Doctoral research
Sunderland University Library has a wealth of resources to support you during your doctoral studies. Check out our recent blog post for new students which highlights key ways in which we do this.
Category: Researcher support
Hello to our new art and design PhD students
New research students often say questions like ‘how do I get started with my PhD’, ‘how do I go about my literature review’ and much more. We have an excellent collection of books in...
Study Skills: Citation Trails
Found a really relevant article on a topic you’re writing about? Want a quick way to find more? Citation trails is a way of finding articles related to your relevant article. Citation trails work...
Introduction to SURE and Open Access – Training session dates available
New dates for training sessions: Wednesday 4th March City Campus 1-2pm – Gateway room 3 Wednesday 8th April City Campus 1-2pm – Gateway room 3 Wednesday 20th May St Peters 1-2pm – David...
APA updates on Cite them right
Cite them right is an excellent comprehensive guide to referencing a wide variety of sources, one that is frequently recommended to students. It is available online and as a printed book, so it’s a...
Quick reference and citation formatting using zbib in your browser
We in the library are big fans of reference management software, as it takes a lot of the admin and headache out of managing your reading and getting your references and bibliographies just right....
Collabratec from IEEE – exciting resource for Faculty of Technology staff and students
https://ieee-collabratec.ieee.org The University of Sunderland subscription to IEEE Xplore includes access to this brilliant feature… Collabratec allows students and staff to connect with technology communities and research interests and build worldwide networks and connections....
IEEE Pioneering Work on Electronics Innovations
https://www.ieee.org/about/news/2019/2019-heterogeneous-integration-roadmap.htm The HIR defines future trends of electronics innovation to accelerate progress and advance technology for the benefit of humanity Piscataway, NJ, USA, 10 October 2019 – IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated...
Computer Science and Engineering – IEEE event: Friday 22nd November
This is a fantastic opportunity for staff and students in the Faculty of Technology to come along to two free one-hour lectures provided by IEEE. In the first session at 10am you can learn...
CoLab Sunderland Summer Showcase
The CoLab Sunderland Summer Showcase celebrating the culmination of our first CoLab Sunderland experimental programme takes place this evening 5:15pm-8:00pm – Living Lab, Science Complex & Priestman Gallery. Go to the Eventbrite page to...
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...
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...
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...
Helping Authors Find Author Accepted Manuscripts
Here’s a new tool that should help authors track down the often elusive Author Accepted Manuscript when depositing their research outputs in SURE. For staff to be eligible for the next Research Excellence Framework,...
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
Just came across a film that explores the current model of academic publishing from the perspective of authors and librarians. It is rather partisan, but quite honestly it’s difficult to remain impartial when faced...