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  • World TB Day: How reliable are Truenat assays for detecting tuberculosis?
    How accurate are Truenat assays for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance? On World TB Day, we highlight findings from a new review assessing the accuracy of Truenat assays for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and rifampicin resistance in adults and adolescents. TB remains a global health threat, with 10.8 million cases…
  • Catherine Spencer steps down as CEO of Cochrane
    Catherine Spencer OBE, who served as the Cochrane Collaboration’s Chief Executive Officer since 2022, has decided to step down from the role. Catherine has led Cochrane through transformational change, developing a new strategy for a more evidence-informed world and ensuring the organization is well-placed to deliver it. She has helped to cement…
  • Cochrane celebrates third anniversary of shared commitment to public involvement in health and social care research
    March 2025 marks the third anniversary of Cochrane’s commitment to Public Involvement in Health and Social Care Research, a pledge launched in 2022. This commitment underscores Cochrane's ongoing efforts  to enhance its practice of public involvement, ensuring that the voices of the users of our evidence are at the heart of health and social…
  • Cochrane seeks Digital Marketing Manager
    Title:  Digital Marketing ManagerSpecifications: Permanent – Full TimeSalary: £52,000 per annumLocation: (Remote) resident in the UK, Germany or Denmark. Directorate: Development and External Relations DirectorateClosing date: 19 March, 2025 The Digital Marketing Manager is an exciting new role that reflects the strategic importance of…
  • Music-based therapy may improve depressive symptoms in people with dementia
    A new Cochrane review has found evidence that music-based therapy may benefit people living with dementia, particularly by improving symptoms of depression.  Dementia is a collective term for progressive degenerative brain syndromes that affect memory, thinking, behaviour and emotion. Alzheimer’s Disease International reported that there were…
  • Cochrane seeks Systematic Reviewer
    Title:  Systematic ReviewerSpecifications: Permanent – Part time (0.6 FTE)Salary: £45,000 per annum (£27,000 per annum at 0.6 FTE)Location: (Remote) resident in the UK, Germany or Denmark. Directorate: Development and External Relations DirectorateClosing date: 17 March, 2025 As a Systematic Reviewer you will assist with the provision…
  • New AI Methods Group to spearhead adoption across four leading evidence synthesis organizations
    We are delighted to announce a new, joint Methods Group between the Cochrane Collaboration, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI and the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in evidence synthesis.  The rapidly growing evidence base and the increasing complexity of methods makes …
  • Cochrane seeks Head of Publishing Operations
    Title:  Head of Publishing Operations Specifications: Permanent – Full Time Salary: £63,000 per annum Location: (Remote) resident in the UK, Germany or Denmark.  Directorate: Publishing and Technology Directorate Closing date: 14 March, 2025  We are seeking an experienced and proactive Head of Publishing…
  • Cochrane seeks Head of Finance
    Title:  Head of FinanceSpecifications: Permanent – Full TimeSalary: £63,000 per annumLocation: (Remote) based in the UK, Germany or Denmark. Closing date: 7 March, 2025As an experienced and qualified Accountant, you will lead and manage Cochrane’s finance functions; developing and implementing strategies, policies and systems to ensure that…
  • Cochrane’s partnership with WHO renewed at the 156th Executive Board
    We are pleased to announce that earlier this week, Cochrane’s status as a non-State actor (NSA) in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) was renewed at the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva. The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified representatives from different Member States,…