LibGuides: Biomedical Science: News, Maps, Law

Accessing digital newspapers through the library

Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Online access to newspaper articles from UK newspapers

The Good

The Bad

Nature.com This link opens in a new window
Access to multiple publications from SpringerNature, including Nature.com and Nature Complete packages.
Accessibility statement and help

Including Nature Microbiology

Digimap OS and Historic Map Collection (EDINA) This link opens in a new window
Digimap OS allows On-line digital mapping and data extraction facilities using current Ordnance Survey data of Great Britain. Digimap Historic allows users to view and download Historic Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain dating from 1843 to the early 1990s.

Registration is required to access the data that is available through Digimap. It is an automated two-step process:

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Visible Body: Human Anatomy Atlas This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive male and female 3D gross anatomy models, select microanatomy of tissues and organs, cadaver slices and diagnostic images that are paired with 3D cross-sections, and interactive animations of muscles and bones.
You can use it on a PC or Mac, and our site licence allows users to install the app on mobile devices. See full description and user instructions

Accessibility and preference options

Subscription access provided. System views, layering function, quizzes and notecards.

An anatomy online resource requiring individual registration.

A mixture of free and subscription content.

UK Legislation
Comprehensive full text database of UK legislation from 1267 to the present. Managed by the National Archives
Parliamentary Bills
Bills are proposals for new laws. If they pass every stage of scrutiny in the House of Commons and House of Lords, and receive Royal Assent they become Acts of Parliament, and Law. These pages show all Bills from 2006/07 onwards

Lexis + This link opens in a new window
UK / EU law reports and legislation. 50 legal journals. All UK national newspapers (except FT) and local newspapers - dates vary.
Westlaw UK This link opens in a new window
UK & EU case law, legislation & legal journals (Including access to the Legal Journals Index). Register with your email address to access personalised features.
Accessibility statement

You can browse both these legal databases by topic / subject area to hone in on relevant information.

For example Westlaw's environment section