Don't forget - do your bit for the environment🎄

It’s that time…Big Garden Birdwatch is BACK! 😍🙌 The birds are ready. We’re ready. Are you? Sign up is open now…go go go! www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... #BigGardenBirdwatch

Viewing historical ophthalmic instruments and rare books Wednesday 21 January 2026, 10:00-11:50 Register to attend this event at the UCL Joint Library of Ophthalmology library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4453302

All UCL libraries, including the health libraries, will close during the afternoon of 23 December and won't open again until Monday 5 January📣🎄 For more details www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...

Make a lunch date for tomorrow (Tuesday 16 December) to head over to the IOE building for some "Winter Warmers"🤗🎶 www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...

Queen Square Library be open as follows on 16 December 2025: 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-19.00. Please see www.ucl.ac.uk/library for alternative UCL Libraries and study spaces. Don't forget to Switch off this Christmas! www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/...

We're delighted to launch a new display in Queen Square (QS) Library marking the 200th anniversary of Jean-Martin Charcot’s birth and the QS connections of this seminal figure in the history of medicine and neurology. Handout and photos available at www.queensquare.org.uk/archives #EYAanniversaries

On International Day of People with Disabilities, part of UK Disability History Month, we’re sharing how UCL is working to create inclusive and inspiring spaces for everyone. Learn more and explore what’s happening: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/disability-history-month-2025-ucl

Need some help with getting your message across? Try this book with loads of ideas📚🏆 ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...

Sign up for this in-person workshop on finding evidence using the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub at the Institute of Ophthalmology📣 #KNOWvember Date/time: Thursday 4 December, 12:00 - 13:20 Full details: library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4393244

Last chance to sign up for Wednesday's in-person workshop on literature searching (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO) at Cruciform Hub📣 Date/time: Wednesday 26 November, 10:00 - 11:20 library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4393132

#KNOWvember LibrarySkills@UCL are running various sessions for literature searching. Register for Medline, Tuesday 2/12/2025 11:00-12:20 tinyurl.com/yc7xy3y6; NHS Knowledge and Library Hub Thurs 4/12/2025, 12:00-13:20 tinyurl.com/ytnv3apt. More sessions tinyurl.com/25prmjx3 @moorfields.bsky.social

Learn how to manage and cite references with Mendeley with this online demonstration📚🏆 Date/time: Tuesday 25 November, 11:00 - 12:15 library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4393011

We are delighted to announce that Queen Square Archives is hosting another #exploreyourarchives open day on 4th December 2025, 10am-5pm, Queen Square Library, 23 Queen Square. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc....

KNOWvember is knowledge mobilisation month. A few pointers for enhancing skills and using resources 👉 tinyurl.com/yej4ka4e tinyurl.com/323xrzu5 tinyurl.com/yktsk7nb tinyurl.com/3pj7r6jd

#KNOWvember Did you know BMJ Best Practice is ranked one of the best clinical decision support tools? NHS staff and students at our partner NHS Trusts can access this resource and more from the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/NHS-skills/K... @moorfields.bsky.social

Learn more about lived experience with these wellbeing books! ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...

New wellbeing books! Fiction on the importance of staying connected with friends and family🤗📚 ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...

This month's #ExploreYourArchive theme is #EYAReligion/Spirituality. Today’s intricate images are by pioneer neurologist, Sir William Gowers, from his Dover, Broadland and Southwold sketchbooks (c.1890s). More about “Gowers” can be found in Queen Square Archives tinyurl.com/2j3av656

#KNOWvember Literature searching using PubMed workshop on Nov 13, Thu, 11:00 - 12:20 @UCL Joint Library of Ophthalmology for students, staff @ucl.ac.uk and at our partner NHS Trusts @moorfields.bsky.social. Further information and to register go to library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4393297

New wellbeing book on librarian activism📣📚 ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...

#KNOWvember – want to learn how to access and find evidence to improve patient care? LibrarySkills@UCL tinyurl.com/25prmjx3 are running various sessions on searching evidence. Not a library member? NHS staff can register with UCL Library Services www.ucl.ac.uk/library/nhs

Sign up for this interactive online workshop which will introduce you to the theory and practice of critical appraisal of clinical trials, with a focus on randomised controlled trials (RCTs)📣 Date/time: Friday 7 November/14:00 - 14:50 Further details: library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4392672

Explore new worlds in these wellbeing books🤩 ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...

Are you a UCL student who's passionate about sustainability? Then sign up for the Student Sustainability Forum on 5 November, 17:00-18:30📣 More details here: www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/...

