On this page you will find information for Ocean and Earth Science undergraduate students.
As part of your Welcome Week activities this week you will have been asked to start looking at the induction content on your Virtual Learning Environment called Blackboard (BB). You will find all of the University induction content in the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences Students Hub on BB.
For students taking modules SOES1013 and SOES1014 you will receive further library and study skills training in the Library Orientation Programme starting in week 3 of your modules. You will receive more information about this nearer the time and there is information in the box below.
For any students not taking one of these core modules or visiting students who would like to complete this self guided learning programme to develop key library and study skills you will find the materials and exercises on this Library Orientation Programme site (page opens in a new tab in your browser)
Don't forget to look at your subject page for resources to support your studies and research:
Also, you have access to LinkedIn Learning which is an on-line library of business, software skills, technology and creative courses to which all staff and students at the University have free access. It includes courses on:-
Log on and start learning here: LinkedIn Learning
Your library subscribes to a wide range of literature databases which allow you to search for journal articles which are specifically relevant to your subject. This is helpful when you want to find information your the literature review section of your Thesis or to help you solve a problem in you research.
Why use the literature databases?
Explore the home page and databases section of this subject guide to discover the Explore the home page and databases section of this subject guide to discover the literature databases recommended for Ocean and Earth Science students and staff.
If you find something that looks useful for your assignment or dissertation but we don't have it in our collections consider using our Inter-Library Loan service to source it for you.
Further training
These can be good starting points for your research, but remember: