Cochrane-REWARD prize: winners announced

We are pleased to share the winners of the 2021 Cochrane-REWARD prize.The Cochrane-REWARD prize recognizes successful local or pilot initiatives that have potential to reduce research waste globally if scaled up. Cochrane has funded the prize since it began in 2017. For this iteration of the prize, submissions related to tackling research waste relevant to COVID-19 were encouraged.The prize ceremony took place on 1 March virtually (recordings are available below). Two representatives of the prize committee – Matt Westmore, Chief Executive of theUK Health Research Authority, and Lex Bouter, Professor of Methodology and Integrity at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam– joined to announce the winners, who gave short presentations on their initiatives. Lisa Bero, Cochrane’s SeniorResearch Integrity Editor, also joined the session to give an update on Cochrane ’s research integrity agenda.2021 Cochrane-REWARD prize winnersThis year was particularly competitive, with many very strong contenders for the prize committee to consider. Thank you to all who submitted nominations, and congratulations to the winners below:First prize: COVID-ENDTheCOVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making (COVID-END) was awarded first prize. Jeremy Grimshaw and John Lavis accepted the prize on behalf of the network.COVID-END is a time-limited network of 58 global evidence synthesis, guidance and decision support partner organizations established to better coordinate the evidence synthesis respon...
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