Literature searching using PubMed (Location: GOSICH)

This session aims to give students the ability to carry out a literature search on PubMed effectively and find articles and evidence to help answer your research questions. 

By the end of the session students will be able to:

• Run an effective literature search independently
• Understand what MeSH terms are and why they are used
• Understand the importance of the 'Details' link
• Filter out evidence based literature
• Print, save and email your references
• Save your search
• Take advantage of all features of the PubMed site

This session is open to UCL staff and students and to NHS staff of Great Ormond Street Hospital. Priority on this course is given to staff and PhD students at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Heath, UCL Institute for Global Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Postgraduate research students at UCL should book a place via the Doctoral School Skills Development programme by logging in via the programme website.