Research Pathways: Let this collection act as a compass, pointing you towards reliable resources.
My Research Essentials
Access workshops and online training as well as guidance for your project:
https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/training/my-research-essentials/
Methods
Access free and easy to follow advice:
https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/
Glossary
A really useful glossary that covers terminology and descriptions linked to open science / open research / open scholarship:
https://forrt.org/glossary/vbeta/
Digital considerations
As a student at the University of Manchester you have access to the JISC digital capabilities discovery tool. The tool will help self-assess your digital capabilities and you will receive a report with suggested next steps and links to free resources that can help you develop your digital capabilities further:
https://jisc.potential.ly/signin
Academic phrase bank
Access these sites to find discipline-neutral examples of academic language to support writing at university level:
https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
https://www.ucae.manchester.ac.uk/study/
Referencing
Focused and clear guidance on citing sources, using different referencing styles and managing bibliographic information effectively
https://subjects.library.manchester.ac.uk/referencing
Good Measure Project
A website offering a catalogue of measures and guidance for researchers exploring links between sexuality, gender identify in adolescent health and mental health research.
https://goodmeasure.glasgow.ac.uk/
APA Dictionary
An easy to use, searchable online dictionary provided by the American Psychological Association (APA):
https://dictionary.apa.org/
Mental Health Research “Jargon Buster”
Provides straightforward and accessible explanation of acronyms and terms commonly used in mental-health research
https://mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/jargon-buster/
Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC)
A directory of outcome and feedback measures (for children & young people), plus free guidance on selecting and using them in practice.
https://www.corc.uk.net/outcome-measures-guidance/
Ethnologue
A comprehensive reference for world languages, including classification, maps, and speaker data:
https://www.ethnologue.com
UNESCO IBE Glossary of Curriculum Terminology
Clear definitions related to curriculum, pedagogy and assessment:
https://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/glossary-curriculum-terminology
HealthMeasures
Free and validated tools for psychological, cognitive, physical and social health:
https://www.healthmeasures.net/
PsyToolkit
Free tools for building questionnaires, cognitive tasks and online experiments:
https://www.psytoolkit.org/
NICE Glossary
Definitions of mental-health, clinical and policy terminology used in evidence-based guidance
https://www.nice.org.uk/about/nice-communities/nice-glossary
Digital Skills Framework (UK)
National standards and terminology for digital capability:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-skills-and-inclusion-policy
Mozilla Internet Health Resources
Open, accessible guides on digital literacy, privacy, data and online safety:
https://internethealthreport.org/
European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp)
Clear descriptions of digital competencies and learning outcomes:
https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/digcomp_en
Legislation.gov.uk
Definitions and explanations of UK legislative terminology:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/glossary
OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms
Widely used in policy, research and governmental reports:
https://stats.oecd.org/glossary/
Eurydice – European Education Information Network
Provides clear, structured descriptions of education systems across Europe, including glossaries, policy summaries and comparative reports:
https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/