Re-posted on 7 October 2020, by Froeks Kamminga (Methods Liaison Officer) from the Bias Methods Group web pages.Due to the postponement of the 2020 Cochrane Colloquium in Toronto, the annual Bias Methods Group meeting will be a virtual meeting.

Posted on 7 October 2020, by Froeks Kamminga (Methods Liaison Officer)After the launch of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions in July 2019 we are now announcing the first update to the online version.

Justin Clark, a Cochrane Information Specialist and member of the Cochrane Information Specialist Executive, would like you to take 10 minutes to complete this survey - they are seeking information on how systematic review automation tools are used, what users like/dislike about them, how users learn how to use them, and what’s on their

Re-posted 2 September 2020 (this was originally posted on 20 August, 2020, on cochrane.org)

Posted on 29 July 2020.Cochrane Reviews that include split body trials pose specific challenges for evidence synthesis. Here, Roses Parker (@Roses_Parker), Network Support Fellow for the Cochrane Musculoskeletal, Oral, Skin and Sensory Network, highlights recently developed guidance for Cochrane editors on what to look for in Cochrane Reviews that include these study designs. 

Posted on 8 June 2020 by Ella Flemyng (Methods Implementation Coordinator)Jo McKenzie has been appointed as the new Co-Chair for the Cochrane Methods Executive, commencing the role from June 2020. Jo will work alongside fellow Co-Chair Carl Moons. Holger Schünemann is stepping down as Co-Chair, after completing the role tenure, but will remain on the Methods Executive as a member.

Posted on 22 May 2020 by Ella Flemyng (Methods Implementation Coordinator)Cochrane Methods is pleased to welcome Mona Nasser and Jamie-Hartmann-Boyce to the Cochrane Scientific Committee, filling vacancies for an internal Cochrane member and early-career researcher, respectively.