Study skills
How to critically appraise healthcare research
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Tue 24 November 2026
10:00 - 11:00 - Location
- Online: Microsoft Teams
- Contact
- UWE Bristol Library Contact the library
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
This workshop introduces the basics of critically appraising healthcare research. It takes a practical look at how to evaluate evidence and provides a toolkit of resources that you can apply throughout your studies
There is also a How to critically appraise healthcare research workbook with similar activities and content to the live workshop.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this workshop, you will feel more confident about:
- identifying common research study designs within healthcare.
- analysing different types of research evidence to answer a specific question.
- applying the basic principles of critical appraisal to the evidence you find.
How to attend
If you are interested in attending this online workshop, please book a place via InfoHub.
This workshop will take place online in Microsoft Teams – guidance on using Microsoft Teams is available. The workshop will have interactive elements and we recommend that if possible you use a laptop or PC. You may wish to use an additional mobile device or another tab in your browser for the interactive elements.
The room will be open from 10 minutes before the session start time.
The session materials are on the Study Skills site. Please click on the workshop title in the list.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Accessibility
Most of our online events take place on Microsoft Teams. Follow this handy guide on accessibility tools within Microsoft Teams.
For further details on accessibility at UWE Bristol Library, check out our Library accessibility guide or contact us for specific queries.
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