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Researching courses and filling in a UCAS form
Universities & HE Colleges University of Wolverhampton UK Sensitive Map - simply click on the place of interest. This map shows all recognised Universities, University Colleges and Higher Education Colleges in the United Kingdom - and takes you to their websites. http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/uk.map.html
UCAS The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is the UK central organisation through which applications are processed for entry to full-time undergraduate courses, HNDs and university diplomas. The place to find out about how to apply, to browse when filling in your form and later to see how your application is doing... and when you have to resort to the clearing process. http://www.ucas.ac.uk/
The Times Good University Guide Claims to be the authoritative guide for Britain's universities. It is produced in association with Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Features The Times league table of universities which universities love to hate. Also has disputed list of top universities by subject and entry requirements. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/uniguide/ or http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,716,00.html
Newcastle University http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ The Geography Department http://www.ncl.ac.uk/geps/about/geography.htm
St Andrews Geography and Geosciences. (Pure prejudice I'm afraid.) http://www.st-and.ac.uk/academic/gg/schoolpage.html
Geography departments UK listing from the Social Science gateway. http://www.sosig.ac.uk/grapevine/Query?view=deptBySubject&sub_id=91 or click on departments under grapevine (left hand menu). http://www.sosig.ac.uk/geography/
StudentUK Lots of advice on careers, writing, anti-racism, gap years, study skills, health issues and almost everything else students get up to. http://www.studentuk.com/
One Life - Education Everything you need to make an informed decision from Radio 1, whether you're 16+, 18+ or more mature! Read up about the range of academic and vocational qualifications available and get advice on exams, funding, gap years, revision and uni listings. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/education/index.shtml Links to colleges and universities in the North East of England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/education/uni_listings/nor_east.shtml
| Public sector information. For any government agency, local authority or government department try Direct Gov. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm | |
| Office for National Statistics (UK) ONS data services, recent Census developments, access to public data and a section on the UK in Figures. Free access to data produced by the Office for National Statistics, government departments and devolved administrations. http://www.statistics.gov.uk | |
| Neighbourhood statistics (England & Wales) | http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/ |
| Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics | http://www.sns.gov.uk/ |
| Northern Ireland Information Service | http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ |
| Census 2001 | http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/ |
| General Register Office for Scotland For Scotland's population statistics. | http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/index.html |
| Public Health Observatories There are eight of these - one for each NHS region in England. The information available varies from site to site, but can provide data on health inequalites. The PHO homepage is at http://www.pho.org.uk For London go to http://www.lho.org.uk | |
| Health profiles atlas - England | http://www.communityhealthprofiles.info/ |
| Scottish Public Health Observatory | http://www.scotpho.org.uk/home/Comparativehealth/Profiles/profiles_intro.asp |
| Wales Centre for Health | http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgId=568&pid=19194 |
| House of Commons At times this section is best accessed via the main parliament homepage. | http://www.parliament.uk |
| Explore parliament is an educational site explaining how parliament works. | http://www.explore.parliament.uk |
| House of Commons Publications on the internet - Hansard, Bills, factsheets and information bulletins. | http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmpubns.htm |
| House of Commons Library. Research papers lodged with MPs' library available online. You do need Adobe Acrobat to read them though. Access via main parliament page. | http://www.parliament.uk/ |
| No 111,1999, is a paper which covers the twentieth century (1900-1999) and has chapters summarising progress (or otherwise) in population, health, transport, the economy and leisure, to name a few. http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp99/rp99-111.pdf | |
EUROSTAT EU Statistical Office. Online publications and statistical information provided, including access to Facts through Figures (downloadable). http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/serven/home.htm
World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency) Profile of every country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Contact information for diplomatic representation in the US and in the country are included. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/indexgeo.html If you have problems accessing the geographical factbook list, go to main homepage, look for publications and click on factbook. http://www.odci.gov/
Energy Information Administration Another example of the US government keeping tabs on us all. Profile of every country's energy consumption and production. Energy profiles by geography, fuel and sector. Regional summaries. Downloadable data (Excel and Access). Twice weekly world energy update (weekly for petroleum). http://www.eia.doe.gov/
InfoNation UN CyberSchoolBus. Allows you to view and compare statistical data for all UN member states. Country at a glance feature. http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp
AmeriStat for US population statistics. http://www.prb.org/AmeristatTemplate.cfm State by state population projections. http://www.census.gov/population/projections/state/stpjpop.txt Population growth in cities. US migration patterns.
