Life Sciences: Useful Websites
This guide contains resources, help and support from the library for Biomedical Science and Biomedical Engineering
Not all websites are of academic standard or trustworthy. The following websites are related to your profession and have standing within your industry. They may be helpful for current awareness, your professional development, or specific forms of information relevant to your studies.
- The Scientist MagazineThe Scientist is a publication covering a wide range of topics central to the study of cell and molecular biology, genetics, and other life-science fields.
- NatureNature is a weekly international journal publishing peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology. Nature also provides news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.
- New ScientistNew Scientist is a weekly science and technology publication, covering international news from a scientific standpoint.
- Europe PMCEurope PMC provides free life sciences literature from trusted sources around the globe.
- Office for Life SciencesPart of the UK Government's Department of Health and Social Care, the Office for Life Sciences champions research, innovation and the use of technology to transform health and care service.
- Institute of Biomedical SciencesWith over 20,000 members in over 30 countries, the Institute of Biomedical Science is the leading professional body for biomedical scientists, support staff and students.
- Bioscience and Health Technology DatabaseAnnual report analysing the data from the government's bioscience and health technologies database
- NIHR Innovation ObservatoryHorizon-scanning for the latest developments in medical technology
- European Bioinformatics InstituteEMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute is one of the six sites of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).
- NHS Acronym BusterNHS Acronym Buster has over a thousand commonly used healthcare abbreviations for you to access when you need them.
- UK Health Security AgencyOne of the organisations taking the place of Public Health England. Responsible since April 2021 for UK-wide public health protection and infectious disease capability, and replacing Public Health England. It is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care..
- Office for Health Improvement & DisparitiesOne of the organisations (together with the UK Health Security Agency) taking the place of Public Health England. This Office focusses on improving the nation’s health so that everyone can expect to live more of life in good health, and on levelling up health disparities to break the link between background and prospects for a healthy life..