Cochrane Methods is published annually and is a supplement to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Why do we need Evidence-Based Methods in Cochrane Reviews?Professor John Ioannidis from Stanford University presented on "Increasing value, reducing waste in research: a role for meta-epidemiology"

The MIF was established in 2012 to fund methodological research.  Historically the evaluation of research methods is an area which struggles to obtain funding. The 2015 Methods Symposium will spotlight the importance of knowing the uncertainties within and limits of the methods we use so that we can measure how they affect review findings.

Submitted by The Quality and Implementation Methods Group

Collaborative research between the Bias Methods Group and the Non-Randomised Studies Group has led to the development of a risk of bias assessment tool (ACROBAT-NRSI).Further information can be found here riskofbias.info