• We Are Getting Ready to Welcome You Back

    Hello everyone! How are we all doing? It’s been a while since we shared any news about Catalyst and we’d like to thank you for your patience over the last few months. We have all missed our beautiful building and campus – these lovely flowers have greeted us this week. We wanted to share with…

  • Dawson Era ebook platform to close soon

    A major ebook platform is due to close at the end of this month. If you use it, here’s what to do… Dawson Era, one of our ebook suppliers, has recently gone into administration and as such, the platform will close after 31st July 2020. The good news There will be no loss of access…

  • Assistive Technology: how can it help your studies?

    If you’ve never heard of Assistive Technology (AT) and wonder what it is and how it can help your studies then you’ve come to the right place. Assistive Technology software, for example, mind mapping and text-to-speech software, can help you to develop skills and strategies for studying. Whilst it is particularly helpful for those who…

  • Summer UniSkills

    We know being away from campus over the last few months has been difficult for many people and you may feel out of touch with the university. If you want to reconnect, avoid that ‘summer slide’ and get a head start for the new term in September, then our Summer UniSkills offer may be just…

  • Online Staff Development

    We have moved our staff development offer online!  To support staff with challenges such as moving teaching and learning online or effectively disseminating your research, we have developed a series of materials to enhance your digital skills and provide a greater awareness of the resources, services and support available to you. What development is on…

  • Grow your academic resilience with a new UniSkills toolkit!

    As we navigate the new challenges Covid-19 has presented, it has been remarkable to see our students (many of who are key workers, parents, and carers) stepping up and continuing to build their academic skills. Inspired by your unwavering motivation in our 1:1s and webinars, we began to think how UniSkills could expand on our…

  • Returning books to Library and Learning Services

    We appreciate that many of you have items still on loan, and are anxious to know how you can return them to the library, especially if you are soon leaving the University. For the time being Catalyst and Manchester remain closed and you are not able to return your books, either in person or in…

  • Accessing Online Resources: You Want It, We Get It!

    One of our main services to you, as the University Library, is providing access to high-quality academic resources and we do this in abundance – although at present you cannot access the physical book stock, you do have access to nearly 250,000 online resources! Accessing Online Resources The best place to start accessing your online…

  • Welcome to our new Fastrack students!

    All the team in Library and Learning Services want to say a big virtual HELLO to all the new Fastrack students who are joining us from 15th June. We know that it is an usual time to be starting a new course but we would like to reassure you that even though the University Library…

  • A big virtual hello from the Student Engagement team!

    With so many of us now working – and studying – from home, we thought you might be missing our friendly faces. With that in mind, our team wanted to reintroduce ourselves and give you a little reminder about who we are and what we do… The Student Engagement team is part of Learning Services…