Study Skills Support – Make the most of your one-to-one
A one-to-one appointment with one of our Study Skills Advisers can be a great way to get some in-depth advice and guidance on developing your academic skills. Here are some tips to help you...
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Your dissertation- we can help!
If you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student writing a dissertation or any final year project, this is for you. Chances are you have succeeded in many aspects of your studies already and made good...
Getting Started with Box of Broadcasts
BoB (Box of Broadcasts) Box of Broadcasts (or BoB) is an on demand TV & Radio service that The University of Sunderland’s Library Services has subscribed to. This means that our staff and students...
Passionate PhDs
Have you ever thought about podcasting your PhD? Welcome to the Passionate PhDs podcast. PhDs are much more than researchers. Let’s explore how PhDs have found their passion, career and themselves! Elizabeth Lam’s research interests focus...
When you need help what should you do?
Our Study Skills Drop-ins are back this semester and are concentrating on study skills. You might be asking yourself ‘why?’. Well it’s a result of our analysis of the type of queries students had...
Thinking Writing – Thesis Boot Camp
Are you doing your PhD? Can you get to London? Then read on. Applications for Thesis Boot Camp now open! Drop and give me 20,000 words! Are you a PhD researcher struggling with the writing...
Spotlight on Hospitality 2019 – Report from the Institute of Hospitality
Spotlight on Hospitality 2019 Report now available as part of Institute of Hospitality membershipRead more about the report at the Institute of Hospitality (IoH) Blog. You will need to log in to access the...
Library Assignment Drop-ins – A Fashion Students View
Hi my name is Nargis Akthar a 3rd year University of Sunderland student doing a placement at The Murray Library. I’m studying Fashion Design & Promotion doing a placement that involves working with the...
Being Human Festival: 1918: The End of the First World War and New Beginnings for Women
Academics from the School of Culture will be delivering discussions on what 1918 meant to Sunderland. History students, and those with an interest in local history may wish to attend the event at Sunderland...
School of Culture Research Seminars
The first of this year’s School of Culture Research Seminars which will be held this week on 14th November, 4pm. The seminar, hosted by The Faculty of Education and Society Research Institute, will take place at Reg Vardy room 111 and is...
Tourism and depopulation – some Venice resources
Venice is one of the most visited cities in the world, but what effect has tourism had on the city? If you listen to the radio you may have heard an interesting report on...
Spotlight on Sustainable Tourism Resources
Sustainability is a topic that is relevant to all areas of tourism, events and hospitality. Whether you’re studying hotels or restaurants as part of the hospitality industry, are interested in gastronomy or are researching...
New resource on high street vacancies
The Centre for Cities has recently launched a online map called Building Blocks: Data by City that allows users to compare over 50 UK cities in terms of types of commercial land use, percentage...
2 million on-demand TV & radio broadcasts now available
We have recently begun a subscription to Box of Broadcasts (BoB), an on-demand TV & radio streaming service. BoB is an educational broadcasting and archives service from the British Universities and Colleges Film and...
Tourism for Development – free UNWTO report
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) makes many of it's publications available for free via the UNWTO eLibrary. Tourism for Development - Volume 1: Key Areas for Action and Volume 2: Success Stories are...