Business and Finance
/+ Accountancy
Business in the Community Case Studies
+ Banking/Finance
Business in the Community Case Studies
London Institute of Banking and Finance
+ Business/Business Studies
Business in the Community Case Studies
Wider reading for personal statements
This page was made possible with support from Allen & Overy.
Research has shown that university admissions tutors think a paragraph about wider reading is the most valuable part of a personal statement. This page is here to help you find and talk about a piece of research or wider reading in your chosen subject.
You can find links to recommended websites by clicking on your chosen subject in the lists below, or by searching for your subject here:
How to use these resources
On each website listed below you will find recommended reading materials and resources relevant to your chosen subject.
We recommend you start by exploring a few different websites and resources, before choosing one to focus on.
Once you have found a resource that interests you, use the downloadable prompt question sheets to help you make notes. Don’t feel like have to answer all of the questions – answer the ones you have the most interesting things to say about.
Once you’ve had a go at answering these questions, you can pull your answers together into a paragraph for your personal statement.
Medicine and Health Care
/+ Dentistry
The British Medical Journal Blog
The British Medical Association - Ethics Toolkit for students
The Journal of the American Dental Association
+ Medicine
Oxford University Press Online Resources
The British Medical Journal Blog
The British Medical Association - Ethics Toolkit for students
+ Nursing/Midwifery
Royal College of Nursing - Principles of Nursing Practice
Royal College of Nursing - Publications
British Medical Journal - Blog
British Medical Journal - Evidence-Based Nursing Blog
+ Nutrition
The Association of UK Dietitians
The Association of UK Dietitians - Food Facts
British Nutrition Foundation - Research Spotlight
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
+ Optometry
Optometry Today - Science and Vision
+ Pharmacy
Royal Pharmaceutical Society - Blog
Patient - Expert Health Articles, Tips and Information
General Pharmaceutical Council - Standards for Pharmaceutical Professionals
+ Physiotherapy
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - Conditions
+ Social Work
The Guardian - Society Section
The Professional Association for Social Work and Social Workers
+ Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
National Animal Disease Information Service
British Veterinary Association - Journal
British Veterinary Association - Blogs
Creative Arts
/+ Architecture
+ Dance/Drama
Central Home - Glossary of Terms
The V & A Museum - Dance Collection
The V & A Museum - Theatre Collection
+ Fashion and Textiles
The V & A Museum - Fashion Collection
+ Fine Art
+ Game Design
+ Graphic Design/Illustration/Animation
The V & A Museum - Design Collection
The V & A Museum - Illustration Collection
+ Media Studies
+ Music
BBC Radio 3 - Guide to Classical Music
+ Music Technology
+ Photography/Film/Television
The V & A Museum - Photography Collection
Science Museum Group - Photography Collection
Science Museum Group - Cinematography Collection
British Journal of Photography
+ Product Design
Humanities and Social Sciences
/+ Anthropology
+ Archaeology
+ Criminology
British Society of Criminology
+ Economics
+ Education (with Qualified Teacher Status)
The British Psychology Society - Research Digest
Digital Education Resource Archive
+ Education (without Qualified Teacher Status)
Digital Education Resource Archive
The British Psychological Society - Research Digest
British Sociological Association
British Educational Research Association
+ English
+ Geography
United Nations Environment Programme
+ History
+ International Relations
+ Journalism
+ Languages
+ Law
+ Philosophy
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
+ Politics
The Oxford University Politics Blog
+ Psychology
The British Psychological Society
+ Sociology
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
/+ Aeronautical Engineering
Science Daily - Aerospace News
+ Animal Science
Science Daily - Animal Husbandry
+ Biochemistry/Biophysics/Molecular Biology
Science Daily - Biochemistry News - If you are interested in a particular disease, condition, or medical topic, select Health from the bar at the top of the page. Choose Health & Medicine from the drop down, then scroll down the page to reveal a comprehensive list on the left-hand side. Ensure the article you pick this way gives you enough Biochemistry subject specific content to discuss.
+ Biology
+ Biomedicine/Biomedical Sciences
+ Chemical Engineering
+ Chemistry
Science Daily - Inorganic Chemistry News
Science Daily - Organic Chemistry News
Royal Society of Chemistry - Education in Chemistry
+ Civil Engineering
The Engineer - Civil & Structural
American Society of Civil Engineers
+ Computer Science
Science Daily - Computer Science News
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Computer Science and Technology News
+ Electrical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Electrical Engineering & Electronics
+ Engineering/General Engineering
Science Daily - Engineering News
+ Environmental Science
UN Environment Programme - Yearbooks
+ Forensic Science
A Simplified Guide to Forensic Science
The Conversation - Articles on Forensic Science
Science Daily - Forensic Research News
+ Geology
British Geological Survey - Research
+ Mathematics
Harvard University - Department of Physics - Problem of the Week
University of Oxford - Mathematical Institute - Practice Problems
Advanced Problems in Mathematics: Preparing for University
+ Mechanical Engineering
Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Latest Press Releases
Science Daily - Mechanical Engineering
+ Microbiology
Scientific American - Microbiology Articles
The Scientist - Microbiology News and Articles
+ Pharmacology
News Medical - Pharmacology News, Articles and Research
British Pharmacological Society - Pharmacology Matters Magazine
+ Physics
+ Sports Science
Science Daily - Sports Science News
