Mathematics and Statistics

A film created by the University Library responding to the question: What is critical thinking?

This guide will help in taking a critical approach to generative AI.

Learn how to read an academic text effectively.

Learn how to think critically about your information sources, and evaluate information that you find to ensure that it is reliable, accurate, of good quality, and relevant to your assignment.

Learn how to think critically about your information sources, and evaluate information that you find to ensure that it is reliable, accurate, of good quality, and relevant to your assignment.

Fake news is all around us - see if you can find the stories you think are untrustworthy to see how well you can spot fake news! This game will help you to learn what to look for when evaluating your sources.

Fake news is all around us - see if you can find the stories you think are untrustworthy to see how well you can spot fake news! This game will help you to learn what to look for when evaluating your sources.

Independent fact checking website that you can use to help verify things you may have read online or in the media.

An independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence.

In this session you will consider how to critically evaluate information when undertaking independent research. You will question different types of information and develop a critical approach, considering a range of questions and using the tools and data available to apply this to relevant resources.

This workshop programme, from the University of Sheffield Library, delivered in the Information Commons and online, is open to taught course students from all departments.