The libraries offer a variety of research support to help you develop the skills that you need when working at postgraduate/doctoral level.
Searching for journals & Books please refer to the Searching & Browsing pages
Training, workshops and information
➤ Workshops and training sessions are held in the department
You will be contacted about these directly as they arise.
Slides from previous workshops are available to download here:
Research Skills training by Cambridge University Libraries
7 online modules online.
➤ Managing data
Research data management is an important part of your research and there are many facilities that can help you with this. The first is understanding the importance of planning with a Data Management Plan (DMP) and managing youe Research Data Management (RDM)
For more information on how to write your DMP and managing data RDM, see following links:
➤ Preprint Servers
For general information on the use of preprint servers, read the useful guide from the Office of Scholarly Communication.
bioRxiv is an online archive of unpublished preprints for the life sciences. By publishing here, authors can make their findings immediately available to the scientific community.
arXiv is an open-access archive for several million scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics
➤ Research study skills:
Biological Sciences Study Skills
Biological Sciences Libraries Research Skills Series 2022-2023
➤ Accessing full text
Lean Library Browser extension to Access full text anywhere
Video promoting the Lean Library
Off-campus easy access (if LeanLibrary extension does not give you access).
- Step 1. Choose the Shibboleth login option.
- Step 2. Select UK Higher Education as your region or group.
- Step 3. Select the University of Cambridge from the list.
- You will then be prompted for your Raven login.
Most staff and students should be able to access e-resources but if you want to make sure, please go to the Test e-resources page. If you can't access it, please contact us.
