Education Resources

Welcome to the all-new education resources tab! This is a one-stop page which consolidates quick-access links to various academic databases and software that might be useful across different types of courses – not just those on which Cambridge already has institutional licenses for, but also others where one can request directly for a free educational/academic license!

Have any ideas or suggestions on what databases or software to include here? Simply drop an email to mcr.academic@fitz.cam.ac.uk – this page is non-exhaustive and will have rolling updates!

Department Academic Resource Pages

 

Resource Page

Fields / Topics

What does it have?

Marshall LibraryEconomics & Development StudiesCompany information, past dissertations, micro/macro-economic statistical datasets, news and working papers
Judge Business SchoolBusiness & MarketingMarket research, company and financial information

 

Literature Review Databases

 

General

 

Resource

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

ScopusAbstract and citation database, useful for systematic literature reviews“Sign in via Institution” to access additional features such as saving and managing advanced searches
ScienceDirect RecommendationsAbstract and citation database, useful for systematic literature reviews 
Mendeley Search EngineAbstract and citation database, useful for systematic literature reviews and export to Mendeley Desktop 
iDiscoverUnified database for the University’s libraries print catalogues, e-books and online collections, including past Cambridge theses approved 
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&ILargest database of academic dissertation and thesesUniversity members will be prompted for their Raven ID

 

Field-Specific

 

Resource

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

PubMedCitation database for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and e-booksInstitutional login available
IEEE XploreDatabase for technical literature in engineering and technologyInstitutional login available
EconBizAcademic search portal for journals, working papers, and conferences in business studies and economicsFree access
ERICLiterature database for educational research 

 

Business, Economics, Market & Company Databases

 

Resource

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

CrunchbasePlatform for finding business information about private and public companies, with advanced filtering options based on location, industry, size, financials etc.Free 14-day trial for additional premium features
Craft.coPlatform for finding and visualising business information, including financials charts, online presence analytics and market competitors 
FAMEPlatform for finding UK and Ireland businessesFor off-campus access, type in “University of Cambridge” and University members will prompted for their Raven ID
Companies HouseUK’s registrar of companies, can be used to locate annual financial statements and company returns 
S&P Global Market Intelligence University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
IBIS WorldIndustry and market reports database covering UK, US, China and Australia. Reports can be downloaded as PDFs.University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Mintel Academic | Mintel Market SizesIndustry and market reports database containing market size, market share and forecast dataFor off-campus access, choose “Federated log in”, type in “University of Cambridge” and University members will be prompted for their Raven ID

 

News Databases

 

Resource

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

FactivaProvides access to the full-text of most of the world’s newspapers 
BBC MonitoringNews monitoring database that selects and translates information from radio, television, press, news agencies and the Internet from 150 countries in more than 100 languages.Access to free trial possible

 

Literature Review Tools

 

Software

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

Mendeley DesktopReference manager for research papersFreeware: Download page here; Includes Mendeley Web Importer, a browser extension that allows importing of journal papers and metadata from browsed websites
ZoteroReference manager for research papersFreeware: Download page here; includes Zotero Connector, a browser extension that allows importing of journal papers and metadata from browsed websites
NVivoQualitative data analysis (QDA) to systematically organise and analyse data sources such as interviews, open-ended survey responses, journal articles, social media and web contentRefer to UIS Software Distribution catalogue: https://software.uis.cam.ac.uk/product/10180

 

Data Visualisation

 

Software

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

TableauData organisation, visualisation and analysis platformFree 1-year license for academic use can be obtained here
DatawrapperOnline chart and map visualisation platformFree plans have full functionality
ThinkCellPresentation software which makes the task of creating professional PowerPoint presentations easy and efficient. It contains an Excel add-in for consistently rounding numbers across complex calculations and multiple worksheets, and integrates seamlessly with PowerPoint to visualise complex charts.Free licenses only for Department of Engineering, refer here
CanvaGraphic design platform, used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content 

 

Programming & Mathematical Computation

 

Software

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

MATLABProgramming language and numeric computing environment that allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages.University of Cambridge offers a campus-wide MATLAB license. Check this page for more information.

 

Engineering & Design Tools

 

Software

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

AutoCADCommercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software applicationEducational institutions worldwide qualify for free access to Autodesk software through the Autodesk Education Community. Check this page for more information.

 

Conferencing & Collaboration Tools

 

Software

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

AsanaWeb and mobile application designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. Includes to-do dashboards and Gantt chart planning. 
Otter.aiAutomated audio transcriptionFree 600 min / month
DoodleOnline calendar tool for coordinating meetings 
when2meetOnline calendar tool for coordinating meetings 

 

Printing Utilities 

 

Software

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

DS-Print for macOS and WindowsFor printing at Cambridge printersFollow the steps on the page: (1) Download and Run DS-Print utility, (2) Login using CRSid, (3) Select the Fitzwilliam printers to install, Check “Install PaperCut client”, (4) “Make changes”, (5) PaperCut printer client will be installed.

For help specific to Fitzwilliam printers see here.

 

Software Pages

 

Resource Page

What is it for?

Remarks on Access

UIS Software pageCambridge-wide software page by UISRaven login

 

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