Specialist resources - Medicine and Health Sciences
Specialist resources to support your studies including grey literature.
Resources by type
General reference resources
Reference material can consist of a range of different types of material providing you with background information. The information can either be general or related to specific subject areas. Typical examples of reference material include:
Guidance on using general reference resources
Using evidence-based information ensures you are looking at the most authoritative and up-to-date information on a topic
Guidelines and prescribing
Critical appraisal resources
Use these resources to help you critically evaluate information you find through your literature searches.
Grey literature is material which sits outside of traditional publishing channels, but which may still be useful, particularly if you are doing a systematic review. It includes conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, reports, and ongoing trials.
You don’t have to search every resource regardless – consider where you are most likely to find grey literature of relevance to your topic and focus your searches there.
Conference proceedings report on presentations or posters delivered at conferences, seminars and workshops. They are often the first announcement of new research.
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Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science – access via the Web of Science Core Collection
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Scopus – covers life sciences, social sciences, physical sciences and health sciences
Guidance on finding conference proceedings
Reports, newsletters and discussion papers are often freely available from research and charity organisations.
Guidance on finding reports
Clinical trials resources
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CENTRAL
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Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials – access via the Cochrane Library.
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ClinicalTrials.gov
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Maintained by the US National Library of Medicine.
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ICTRP
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International Clinical Trials Registry Platform maintained by the World Health Organization.
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As you progress through your degree course, you may want to find information on potential or current employers. This can be done through professional organisations, business databases, careers sites, and news sources.
Guidance on researching employers
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