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Dr Matthew J Grainger

I am an “uncertain ecologist”. My research focuses on uncertainty in conservation…

ESHackathon: Unlocking Evidence Synthesis Through Innovation!

Embark on an innovative journey with ESHackathon – where our workshops promote inclusive dynamic spaces for collaboration in evidence synthesis.

Leveraging Open Source Tools for accelerating Evidence Synthesis

Making missing data work for us

Missing data is…

Publications

The full list of my publications can be found on GoogleScholar.…

Small data in ecology

Using OpenAlex to get publication metadata

I have been playing around with the OpenAlexR package which interfaces with the OpenAlex API. This allows you to get bibliographic information about…

What makes a ‘good’ systematic evidence synthesis?

There are lots of “bad” evidence syntheses published but what makes a “good” one and how can we spot them?

Which shortcuts are really shortcuts in systematic reviews?

Reviews in ecology often take short-cuts in the review process - the effect this has on the risk of bias is unknown and could be quite severe. A recent paper…