Many thanks for these! I have tried my local Uni where I am also an alumni and you can only access the journal databases as a registered student - they levy a small charge if you wish to borrow resources (books etc) and can use anything in the library free except the very thing I need!

My ex-tutor who I still get bits of work from has offered to send me copies of any article I identify, as has a friend who works for a large pharma company but it is the searches I cannot reasonably ask them to do!!

I will try to see how far I can get with Google Scholar etc,

Thanks again

I am a mature student seeking a PhD - I have come to the conclusion I am probably too mature (early 50s) to capture a scholarship - many applications and no interviews, my supervisor for my BSc has helped with my applications etc and cannot see why I never get interviews. So...... I am looking to self fund and write a submission myself, however I am no longer registered as a student anywhere. I cannot get access to the journals databases as an alumni - how does one follow latest published research from "outside" so to speak. Stuff available on the internet is dated.

Anyone acheived this??