This week (4-10 November) is Occupational Therapy Week, an initiative promoted by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT). The theme for Occupational Therapy Week 2019 is Small Change, Big Impact to celebrate how changes...
Having trouble locating that journal article you want to read? It can seem like a bit of a maze, and some publisher websites may even ask you to pay. Once you know where to...
This year the British National Formulary (BNF) is celebrating 70 years since its first publication. The BNF offers authoritative, practical, evidence-based information for prescribers, pharmacists and healthcare professionals who prescribe, dispense, and administer medicines....
Evidence Search provides access to up-to-date, selected, and authoritative evidence in health, social care and public health. It’s focus is on providing evidence-based, patient-centred health information. NICE Evidence Search searches: Guidelines Systematic reviews Clinical...
During our ‘Big Talk’ library campaign over the last academic year Nursing and Health Sciences students asked us to buy more books on Anatomy and Physiology. Here are just some of the new titles...
PubMed is a database that contains over 30 million citations of biomedical and life science literature. It also includes links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites, where freely available. Because...
Today, 10th October, is World Mental Health Day. The focus this year is on Suicide prevention. The World Health Organisation (WHO) gathers statistics and information on mental health and suicide, as well as many...
Starting university can be both an exciting and daunting time. There are lots of new things to get to grips with and you will most likely be introduced to a new way of learning....
Students’ interest in mental well-being and raising awareness of mental health issues comes over strongly when you visit the end of degree shows for our art and design programmes. Jon Sleigh, a freelance arts...
The Study Skills Room in Murray Library has now moved to the ground floor (previously Syndicate Room 2). If you wish to attend a drop in, held every Tuesday afternoon between 1pm and 4pm...
Welcome to the University of Sunderland! You are probably experiencing a mix of emotions as you embark upon your new course, on the one hand its exciting, but on the other it can be...
Our new Library access gates will go live on Monday 23 September 2019. All students and staff will need their campus card to enter and exit our Libraries. Please remember to swipe in...
A free event celebrating 100 years of Learning Disability Nursing is taking place at the University of Sunderland on Tuesday 10th September, 12:30pm-4:15pm at Hope Street Xchange. This event will be of interest to...
The latest edition of Health and Safety Bulletin (HSB) is now available. HSB is published 10 times a year and students studying the following courses will find it particularly useful: MSc Environment, Health and...
Getting ready to come to University? Preparing to come back for another year of study? Academic Reading is a really important skill, as important as your writing and referencing skills. Reading for your higher...