Sign up for this online demonstration of managing and citing references with Mendeley📣 Date/time: Monday 3 November/14:00 - 15:15 library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4393346

This book promises practical advice on living life to the full🏆 ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...

New wellbeing fiction books available to borrow📣 ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44... ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...

Celebrating International #HealthLiteracyMonth This campaign raises awareness of how to find and evaluate health information. Want to improve your health literacy skills? Register to attend LibrarySkills@UCL sessions on literature searching, critical appraisal and more tinyurl.com/25prmjx3

NHS Info Skills training. Continued delivery of info skills sessions aimed at NHS staff, in Royal Free Med Library, with session on critical appraisal (practical) on Fri, 24 Oct. No need to book a place - just turn up, in the Small Computer Room. For for a full prog, email: [email protected]

Want to learn how to appraise a research paper? The UCL Joint Library of Ophthalmology staff are running a training session on Critical appraisal of a Randomised Controlled Trial on Wednesday 29 October @10am. For further information and to register visit library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4393324

Happy #OAWeek! ✨ This year's theme is 'Who Owns Our Knowledge?', which we'll be exploring through our blog this week📝 Have a read of today's blog post which discusses the theme and some of our thoughts on it 👉 buff.ly/xUYiSc4 (Image: Lucia Obst (WMDE), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating!

NHS Information Skills training. Programme of eight training sessions aimed at NHS staff, including NHS researchers, in Royal Free Hospital ML, starting today (20 Oct); please just arrive at the session, no need to book - all sessions will be held in the Small Computer Room, RFHML.

🌍Bianca Pilla, Director of Global Relations at JBI & Founding Chair of World EBHC Day, reflects on #WorldEBHCDay in a blog for the 11th #EBHC International Conference. 💡'World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day: 5 Years of Global Connection & Collective Action.'👇 https://ow.ly/buwf50XeFxx#WorldEBHCDay#EBHC#EBHC2026

We are Celebrating #WorldEBHCDay 2025 with the theme: Collaborative Knowledge Communication! Explore our range of Library Skills Training, including an “Introduction to Critical Appraisal of Quantitative Health Research.” 📅Book a session at library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/training-sup...

Researchers from the Sumner Lab talk about how their research informed the @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social’s latest virtual reality exhibition, World of Wasps. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #GMZWasps

Make a date in your work diary for this online demo of literature searching using PubMed📣 PubMed is particularly useful for those carrying out a scoping search prior to writing essays, papers and dissertations🏆 Date/time: Friday 17 October, 11:00 - 12:20 library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4393024

Friday 10th October is World Mental Health Day! Advice on how to cope with feeling overwhelmed and ways to get involved in raising awareness here: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/pub...

Get some expert help with this in-person session on 'Getting started with your systematic review in health and biomedical sciences'📣 Date/time: Monday 13 October, 11:00 - 12:50 Venue: Royal Free Hospital Medical Library library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4392517

Sign up for this in-person workshop at the Royal Free Hospital on search strategies for literature searching📣 Date/time: Tuesday 7 October, 14:00 - 15:20 Further information can be found here: library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4391750

It's Stoptober📣 If you're ready to quit smoking then take a look at all these NHS resources to help you www.nhs.uk/better-healt...

Today is the last day of #WorldAlzheimersMonth. Read our research stories and find out how UCL is committed to dementia prevention, care & cure. 🔗 Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... #UCLDementia

Mood States is a collection of sculptures exhibited at, among other places, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and The Museum of the Mind. We now welcome this fascinating collection by the artist Annabel Merrett to Queen Square Library until 25th November 2025. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

If you work for any UCL-affiliated NHS trust then sign up for this online demo of the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub, including tips & techniques to help make your searching more effective🏆 Date/time: Tuesday 7 October, 12:00 - 12:50 For more information: library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4393193

Take a virtual look around some of UCL's health libraries! Currently, there are tours for Cruciform Hub, Institute of Child Health, Language & Speech Services (Lass) and Queen Square🤩

Make a date in your diary to attend this fascinating short course on historical ophthalmic instruments and rare books on ophthalmology🤩 Date/time: Friday 3 October 2025, 10:00 - 11:50 library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4393328

Proud to announce that UCLH achieved a top position in the NHS trust league table! This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of their staff, delivering outstanding care and achieving excellence. Well done @uclh! #uclh #UCLLibrary www.uclh.nhs.uk/news/uclh-to...

Check out the library skills calendar for essential training courses to help you get the best from research and resources🏆 You can click on any heading to find out dates, times, locations and the target audience for any skills session: library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/calendar/lib...

#WelcomeToUCL! Check out our Getting Started page for everything you need to know as a new student to access our libraries and resources. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/getting-started