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Extended Project Qualification: Subject specific resources

Psychology

Recommended Websites for Psychology

The British Psychological Society Research Digest is a blog by the British Psychological Society that aims to publish at least one accessible but accurate post on a recent psychological study every week day.

BBC Future describes itself as "a home for slowing down, delving deep and shifting perspectives", and covers topics such as psychology, food, climate change, health, social trends and technology. The focus is on "evidence-based analysis, original thinking, and powerful storytelling".

Psypost is a psychology and neuroscience website rated 'Pro-science' and 'High' for factual reporting by Media bias/ Fact check which reports on articles published in "Legitimate, peer-reviewed journals"

Science Daily "features breaking news about the latest discoveries in science, health, the environment, technology, and more -- from leading universities, scientific journals, and research organizations." It is rated 'Pro-Science' and 'High' for factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check.

APA PsycPORT is a news portal from The American Psychological Association that links to Psychology news stories in a variety of US publications such as CNN and USA Today. While information on the APA website itself is rated 'Pro Science' and 'High' for factual accuracy, use Media Bias/Fact Check to explore the factual accuracy and political bias of externally linked sources.

Philosophy (and some Theology)

The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy is written and maintained by the prestigious Stanford University and is an excellent, well-respected entry point into scholarly articles about Philosophy. Note that it has an excellent page explaining how to cite its entries, and some equally excellent search tips.

Medicine (Biology and Psychology)

  PubMed Central is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine