National Autistic Society

 

Good news: the National Autistic Society has revamped it’s webpages and now offers free use of three databases.

Autism Data: citations for books, articles, videos and research papers
Research in Progress: current research
PARIS- Public Autism Resource and Information Service: details of schools, adult services, respite and support services.

Fantasy Health Minister

We all believe we could run the country better than the government, right? We here is your chance to prove it. Fantasy Health Minister is an online game where you get to choose the policies that shape the nation’s health and see their effects on health and well-being, your political standing, your popularity and, of course, the country’s coffers. So if you want to know the effects of a total smoking ban or free school dinners for all, now’s your chance.

American Psychological Society rebrand

The American Psychological Society has transformed itself into the Association for Psychological Science. The association’s mission: “to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of human welfare” continues. Visit their web page for teaching tips (“make your teaching and your life more enjoyable”) and lots of useful links. 

Mintel – September 2006 Market Research reports

 

The latest September 2006 market research reports added to Mintel are…

Specialist Library for Ethnicity and Health

The National Library for Health has a new Specialist Library for Ethnicity and Health, launched on the 23rd October 2006. The library provides access to the latest available evidence about the specific healthcare needs of ethnic minority groups. There are four main topics:

Diseases and conditions
Service delivery
Cultural competence
Management and policy. 

Cardiovascular Nursing Network

Anyone interested in cardiovascular nursing should take a look at the Cardiovascular Nursing Network, brought to us by the RCN. Including “everything you need to support your work in cardiovascular nursing” the site offers the latest news, conferences, events and education in its learning zones. There are also discussion area, links to guidelines and lots more.

The “Second Wave” and Beyond

The “Second Wave” and Beyond is a free, online scholarly community associated with Women and Social Movements in the U.S.

Internet Archaeologist

A new online tutorial – Internet Archaeologist - has been published in the Intute: Virtual Training Suite.  Internet Archaeologist is an interactive step-by-step guide created to help archaeologist make the best use of Internet resources in their academic work.

National Knowledge Week: Breast Cancer

Since this week has been the National Knowledge Week for Breast Cancer it is worth highlighting the National Library for Health’s Specialist Library for Cancer. This site contains a large range of resources for health care professionals including care guidelines and pathways, evidence, reference sources and CPD. There are also guides to symptom management and the side effects of treatment.  A really useful resource.

Best psychology article in the last 3 years?

BPS Research Digest has compiled a list of the top psychology articles published in the last three years, based upon the recommendations of some of the leading psychology bloggers. The full list is available here and includes such subjects as happiness, lie detection and neuroscience.