Projet MiRoR

Third thesis defense of the MiRoR project
12 February 2020 Comments Off on Third thesis defense of the MiRoR project

Christopher Norman was the third Early Stage Researcher within the MiRoR network to defend his PhD thesis on February 11, 2020. Christopher successfully defended his thesis on “Systematic Review Automation Methods” at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands in front of a jury composed of the following members: Patrice Bellot (Rapporteur) Aix-Marseille Université Maroeska M….
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Second thesis defense of the MiRoR project
23 January 2020 Comments Off on Second thesis defense of the MiRoR project

Anna Koroleva was the second Early Stage Researcher within the MiRoR network to defend her PhD thesis on January 22, 2020. Anna defended her thesis on “Assisted authoring for avoiding inadequate claims in scientific reporting” at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The committee was composed: of Professor Ameen Abu-Hanna and Professor Evangelos Kanoulas from the…
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Life after MiRoR: what are our fellows becoming?
20 January 2020 Comments Off on Life after MiRoR: what are our fellows becoming?

Our fellows are towards the end of their PhD projects and are ready for new beginnings, willing to make the most of what they learnt and of the research network they have developed during these years. Some of them have already started new positions: Alice Biggane (ESR3) defended her PhD thesis on January 15, 2020…
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First thesis defense of the MiRoR project
17 January 2020 Comments Off on First thesis defense of the MiRoR project

Alice Biggane was the first Early Stage Researcher within the MiRoR network to defend her PhD thesis on January 15, 2020. Alice’s viva voce examination took place at the University of Liverpool and was carried out by Dr Adam Noble and Professor Jane Blazeby. She celebrated afterward with family members, friends and colleagues. The thesis,…
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REWARD/EQUATOR Conference 2020
17 January 2020 Comments Off on REWARD/EQUATOR Conference 2020

The next REWARD | EQUATOR Conference will take place in Berlin, Germany in February 20-22, 2020. The overall aim of the Conference is Sharing Strategies for Research Improvement. Conference themes will be: Challenges and opportunities for Improvement for Ethics Committees and Regulators, Publishers, Institutions and Researchers, Funders – and Methods for measuring and testing Interventions….
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MiRoR booklet – Project main findings
17 December 2019 Comments Off on MiRoR booklet – Project main findings

The MiRoR consortium has created a booklet presenting the main findings arising from the project. Having most of the MiRoR research fellows concluded their doctoral contracts (some of them are still running but are in their final phase), we think that gathering their findings in one single publication is an effective way to raise awareness…
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How to tell if a genetic profile offers valid information about your risk of getting breast cancer?
26 July 2019 Comments Off on How to tell if a genetic profile offers valid information about your risk of getting breast cancer?

What is the issue Today, most breast cancer screening programs invite women for mammography from the age of approx. 50 years until the age of around 70 years(1). Yet most women between approx. 50-70 years do not get breast cancer and other characteristics may carry important information about one’s breast cancer risk. What is the…
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MiRoR final conference on “Meta-research for transforming clinical research”
19 July 2019 Comments Off on MiRoR final conference on “Meta-research for transforming clinical research”

The MiRoR consortium is organising a conference on “Meta-research for transforming clinical research” taking place on Monday, 25th November 2019 at the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris. This conference is the final event of the project, aiming at presenting the project main results to the public and the research community and to discuss several aspects…
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New ways to engage patient and other stakeholder in clinical trial planning
25 June 2019 Comments Off on New ways to engage patient and other stakeholder in clinical trial planning

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate whether a medical treatment or a medical device is safe and effective for treating a disease. Clinical trials provide important information to patients, healthcare providers, policy makers to make evidence-based healthcare decisions and improve health outcomes. However, these stakeholders do not often participate in planning clinical trials to…
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Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting 2019
17 June 2019 Comments Off on Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting 2019

The annual Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting (METM), now in its 15th year, is an established CPD and networking event – a highlight in the calendar for many editors, translators, interpreters and other providers of English-language support services in the Mediterranean area and beyond. Under the theme “Make it count: communicating with clarity and concision”…
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