General > Useful links

Scotland

• Scottish Parliament
• Scottish Government
• Scottish Government - Research
• Scottish Government - Science, Technolgy & Innovation
• Scottish Science Advisory Council
• Scottish Government - Environment Biology & Agriculture Research
• Scottish Government - Environment
• Scottish Government - Marine Scotland
• Scottish Government - Health - Chief Scientist's Office
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Fisheries Research Services
• Forestry Commission Scotland
• Scottish Coastal Forum
• Food Standards Agency Scotland
• Scottish Agricultural, Environmental & Biological Research Institutes
  • Macaulay Institute
  • Moredun Research Institute
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health
  • Scottish Agricultural College
  • Scottish Crop Research Institute
  • Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland
• Knowledge Connections
• Scotland & N. Ireland Forum for Environmental Research
  
• Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
• Universities Scotland
• Scottish Enterprise - Life Sciences
• LTS International
• 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
• ESRC Genomics Network - University of Edinburgh
• Scottish Wildlife Trust
• Scottish Environment Link
• Edinburgh Technopole
• Edinburgh Technology Fund
• 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
• Research Councils UK (RCUK)
• Higher Education & Research Opportunities in the UK (HERO)
• Environment Research Funders' Forum (ERFF)
• UK Research Councils' Institutes
  • Babraham Institute
  • Rothamsted Research
  • Institute for Animal Health
  • Institute for Food Research
  • Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University
  • John Innes Centre
  • Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
  • Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
• Society of Biology
  
• Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management
  
• 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
  Natural Environment Research Council
  Medical Research Council Economic & Social Research Council
  
• UK Levy Boards:
  Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board
  Home-Grown Cereals Authority
  Milk Development Council
  British Potato Council
  Quality Meat Scotland
  Horticultural Development Company
• Other UK funding agencies:
  British Council
  Higher Education Funding Council England
  Wellcome Trust
  Food Standards Agency
  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  Department for Business,Innovation & Skills
  Department of Health
  Department for International Development (DFID)
  Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST)
  Sciencewise - Expert Resource Centre
  Foresight LINK Award Scheme
  Knowledge Transfer Programme
  Genesis-Faraday Partnership on Animal Breeding & Health
  Environment Agency
  Natural England
  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 Community
  Association of Wildlife Trust Consultancies
  Environmental Consultancy Directory
  Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
  
• EU funding agencies:
  UKRO, EC, CORDIS, ESF.
• World funding agencies:
  FAO
  WHO
  UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
  Global Reporting Initiative
  International Network for Environmental Management
  

Science education & outreach

• TechFest-SetPoint - Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics in schools & wider community throughot Scotland
• Our Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh)
• Planet Science - resources for young persons interested in science
• Some of the world's best science web sites
• Scottish Schools Equipment Research Centre
• Scottish Earth Science Education Forum
• Study in Scotland
• Edinburgh International Science Festival
• SCI-FUN - Scottish Science Technology Roadshow
• Nuffield Foundation
• Futurelab - Innovation in education
• Sciencewise - Expert Resource Centre

Business/entrepreneurship

• Interface - accessing Scotland's university research base
• Edinburgh Pre-incubator Scheme

Libraries

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

Science news

• New Scientist
• Nature
• Science Magazine