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Postgraduate Researchers: Guidance and Support

General guidance

The Researchers Guide has general guidance for those working in research at BU

Reading lists

Reading Lists that support the four Vitae domains for researcher development are also available:

  • Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities
  • Personal Effectiveness
  • Research Governance and Organisation
  • Engagement, influence and impact

Research news

The BU Guide concerning Up to date news, blogs and mailing lists concerning research.

Training and Development

BU Library & Learning Support delivers a range workshops as part of the Doctoral College's Researcher Development Programme.

The workshops include:

  • Developing an Effective Search Strategy & Using Researcher Tools
  • Managing your Citations Using Endnote Desktop and Online
  • Originality and Plagiarism
  • Preparing for Your Viva
  • Managing Research Data: Legal Compliance and Record Management.

To sign-up for a workshop, visit the Doctoral College Community on My BU.

Faculty library teams

Remember that your Faculty Library team is always available for help regarding resources, finding information, clarification about the submission of theses, copyright and other queries you might have.

Contact us: