Top tips for referencing
Here are hints and tips to help you get going with your referencing for your assignments. Cite Them Right tutorial – Whether you are new to Cite Them Right and referencing, or need a...
Tagged: Social sciences
Using Zotero to help organise your reading and cite papers
Did you know that there are tools that you can use to help you manage the resources you are reading and can also assist with referencing in your assignments? One free tool that we...
Qualtrics Basics
You might be asked to use Qualtrics as part of your course, especially if you are undertaking a survey for your dissertation. Qualtrics is a tool that helps you build online surveys and gather...
Cite Them Right Online update
Cite Them Right relaunched their service on 27th June! The same great information about how to reference all types of information is still available but the site does look quite a bit different now....
New Books for Social Sciences – March 2022
We’ve added some new books and eBooks onto Library Search which arrived in March. You can find them all on our New Resources for School of Social Sciences – Winter – Spring 2021/22 list....
New Books for Social Sciences – Winter/Spring 2021/22
We’ve added some new books and eBooks onto Library Search which arrived in December, January and February. You can find them all on our New Resources for School of Social Sciences – Winter –...
Early Years Foundation Stage Updates
If you’re studying Childhood Studies, Childhood and Society Studies, primary education or PGCE in early years you will be interested in new guidance and an update on the statutory framework for early years. The early...
Safeguarding Practice Update
The Department of Health and Social Care published a new report on 28 January 2022 Revisiting Safeguarding Practice which includes guidance and the law on keeping adults safe. If you are studying social work...
New Books for Social Sciences – Autumn/Winter 2021/22
We’ve added some new books and eBooks onto Library Search which arrived in September, October and November. You can find them all on our New Resources for School of Social Sciences – Autumn –...
5 steps to a successful literature search
When you’re searching for information for your studies it is best to devise a search strategy. Follow these 5 steps to building your search: Before you start your search - make a plan! Identify...
Finding open access academic research (without needing to log in)
*This post has been edited following the resolution of IT issues that the University experienced in October 2021.* Next week is Open Access Week all over the world, but at University of Sunderland we're...
A new database – Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative is part of the Open Society Foundations. It aims to provide expert legal support for Open Society’s mission and values through strategic human rights litigation and other legal work...
New Books for Social Sciences – June
Take a wander through the latest eBooks and books we’ve added to our Social Sciences collection in June on our New Resources for School of Social Sciences Spring – Summer 2020/21 list. Here are...
LGBTQI+ New Archives
Studying MSc Inequality and Society? Visit our Inequality and Society Useful Resources list where we have added two new archives on LGBTQI+. The archives are both in the LGBTQI+ section and are: The Digital...
Shape Early Years and Children’s Reading
Are you engaged in teaching children reading skills? Do you want to widen the reading material you use in an early years setting or in primary school? Then we’ll share with you our hot...