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UK research rankings…
(otherwise know as the Research Excellence Framework)… were published on 18th December. All Universities are invited to participate and submit a case showcasing their research outputs, environment and impact. And the familiar rush has been on across the country to cut the data in a way that tells the best story. Figuring out what is going on is made more difficult by the fact that there are dif
YESTERDAY
Anthea Sutton and Andrew Booth publish paper in JEAHIL
Before ScHARR Towers shuts up shop for the Christmas break, we bring you news of our latest IR publication. Anthea Sutton and Andrew Booth have published an article in the Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries (JEAHIL) on the topic of leadership in the library and information profession. This contributes to a special themed issue on "The librarian of the fut
New free online course: Measuring and Valuing Health
Over 3 weeks, Dr Katherine Stevens investigates how we can measure and value health focusing on Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), asking how they’re developed and calculated, and how they’re used by decision makers in practice.The course will address key issues about the topic; should it be patients or the general population who value our health? Or
Brain sensors where subjects aren't covered in cables!
Brown University scientists have developed a low power brain sensor. They have published data testing the device in the latest issue of the journal Neuron. This idea is that these sensors can provide unique data collection as participants won't need to be covered in cables! They have found that the device could run continuously delivering a high rate of data for more than 48 hours, running on only
DEC 22
Apps to help you be a better mobile academic
A few months ago I recorded the first part of a collection of very short videos to help encourage the growing number of tablet owners to be more productive with their devices in an academic setting.Since then I have recorded a few more videos that can help academics and students learn how to use these apps to do anything from reference to stay up to date with their favourite journals.The collectio
Unbound MEDLINE App Tutorial
Unbound MEDLINE App Tutorial This video explains the basics of the Unbound MEDLINE app and how it can be applied within higher education. Unbound MEDLINE connects you to over 20 million journal citations and abstracts... From: scharrvids Views: 6 0 ratings Time: 02:35 More in Education
Unbound MEDLINE
Unbound MEDLINE This video explains the basics of the Unbound MEDLINE app and how it can be applied within higher education. From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:35 More in Education
Eculizumab, a NHS risk-bearing scheme not a risk-sharing scheme?
The most expensive drug in the world has got a yes form NICE. The ICERs were not published this time round, but previously published work produced ICERs between £350,000 per QALY and £520,000 per QALY. The evidence review group for NICE was ScHARR-TAG.There are conditions to the recommendion. Eculizumab is recommended for funding for treating aHUS, only if all the following arrangements are in
New online course: Measuring and Valuing Health
Want to learn more about measuring and valuing health? Over 3 weeks, Dr Katherine Stevens investigates how we can measure and value health focusing on Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), asking how they’re developed and calculated, and how they’re used by decision makers in practice. The course will address key issues about the topic; should it be pat
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