Northern Pride Festival
This weekend 19-21 July is the Northern Pride Festival. The festival takes over Exhibition Park and the Town Moor in Newcastle whilst their is a commemorative march marking 50 years since the Stonewall Riots...
Tagged: Social sciences
Health Information Week
This week 1-7 July is Health Information Week which promotes the value of health information for patients and the public. To celebrate take a look at the latest material we’ve added to our university...
Writing at doctoral level
The Library has many resources to help you at doctoral level, whether you’re doing a PhD, Professional Doctorate, MPhil or other doctoral level work. We have pulled together a list of books and online...
Gender Worlds
Are you researching issues around gender or sexuality? Have you been following the #MeToo movement? Take part in a one-day event on Friday 28 June at the University of Sunderland’s Sir Tom Cowie...
The Shape of Masculinity
This week BBC Radio 3’s The Essay has been focusing its discussions around masculinity which has been part of the York Festival of Ideas. There are five podcasts you can catch up with which...
Answering exam questions- hints and tips
So you finally made it, assignments handed in, summer is just around the corner, all you need to do is sit that exam, easy right? Exams can be extremely daunting, but fear not, this...
Surviving the exam- useful hints and tips.
In a previous blog, we looked at how you can prepare for your exams. This time we will offer some useful hints and tips on how to avoid stress and be prepared on the...
Preparing for exams: hints and tips.
Let’s face it, exams are tough. But fear not, there are lots of ways you can prepare for your exams; there’s also plenty of advice and guidance available. Start planning your revision early. It...
Need advice? Come to our Study Skills Drop-Ins!
With weekly Study Skills drop-in sessions taking place at both the Murray Library and St Peter’s Library, there are now more opportunities than ever before to get advice on your academic skills! Drop-ins are...
Big Talk Book Feedback
Through our library Big Talk campaign you kindly gave us some feedback on the subject areas in Social Sciences you’d like us to buy more material on. These areas included: Prevent policing Vulnerable people...
Finishing Your Dissertation
After months of hard work, it can feel like a relief to finally put the finishing touches on your dissertation and get it ready for hand-in. However, it’s important to make sure you leave...
Researching at the University of Sunderland? Library Help is at Hand…
This week beginning the 8 April is Researcher Development Week at the University of Sunderland. You’ll find the University is running a number of sessions to support researchers in writing grant bids, mentoring and...
Time to revise? -Common pitfalls and how to overcome them.
It’s that time of year again when exams are on the horizon and you need to do some revision. This can be extremely daunting, especially as it can seem like there is so much...
Catch Up on the Free Thinking Festival 2019
In case you missed it BBC Radio 3’s annual Free Thinking Festival took place at Sage Gateshead from 29-31 March. This year’s theme was emotions and the programmes featured will appeal to those of...
Open Access Criminology Journals
We’ve just added two new Open Access journals to the Key Resources list for Criminology/Criminal Justice They are the British Journal of Community Justice and Prison Service Journal. You’ll also find both of these in the Journals Titles...