Catrin Tudur Smith

Professor Catrin Tudur Smith has been affiliated with the University of Liverpool since 1998. She is a leader in methodological research focusing on clinical trials, evidence synthesis, and meta-analysis of individual participant data (IPD), with significant contributions to epilepsy, pediatrics, and cancer research. She co-directs the Liverpool EvideNce Synthesis (LENS) group and represents her department on the IPH Research and Impact Committee.

• Specializes in IPD meta-analysis, survival analysis, and clinical trials methodology
• Active in collaborative clinical research across epilepsy, pediatrics, and oncology
• Co-director of the Liverpool EvideNce Synthesis (LENS) group

Her research outputs include methodological advancements in network meta-analysis, bias correction in study weights, and clinical prediction models. She has secured substantial grants from the UK Department of Health, Medical Research Council, and Cancer Research UK for projects like EINSTEIN, CASTLE, and NWHTMR. She has been recognized with the Bill Silverman Award (2011) from the Cochrane Collaboration.

• Current teaching role: Module Co-ordinator for 'Statistics for Health Research' (DASC502) on the MSc Health Data Science program
• Professional engagements include refereeing for Cochrane groups and examining PhD/MPhil theses