General > Useful links

Scotland

• Scottish Parliament
• Scottish Government
• Scottish Government - Research
• Scottish Government - Environment Biology & Agriculture Research
• Scottish Government - Environment Biology & Agriculture Research - Strategic Science Advisory Panel
• Scottish Government - Environment
• Scottish Government - Science, Technolgy & Innovation
• Scottish Government - Chief Scientific Adviser's Office
• Scottish Science Advisory Committee
• Scottish Government - Health - Chief Scientist's Office
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
• Fisheries Research Services
• Forestry Commission Scotland
• Scottish Coastal Forum
• Food Standards Agency Scotland
• Scotland & N. Ireland Forum for Environmental Research
  
• Scottish Agricultural & Biological Research Institutes
  • Macaulay Institute
  • Moredun Research Institute
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • Rowett Research Institute
  • Scottish Agricultural College
  • Scottish Crop Research Institute
  • Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland
• Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
• Universities Scotland
• Scottish Research Information System
• Scottish Enterprise - Life Sciences
• Life Sciences Scotland
• Innovation Relay Centre - Scotland
• Aberdeen Research Consortium
• Edinburgh Centre for Tropical Forests
• Macaulay Institute's maps of Scotland's geology, soils, land use
• Science Religion & Technology Project
• Institute for Stem Cell Research - Edinburgh University
• Institute for the Study of Science, Technology & Innovation
• Innogen - Centre for Social & Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics
• Scottish Wildlife Trust
• Scottish Environment Link
• Edinburgh Technopole
• Edinburgh Technology Fund
• Technology Ventures Scotland
• Scottish Schools Equipment Research Centre
• Business Environmental Guide
• Mercy Corps Scotland
  
• Rural Community Gateway Scotland
  
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
  
• Hannah Research Institute

UK research and academic sites

• UK academic Web sites
• Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills
• Research Councils UK (RCUK)
• Higher Education & Research Opportunities in the UK (HERO)
• Environment Research Funders' Forum (ERFF)
• UK Research Councils' Institutes
  • Babraham Institute (BBSRC)
  • Rothamsted Research (BBSRC)
  • Institute for Animal Health (BBSRC)
  • Institute for Food Research (BBSRC)
  • Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research (BBSRC)
  • John Innes Centre (BBSRC)
  • Roslin Institute (BBSRC)
  • Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (NERC)
• Institute of Biology
  
• British Council's window on UK science
  
• UK Health & Safety Laboratory
  
• National Biodiversity Network
  
• UK Biodiversity Action Plan
  
• Rural Economy & Land Use Programme, University of Newcastle
  
• Warwick Horticultural Research International
• Silsoe Research Institute

Funding agencies

• UK Research Councils:
  Research Councils UK (RCUK)
  Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
  Economic & Social Research Council
  Natural Environment Research Council
  Medical Research Council
• UK Levy Boards:
  Home-Grown Cereals Authority
  Meat & Livestock Commission
  Milk Development Council
  British Potato Council
  Quality Meat Scotland
  Horticultural Development Council
• Other UK funding agencies:
  British Council
  Higher Education Funding Council England
  Wellcome Trust
  Food Standards Agency
  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  Department of Health
  Department of Trade & Industry
  Department for International Development (DFID)
  Office of Science & Technology
  Foresight LINK Award Scheme
  Knowledge Transfer Programme
  Genesis-Faraday Partnership on Animal Breeding & Health
  Environment Agency
  English Nature
  Joint Nature Conservation Committee
  Environment Research Funders' Forum
  Natural Resources Systems Programme (DFID)
  Plantlife International
  Edinburgh Technology Fund
  BioIndustry Association
  Earthwatch Institute
  Business in the Environment
  Association of Wildlife Trust Consultancies
  Environmental Consultancy Directory
  Landmark Information
  Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
  
• EU funding agencies:
  UKRO, EC, DGs, CORDIS, ESF.
• World funding agencies:
  FAO
  WHO
  UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
  Global Reporting Initiative
  International Network for Environmental Management
  

Science education

• Setpoint Scotland - Science education resources
• Our Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh)
• Planet Science - resources for young persons interested in science
• Some of the world's best science web sites
• SEERAD's Science Seekers
• Scottish Schools Equipment Research Centre
• Scottish Earth Science Education Forum
• Friends of Scotland - Science matters
• Edinburgh International Science Festival
• SCI-FUN - Scottish Science Technology Roadshow
• Nuffield Foundation Science Awards for younger scientists
• NESTA - National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts
• PLUS - Postgraduate Lifescience Universities in Scotland

Business/entrepreneurship

• Interface - accessing Scotland's university research base
• Technology business network for Scotland
• Edinburgh Pre-incubator Scheme
• Connect - technology/business network in Scotland

Libraries

• Edinburgh University Library System
• COPAC
• BIDS
• British Library
• Google Scholar Search Engine

Science news

• New Scientist
• Nature
• Science Magazine

Weather information

• UK - Met Office
• Scotland - Scotland Weather
• Northern Isles, Scotland - Weather
• World - USA Today