Searching for information

Guidance on planning and carrying out searches to find and access the most relevant sources. Strategies to find recommended and wider reading, images, figures, and archival records.

Skills development opportunities

University Library

Discover a range of information sources, access subject-specific support, and develop your skills in searching for information by exploring our tutorials, guides and workshops.

Resources, workshops and tutorials

Academic Skills (301)

Attend our  workshops, and 1:1 appointments for study skills, maths and statistics.

Study skills, maths and statistics

English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC)

Develop your reading skills to purposefully and effectively skim and scan academic texts during information searches with our short courses and workshops.

Short courses, workshops and 1:1s

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Study Skills A to Z

Use our A to Z list of pages to quickly find the information you need.

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