These resources can support the development of your academic and information skills. They include interactive online tutorials, videos and topic guides. For a wider selection of resources, check your FASS, FHM, FST and LUMS Faculty Learning Development sites. There is also an English Language Moodle site and Faculty MASH (Maths and Stats Hub) Moodle sites as follows:
FASS MASH (Maths and Stats Hub) Moodle page
FHM MASH (Maths and Stats Hub) Moodle page
These resources will introduce you to the University’s Discovery tool, OneSearch, and some of the databases available to you as a student at Lancaster University. They are suitable for students at all levels.
Using OneSearch:
Using Web of Science:
Google Scholar:
These resources offer guidance in searching the literature at all levels of study, and include resources on defining the question, carrying out a literature review, systematic literature searching and what to do if you have too few or too many results.
Defining the question with PICO is relevant for students in FHM, and the Systematic literature searching topic guide is useful for anyone required to carry out a systematic literature review.
These resources introduce you to the principles of referencing and plagiarism, and provide guidance on setting up and using the reference management tools EndNote Online, EndNote Desktop and RefWorks. They are suitable for students at all levels.
This interactive resource offers advice to new students on making the most of your studies. It is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate taught students.
These videos offer some tips for academic reading and writing. They are suitable for all students. The report writing guides are suitable for undergraduate students of science subjects. For access to more resources on this theme, please sign up to your Faculty Learning Developers’ Moodle site, using the link from the Learning Development page.
This resource contains advice on preparing for written assignments at university. It is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate taught students.
These resources contain ideas and activities to develop your critical thinking. The first one is suitable for postgraduate taught students and the videos are suitable for undergraduate students. For access to more resources on this theme, please sign up to your Faculty Learning Developers’ Moodle site, using the link from the Learning Development page.
These resources can support the development of your maths and stats skills. They are suitable for undergraduate and postraduate students from all disciplines. For more maths and stats resources related to your area of study, please sign up to your Faculty MASH (Maths and Stats Hub) Moodle site.
Mathcentre - quick reference topic guides, teach yourself booklets, practice and revision booklets, video tutorials and more.
Mathtutor - excellent for revision of some of the main maths subjects: arithmetic, algebra, functions & graphs, geometry & vectors, trignometry, differentiation and integration.
Statstutor - statistics support materials, including bite-sized SPSS video tutorials.
Paul's online notes - online maths tutorials and notes created by Paul Dawkins.
HostMath - an online tool for equation writing.
Desmos - Graph functions, plot data, evaluate equations, explore transformations and more.
GeoGebra math apps - online maths tools for graphing, geometry, 3D and more.
Notation list (Cambridge Assessment International Education) – mathematical notation covering areas such as sets, functions, complex numbers, matrices, vectors, probability and statistics.
Maths Glossary -online glossary of maths terms created by Greg Kuperberg.
Statistics Glossary - STEPS Glossary Web version, revised and updated Sept 97 by Stuart G. Young.
These resources provide useful tips and advice for presenting at University.
Presentation preparation checklist
