Science students: When you are struggling to read a scientific article, you might think that the problem is with you (e.g., that you are not smart enough or you don't know enough). But the problem isn't with you. It's with the poor quality of writing in scientific papers.

Looking for a #PhD opportunity? NHMRC CTC based at Sydney Health have a PhD program available in our #HealthEconomics team, under the supervision of Dr Mbathio Dieng. Find out more: sydney.edu.au/research/oppor…

Fantastic article in The Sydney Morning Herald today on our Pediatrics paper American Academy of Pediatrics summarising the latest evidence for cord management at preterm birth Cochrane Neonatal NHMRC CTC ILCOR Miracle Babies Melinda Cruz Sydney Health smh.com.au/national/waiti…

Need a new job? Come and work with Cochrane Australia & the Australian Living Evidence Consortium as a Living Evidence Research Fellow... bit.ly/3dqqW93

Sydney in winter

Libraries in Waverley and Inner West are welcoming STEM researchers to give public talks in NationalScienceWeek Who’d like to share their research knowledge both the general community this August? Email [email protected] to express your interest by next Tuesday! Science & Technology Australia

YES to this. And if we’re going to dissect behaviour let’s do it when there’s a COVID outbreak in the northern or eastern suburbs as well.

We're delighted to announce a new webinar from the #cochranelearninglive webinar series on "Guidance for systematic review authors on how to consider the individual and the population perspective", open to everyone at bit.ly/2VaVwNe

I think much of the incoherence & backflips in #COVID19 response, esp in rich countries, came about b/c ppl don't understand who ICU teams are & what they do I'm an intensive care specialist who did an MBA to try & understand this better myself, here goes at an explanation: 🧵⬇️

Woohoo, let's give a big round of applause for Jelena Rnjak-Kovačina.

In a prospective meta-analysis researchers work together instead of competing to reduce research waste and improve health outcomes. To learn more, sign up to our free Cochrane Learning webinar! training.cochrane.org/introduction-p… @cochranemthds Cochrane PMA NHMRC CTC Kylie Hunter

Are you a parent of a child aged from 0 to 5 years? Take part in our study to understand the research outcomes associated with your child’s healthy weight and healthy lifestyle that are most important to you! Register via this link: delphimanager.liv.ac.uk/EPOCHstudy CRE_EPOCH

It’s #RUOKDay - a reminder to check in with the people in your world and ask if they’re really OK, not just today but every day. Use these four steps and have a conversation that could change a life. More tips: ruok.org.au/how-to-ask #RUOK #aretheyreallyOK

#Job opportunity for multiple Associate Directors in Clinical Trial Operations to join our team University of Sydney. If you are passionate about quality #clinicaltrial #research, have extensive knowledge of the trial lifecycle, & outstanding leadership skills, we'd love to speak with you

Doing our bit: happy to have NSW Health Mobile Vaccination Clinic in the Great Hall at University of Sydney offering anyone 12yrs+ Pfizer vaccinations from Mon-Wed (10am-4pm) from 11-20 Oct. Make a booking or just walk in bit.ly/mycovaxvc70 #LeadershipForGood Sydney Local Health District

If I were the Editor of a journal that published #SystematicReviews, seeing the following statements would lead to an immediate desk reject: "We used the #PRISMA model for our review" "..conducted according to the PRISMA model" "..selected studies according to the PRISMA model"

"Inadequate intervention reporting is a widespread problem. This is preventing meaningful progress for researchers and practitioners." news.educ.cam.ac.uk/230322-journal…