The University of Cambridge has a subscription to Covidence screening software for use in systematic reviews. As well as free access to the software for your review team, users have access to the full suite of Covidence’s self-directed and live training. If you are new to the software, the following upcoming webinar may be a […]

This will be of particular relevance to any University of Cambridge student or researcher planning to include unpublished theses and dissertations in their systematic reviews. NHS staff should note that other than EThOS, the listed resources all require University of Cambridge logins, so will not be available to them. Cambridge University Libraries & Archives now […]

The University of Cambridge has a subscription to Covidence screening software for use in systematic reviews. As well as free access to the software for your review team, users have access to the full suite of Covidence’s self-directed and live training. If you are new to the software, the following upcoming webinar may be a […]

Trying to study or work in hotter weather can be very difficult, but our library’s Shhh room offers some air-conditioned respite from the summer heat. If you are finding the temperatures difficult in other parts of the library, you are very welcome to move to the Shhh room, which is our designated area for quiet, individual study, located in the connecting corridor between […]

With thanks to colleagues at the University of Cambridge Open Research team, who have provided the following update in light of recent changes to Cancer Research UK’s open access policy: Cancer Research UK (CRUK) have recently updated their open access policy and have announced that from 1 April 2026 they will no longer be providing any funding […]

The Biomedical Campus Library has three research skills training sessions next week.  The first class is an introductory overview of the Zotero referencing software – perfect if you are in the process of writing up your dissertation or any other piece of academic writing. This is followed by a hands-on overview of advanced searching techniques, and finally, a class on the structure, design and content of conference posters, with some […]

The Biomedical Campus Library has four research skills training sessions in the coming weeks. These sessions will cover different ways to share your research with others — from systematic review protocols to conference posters or journal articles. If you have plans to publish your research soon, this class is definitely a good starting point to demystify the process so that you can submit your manuscript with confidence, whatever the format. There […]

The Biomedical Campus  Library has three research skills training sessions next week. The first class is a detailed overview of advanced database searching techniques, with lots of hands-on practice – highly recommended if you are working on a literature review at the moment. The second class is an introductory overview of the principles of research data management, while the third covers the standard structure, form and […]