Systematic Approaches to Searching for Evidence
March 10 @ 9:00 am - March 24 @ 2:00 pm
£400
Sheffield Centre for Health Related Research (SCHARR) are holding an online interactive course on Systematic Approaches to Searching for Evidence.
Held over two mornings this course will cover the key principles of searching for published and unpublished evidence in a systematic, transparent way.
- Day 1: Tues 10 March 2026 | 9am–1pm
- Day 2: Tues 24 March 2026 | 9am–2pm
Ideal for postgraduate students, early career researchers, librarians and information specialists across health, social sciences, and public policy.
Course programme
Day 1
- The role of the literature search in the evidence review process
- Scoping the literature and choosing sources
- Matching your search approach to the particular review method
- Turning a research question into a search strategy
Delegates will be given a search task to complete in their own time, between days 1 and 2 (please allow approximately 1 hour for this).
Day 2
- Common pitfalls of searching (including feedback on search task)
- Reporting searches
- Beyond the “big bang” search – complementary and iterative methods, and when to use them
- Emerging techniques
- Knowing when to stop
For more information and to book your place click here.