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International Day of Women and Girls in Science

[foogallery id=”11934″] 2019 Theme: “Investment in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth” Women and girls continue to be systematically underrepresented as users and leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering...

Primary and secondary literature in Health Sciences

Are you required to use original/primary research articles in your assignment rather than referencing secondary research articles that summarise research findings? Sometimes it can be tricky to identify which is which. Here’s some guidance:...

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...

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Covid-19 Academic resources and other information

Last updated 14/5/2020:  Information on the COVID-19 is key for front line health care professionals treating patients; governments and other bodies concerned with public health who are looking to predict, prevent and control its...

The “Evidently Cochrane” Blog

Evidently Cochrane aims to make Cochrane evidence more accessible through blogs; it’s supported by Cochrane UK. The weekly blog usually features new or updated Cochrane reviews on a health topic. It’s for everyone who...

Introduction to Journal Impact Factors

What is a Journal Impact Factor? Journal Impact Factors (also called JIFs or IFs) aim to give an indication of how influential a journal is within it’s field. It is based on how often...

Pubmed New and Old

PubMed has a new look – 3min video tour

PubMed has a new interface. It will become the default PubMed in spring 2020. Below is a 3min video tour showing what’s the same and what’s different. For more details, you can also take...

Resource: Students 4 Best Evidence Blog

Students 4 Best Evidence (S4BE) is a network for students interested in evidence-based health care. Students from all disciplines are welcome to join. They aim to answer questions on evidence-based health care, such as:...

Resources on Antibiotic / Antimicrobial resistance (AR / AMR)

[foogallery id=”11098″] It’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) from 18-24 November and European Antibiotic Awareness Day on the 18th November. Both aim to increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance (AR) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).We’ve...

Resources on Diabetes

14 November is World Diabetes Day, so we’ve had a look around the web and found some extra resources on the subject, including case studies, statistics, campaigns and other evidence. Diabetes is one of...

Focus on : Evidence Search

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...

Focus on: PubMed

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...