online conference about evidence synthesis and meta-analysis using #Rstats. Further details can be found here: esmarconf.org/2025/
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‼️HOT OFF THE PRESS‼️
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
OSF
osf.io
June 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
‼️HOT OFF THE PRESS‼️
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
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Bridging disciplinary silos with an open methods resource.
🚀 Sallie Barnes, @annetteboaz.bsky.social &
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social introduce the #URE Methods Repository, re-launching summer 2025.
transforming-evidence.org/blog/bridgin...
🚀 Sallie Barnes, @annetteboaz.bsky.social &
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social introduce the #URE Methods Repository, re-launching summer 2025.
transforming-evidence.org/blog/bridgin...
June 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Bridging disciplinary silos with an open methods resource.
🚀 Sallie Barnes, @annetteboaz.bsky.social &
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social introduce the #URE Methods Repository, re-launching summer 2025.
transforming-evidence.org/blog/bridgin...
🚀 Sallie Barnes, @annetteboaz.bsky.social &
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social introduce the #URE Methods Repository, re-launching summer 2025.
transforming-evidence.org/blog/bridgin...
How ‘correct’ should #evidencesynthesis be? How does this change if we add #AI?
Help inform new tool dev and best practice guidance! forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv
Open until 2 Jul, ~35 mins. Part of @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded DESTinY @campbellreviews.bsky.social @ellaflem.bsky.social
Help inform new tool dev and best practice guidance! forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv
Open until 2 Jul, ~35 mins. Part of @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded DESTinY @campbellreviews.bsky.social @ellaflem.bsky.social
Microsoft Forms
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June 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
How ‘correct’ should #evidencesynthesis be? How does this change if we add #AI?
Help inform new tool dev and best practice guidance! forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv
Open until 2 Jul, ~35 mins. Part of @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded DESTinY @campbellreviews.bsky.social @ellaflem.bsky.social
Help inform new tool dev and best practice guidance! forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv
Open until 2 Jul, ~35 mins. Part of @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded DESTinY @campbellreviews.bsky.social @ellaflem.bsky.social
Just published - updated guidance and recommendations for the responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis (RAISE): osf.io/fwaud/
We're doing a webinar on this in about an hour!
training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
We're doing a webinar on this in about an hour!
training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
Responsible AI in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE): guidance and recommendations
The RAISE guidance is currently written in three documents. The first document, ‘RAISE 1’, provides tailored recommendations for eight of the distinct roles in the evidence synthesis ecosystem: eviden...
osf.io
June 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Just published - updated guidance and recommendations for the responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis (RAISE): osf.io/fwaud/
We're doing a webinar on this in about an hour!
training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
We're doing a webinar on this in about an hour!
training.cochrane.org/recommendati...
Cochrane is now hosting a Crowd task to identify literature on climate and health (for Wellcome-funded DESTINY tinyurl.com/54wack7p)
If you'd like to help:
1. Head to Cochrane Crowd crowd.cochrane.org
2. Login or create an account
3. Click "Task" on the dashboard
4. Select "Climate Quest – Part 1”
If you'd like to help:
1. Head to Cochrane Crowd crowd.cochrane.org
2. Login or create an account
3. Click "Task" on the dashboard
4. Select "Climate Quest – Part 1”
Cochrane Crowd
Become a Cochrane citizen scientist. Anyone can join our collaborative volunteer effort to help categorise and summarise healthcare evidence so that we can make better healthcare decisions.
crowd.cochrane.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Cochrane is now hosting a Crowd task to identify literature on climate and health (for Wellcome-funded DESTINY tinyurl.com/54wack7p)
If you'd like to help:
1. Head to Cochrane Crowd crowd.cochrane.org
2. Login or create an account
3. Click "Task" on the dashboard
4. Select "Climate Quest – Part 1”
If you'd like to help:
1. Head to Cochrane Crowd crowd.cochrane.org
2. Login or create an account
3. Click "Task" on the dashboard
4. Select "Climate Quest – Part 1”
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Join Us for the First DEST Hackathon on Living Evidence Synthesis — co-organized by the International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR) and the DESTINY consortium funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social
🔗 Learn more and sign up: shorturl.at/g6xc4
🔗 Learn more and sign up: shorturl.at/g6xc4
2025-07-10 | DEST Hackathon (Potsdam, Germany) | What Works Climate Solutions
🌍 Join Us for the First DEST Hackathon on Living Evidence Synthesis! 🌐
📍 Location: Telegrafenberg campus, PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam
📅 Date: July 10–11, 2025
We’...
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May 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Join Us for the First DEST Hackathon on Living Evidence Synthesis — co-organized by the International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR) and the DESTINY consortium funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social
🔗 Learn more and sign up: shorturl.at/g6xc4
🔗 Learn more and sign up: shorturl.at/g6xc4
ICASR and DESTINY are holding a meeting in July! If you're interested in automation in evidence synthesis then do take a look - in person and online options available :)
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May 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
ICASR and DESTINY are holding a meeting in July! If you're interested in automation in evidence synthesis then do take a look - in person and online options available :)
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Happy Friday! If you're interested in #embeddedresearcher posts in local government, take a look at our briefings to help commissioning/designing embedded researcher posts: eppi.ioe.ac.uk/CMS/Portals/.... More resources also on the @eppicentre.bsky.social website here: eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default....
What are embedded researchers and what influence do they have in public health settings?
eppi.ioe.ac.uk
May 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Happy Friday! If you're interested in #embeddedresearcher posts in local government, take a look at our briefings to help commissioning/designing embedded researcher posts: eppi.ioe.ac.uk/CMS/Portals/.... More resources also on the @eppicentre.bsky.social website here: eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default....
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🚀 THE PEOPLE'S REVIEW IS OPEN NOW 🚀
We are excited to launch Stage 1 of #ThePeoplesReview
✅Open to people worldwide
✅Everything takes place online
✅Make a difference in health research
✅Learn about systematic reviews
Join now ➡️ buff.ly/WAnKUYa
We are excited to launch Stage 1 of #ThePeoplesReview
✅Open to people worldwide
✅Everything takes place online
✅Make a difference in health research
✅Learn about systematic reviews
Join now ➡️ buff.ly/WAnKUYa
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚀 THE PEOPLE'S REVIEW IS OPEN NOW 🚀
We are excited to launch Stage 1 of #ThePeoplesReview
✅Open to people worldwide
✅Everything takes place online
✅Make a difference in health research
✅Learn about systematic reviews
Join now ➡️ buff.ly/WAnKUYa
We are excited to launch Stage 1 of #ThePeoplesReview
✅Open to people worldwide
✅Everything takes place online
✅Make a difference in health research
✅Learn about systematic reviews
Join now ➡️ buff.ly/WAnKUYa
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📣 Just published in Campbell Systematic Reviews, an Evidence and Gap Map of interventions that create or enhance support from friends, family, neighbours or colleagues for victim‐survivors of domestic violence and abuse:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Interventions for Improving Informal Social Support for Victim‐Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse: An Evidence and Gap Map
Background Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) is a significant global problem that warrants a robust, multi-sectoral response. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted that informal and social networks play...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
📣 Just published in Campbell Systematic Reviews, an Evidence and Gap Map of interventions that create or enhance support from friends, family, neighbours or colleagues for victim‐survivors of domestic violence and abuse:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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🔊 New in Social Science & Medicine - 'Do nudges need a regulatory push? Comparing the effectiveness and implementation of exemplar nudge (size-based) and non-nudge (price-based) dietary interventions'
Available here (£0):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Summary 🧵 follows 👇
#BehSci #Nudge
Available here (£0):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Summary 🧵 follows 👇
#BehSci #Nudge
Do nudges need a regulatory push? Comparing the effectiveness and implementation of exemplar nudge (size-based) and non-nudge (price-based) dietary interventions
Changing behaviour across populations is key to improving population health and achieving net zero by 2050, including changing diets. We examine the e…
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March 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🔊 New in Social Science & Medicine - 'Do nudges need a regulatory push? Comparing the effectiveness and implementation of exemplar nudge (size-based) and non-nudge (price-based) dietary interventions'
Available here (£0):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Summary 🧵 follows 👇
#BehSci #Nudge
Available here (£0):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Summary 🧵 follows 👇
#BehSci #Nudge
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Our Update 2025 report is now available and Evidence Commission co-lead @lavisjn.bsky.social shared some key reflections youtu.be/Mm-55r1v4BE
Global Evidence Commission Update 2025
YouTube video by mcmasterhealthforum
youtu.be
March 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our Update 2025 report is now available and Evidence Commission co-lead @lavisjn.bsky.social shared some key reflections youtu.be/Mm-55r1v4BE
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🤖 We've launched a new joint AI Methods Group 🤖
Cochrane, The Campbell Collaboration, JBI & Collaboration for Environmental Evidence have joined forces to spearhead adoption across these four leading evidence synthesis organizations www.cochrane.org/news/new-ai-...
Cochrane, The Campbell Collaboration, JBI & Collaboration for Environmental Evidence have joined forces to spearhead adoption across these four leading evidence synthesis organizations www.cochrane.org/news/new-ai-...
March 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🤖 We've launched a new joint AI Methods Group 🤖
Cochrane, The Campbell Collaboration, JBI & Collaboration for Environmental Evidence have joined forces to spearhead adoption across these four leading evidence synthesis organizations www.cochrane.org/news/new-ai-...
Cochrane, The Campbell Collaboration, JBI & Collaboration for Environmental Evidence have joined forces to spearhead adoption across these four leading evidence synthesis organizations www.cochrane.org/news/new-ai-...
The NIH NIEHS Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal seems to be gone. Does anyone know whether this is just planned downtime, or...?
February 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The NIH NIEHS Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal seems to be gone. Does anyone know whether this is just planned downtime, or...?
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1/n For "Safe and Responsible Use of AI" (Working Group 3), we are interested in all you have to say (!), but specifically ...
1. What important considerations for the Safe and Responsible use of AI Tools do you think we have omitted?
1. What important considerations for the Safe and Responsible use of AI Tools do you think we have omitted?
February 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
1/n For "Safe and Responsible Use of AI" (Working Group 3), we are interested in all you have to say (!), but specifically ...
1. What important considerations for the Safe and Responsible use of AI Tools do you think we have omitted?
1. What important considerations for the Safe and Responsible use of AI Tools do you think we have omitted?