Research literacy
When two things move together, what can we conclude?
Study design helps separate an interesting association from evidence about cause and effect.
Read the guide · 3 minConnect one study to the bigger picture
Learn how studies answer different questions, which comparisons are meaningful and how to recognise what remains uncertain.
5 articles · About 25 minutes in total · Read at your own pace
Research literacy
A better test result is not always a better health outcome
Distinguish what a study measures from what readers hope the result means.
Read the guide · 3 minPractical evidence guide
When medical studies disagree: how to build a clearer picture
A practical method for connecting studies without counting every paper as a separate vote or mistaking a new result for the final answer.
Read the guide · 6 minEvidence reading guide
How to read a medical meta-analysis without being dazzled by the total
A pooled estimate is the end of a chain of decisions. Trace the question, search, independent studies, bias and uncertainty before deciding what the headline deserves.
Read the guide · 7 minPractical evidence guide
A smaller risk, in real numbers: the guide to medical percentages
Work through absolute risk, relative change, time frames and treatment burden using clearly labelled examples you can check yourself.
Read the guide · 6 min