Useful Links for Research Students and Staff
- University of Sheffield postgraduate research forms (for students and staff)
- Doctoral Development Programme (DDP) portal
SEERC Doctoral Programme Handbook
Useful Resources for Students
A. Research Support links
Library links:
Search electronic resources:
B. Academic Support
- University of Sheffield TASH – the Academic Skills Hub
- University of Sheffield Library – Information Skills Resource
- University of Sheffield Virtual Graduate School
- University of Oxford - Preparing for Academic Practice
C. Subject Resources
The PDF documents below contain references to resources that PhD students in different research tracks can find very helpful in their studies.
- Resources for students in the 'Enterprise, Innovation and Development' research track
- Resources for students in the 'Information & Communication Technologies' research track
- Resources for students in the 'Society and Human Development' research track
Useful Resources for Research Ethics and Unfair Means
- University of Sheffield Research Ethics and Integrity
- Plagiarism and Unfair Means
- Student Skills and Development Centre
- How to Avoid Plagiarism - Textbook
- Proper Referencing and Citations
- MOLE Tutorial 1
- MOLE Tutorial 2
Additional Relevant Resources
- Authoring a PhD: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation, Patrick Dunleavy
- The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research, Gordon Rugg & Marian Petre
- How to Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors, Estelle Phillips & Derek Pugh
- A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Enhancing academic practice, Heather Fry, Steve Ketteridge & Stephanie Marshall
- The Lecturer's Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Learning and Teaching, Phil Race
- Reference management systems:
- Endnote and Endnote Web
- Mendeley
- Zotero
- Refworks
