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> Dear Colleague > > Apologies for cross posting. We hope the information below is of interest, feel free to circulate to others. > > Best wishes > > Jackie Barry > External Liaison and Training Administrator > Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre) > Social Science Research Unit (SSRU) > Institute of Education > University of London > 18 Woburn Square > London WC1H 0NR > > Tel 0207 612 6131 > Fax 0207 612 6400 > > > EVIDENCE TO INFORM POLICY AND PRACTICE > > Are you interested in learning more about systematic reviewing? > The EPPI-Centre offers a short course in Systematic Research Synthesis, comprising three one-day workshops. The workshops will be of interest to those individuals: > - wishing to familiarise themselves with the basic principles of systematic reviewing > - wishing to read and critique systematic reviews > - wanting to embark on accredited training in undertaking systematic reviews > These workshops, along with the EPPI-Centre's methods and tools, are designed to be flexible and include quantitative and qualitative synthesis of all public policy research questions in, for example, social welfare, education, crime and justice, transport, health and health promotion, and housing. Individuals can attend just the first workshop or the whole course. > > The next set of workshops are due to be held on: > (Registration deadline: 3rd February 2005) > Workshop one: 14th February 2005 > Workshop two: 21st February 2005 > Workshop three: 28th February 2005 > > And again on: > (Registration deadline:22nd April 2005) > Workshop one: 3rd May 2005 > Workshop two: 10th May 2005 > Workshop three: 17th May 2005 > > For more information see the EPPI web page: http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk > and the course flyer: http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/ssru_docs/SRSleaflet.pdf > or contact the course administrator: Jackie Barry on [log in to unmask] or 020 7612 6131 > > > EVIDENCE FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE INFORMATION AND COORDINATING CENTRE > The EPPI-Centre is a leading centre for evidence-based work on social interventions and has formal links with the Cochrane and Campbell collaborations. Since 1993 the EPPI-Centre has been developing methods for systematic research synthesis and conducting in-house reviews and supporting others undertaking reviews. The EPPI-Centre is part of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education. > > >