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Dates of Course:  Wednesday & Thursday, 28th and 29th January 2026

Venue:  To be confirmed

In addition to understanding “what works” policy makers and practitioners often need to understand how something works, the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention, how best to implement it or whether there are unintended consequences. They may also want to understand how people value particular outcomes, or why differences in impact are seen. Qualitative evidence can often speak to these issues. Bringing together the insights from both quantitative and qualitative evidence can enhance the completeness, relevance or interpretation of the evidence base.

There are a number of ways in which quantitative and qualitative evidence can inform each other and a range of approaches and methods for mixed methods synthesis depending on the questions being asked and the data available, which will be explore in this course.

Aims of the course

To introduce approaches, tools and methodologies for mixed methods systematic reviews and syntheses.

Objectives

The objective of this training is to provide an overview of:

• Approaches, tools and methodologies for mixed methods systematic reviews and syntheses.
• When mixed methods design might be appropriate and suitable designs.
• How to formulate mixed methods review questions.
• Approaches to searching, study selection, data extraction and critical appraisal.

Prerequisites

As this course will focus on bringing together diverse bodies of evidence, participants must have prior systematic review experience and knowledge of Qualitative Evidence Synthesis.