Other useful resources

XDF Programme Tutorials

A selection of presentations delivered by researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Cancer (formerly Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine) in Edinburgh as part of the Cross-disciplinary Fellowships [XDF] Programme. These tutorials cover a broad range of biomedical science (and related) topics and are intended to provide general introduction to complex biomedical problems for people with little previous exposure to biomedical research. Some videos are accessible to University of Edinburgh affiliates only.

https://www.ed.ac.uk/cross-disciplinary-fellowships/training-resources/other-useful-resources/xdf-programme-tutorials

Lynda.com online courses

Lynda.com is an online skills development service offering an extensive library of high quality video courses in digital, technology, creative and business skills. The University has recently procured a three-year campus-wide licence for use by staff and students.

Website: https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/help-consultancy/is-skills/lynda

Springer open access books

Springer has released hundreds of free books on a broad range of topics to the general public. The list, covers a wide range of scientific and technological topics.

Website: https://www.springeropen.com/books

A subset of Machine Learning and Data books from the collection is also specified on the following website:

https://towardsdatascience.com/springer-has-released-65-machine-learning-and-data-books-for-free-961f8181f189

Free OpenLearn courses from the Open University

Nearly 1000 free courses across 8 different subject areas. Courses are available to start right away.

Website: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/free-courses

CommKit

The CommKit is a collection of guides to successful communication in the biological sciences, written by the Broad Research Communication Lab (BRCL) Fellows.

Website: http://mitcommlab.mit.edu/broad/use-the-commkit/

PubMed Online Training

Tutorials on searching biomedical literature using PubMed - a free resource that provides access to the National Library of Medicine database of citations and abstracts.

Website: https://learn.nlm.nih.gov/rest/training-packets/T0042010P.html

PubMed Bookshelf

PubMed Bookshelf provides free online access to books and documents in life science and healthcare. Search, read, and discover.

Website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/

MIT Open Textbooks

Free online access to books and documents in health sciences and technology.

Website: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/online-textbooks/#health-sciences-and-technology

Wikibooks

The open-content textbooks collection that anyone can edit.

Website: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page

PubMed Biomedical Research and Informatics

A hub containing links to many biomedical resources and databases.

Website: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/biomedical.html

Oxford Biomedical Research Centre - Online Resources and Toolkits

Evidence based medicine and healthcare resources

Website: https://oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/professional-partnerships/education-and-training/online-resources-and-toolkits/

Science on Saturday at Yale

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public. Many of them on topics related to biomedical sciences.

Website: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqHnHG5X2PXDRLWmBxd_n5lleuom02Glp

MIT VideoLectures

A free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT.

Website: http://videolectures.net/mit_ocw/

The Turing Online Learning Platform

Free and open learning resources on Data Science and AI topics.

Website: https://www.turing.ac.uk/courses 

An Owner's Guide to the Human Genome: an introduction to human population genetics, variation and disease

A book by Jonathan Pritchard, Stanford University, that describes the forces that govern genetic variation including mutation, drift, recombination and selection, as well as what genetics teaches us about human history, and the role of genetic variation in human phenotypes and diseases.

Website: https://web.stanford.edu/group/pritchardlab/HGbook.html