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Has its tabs on a huge amount of physical geography data for the US and beyond. Particularly good for earthquakes, volcanoes and floods. http://www.usgs.gov
Rio+10: The World Summit on Sustainable Development will be a gathering in June 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa to assess global change since the Rio Earth Summit held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1992 (itself the 20th anniversary of the first international Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972). Under discussion will be important global environmental problems, including transport issues and waste management. http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/
Africa Online includes statistical information about the economy, demographics, taxation, and import, export information on Kenya, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Published by Newspread International in Nairobi. http://www.africaonline.com
India Census results from India's Ministry of Home Affairs. Information from the 2001 Census is now coming online. Includes maps. http://www.censusindia.net/ Another site with some statistics on India is the Observer Research Foundation. http://www.observerindia.com/
Tourism concern http://www.tourismconcern.org.uk
Most of us have heard about United Nations peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance. But the other ways the UN affects all our lives are not always so well known. The UN is central to global efforts to solve problems. Cooperating are more than 30 affiliated organizations working to promote human rights, protect the environment, fight disease, promote development and reduce poverty. The UN and its agencies campaign against illicit drug trafficking and terrorism, assist refugees and set up programmes to clear landmines, improve drinking water and food production, make loans to developing countries and help stabilize financial markets. http://www.un.org/ For a listing of all UN websites http://www.unsystem.org/
UN Economic and Social Development sites
| United Nations Population Fund Articles on the state of world population and on stories in the news (eg Turkish earthquake, Kosovo). Links to other NGO sites. | http://web.unfpa.org/ |
| Economic and social development main site | http://www.un.org/esa/ |
| environment | http://www.unep.org/ |
| human settlements | http://www.unchs.org/ |
| social development | http://www.un.org/esa/socdev |
| sustainable development | http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev |
| statistics | http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/global.htm |
| women | http://www.un.org/womenwatch |
| For a listing of all UN websites | http://www.unsystem.org/ |
Autonomous organizations joined to the UN through special agreements include:
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) Works to improve agricultural productivity and food security, and to better the living standards of rural populations. http://www.fao.org
UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Promotes education for all, cultural development, protection of the world’s natural and cultural heritage, international cooperation in science, press freedom and communication. http://www.unesco.org
WHO (World Health Organization) Coordinates programmes aimed at solving health problems and the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health. It works in areas such as immunization, health education and the provision of essential drugs. Whosis is the statistical information arm of the WHO - site has maps you can download as well as tables of data. http://www.who.int http://www.who.int/whosis/
World Bank Group Provides loans and technical assistance to developing countries to reduce poverty and advance sustainable economic growth. http://www.worldbank.int
IMF (International Monetary Fund) Facilitates international monetary cooperation and financial stability and provides a permanent forum for consultation, advice and assistance on financial issues. http://www.imf.org/
IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) Mobilizes financial resources to raise food production and nutrition levels among the poor in developing countries. http://www.ifad.org
UNIDO (UN Industrial Development Organization) Promotes the industrial advancement of developing countries through technical assistance and training. http://www.unido.org
| Sustainable Development Commission | http://www.sd-commission.gov.uk |
| Cabinet Office: Social Exclusion Unit | http://www.socialexclusion.gov.uk/page.asp?id=6 |
| Centre for Ecology and Hydrology | http://www.ceh-nerc.ac.uk |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | http://www.defra.gov.uk |
| Department for Transport | http://www.dft.gov.uk |
| English Nature | http://www.english-nature.org.uk |
| Environment Agency | http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk |
| The Forestry Commission | http://www.forestry.gov.uk |
| Freshwater Biological Association | http://www.fba.org.uk |
| Institute of Freshwater Ecology | http://www.ceh-nerc.ac.uk/ |
| Wildlife and countryside | http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/index.htm |
| Pollution | http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk |
| Rivers authority | http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk |
| Pesticides Safety Directorate | http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/ |
| Natural Environment Research Council - NERC | http://www.nerc.ac.uk |
| The National Trust Environment and Conservation | http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment.htm |
| The Planning Inspectorate | http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk |
| Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) | http://www.rcep.org.uk |
| Scottish Environment Protection Agency | http://www.sepa.org.uk |
| Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA) | http://www.wrwa.gov.uk |
Liverpool John Moores University links for tourism students http://cwis.livjm.ac.uk/lea/info/community/tourism_research.htm
UK CEED leisure and tourism Impact on the environment. http://www.ukceed.org/tourism.htm
| British Tourist Authority | http://www.visitbritain.com |
| City of Chester | http://www.chestercc.gov.uk |
| Cumbria Tourist Board | http://www.cumbria-the-lake-district.co.uk |
| Devon County Council | http://www.devon.gov.uk |
| Dorset County Council | http://www.dorset-cc.gov.uk |
| East Devon District Council | http://www.east-devon.gov.uk |
| The City of Edinburgh Council | http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk |
| English Tourist Board | http://www.travelengland.org.uk |
| Felixstowe Town Council | http://www.felixstowe.gov.uk |
| Northumbria Tourist Board | http://www.visitnorthumbria.com |
| Scarborough Borough Council | http://www.scarborough.gov.uk |
| Scottish Tourist Board | http://www.visitscotland.com |
| SouthEast Online | http://www.southeastengland.uk.com |
| South East England Tourist Board | http://www.se-eng-tourist-board.org.uk |
| Torbay Borough Council | http://www.torbay.gov.uk |
| Wales Tourist Board | http://www.tourism.wales.gov.uk |
| Weymouth and Portland Borough Council | http://www.weymouth.gov.uk |
| Virtual Brighton and Hove | http://www.brighton.co.uk |
| Commission for Integrated Transport | http://www.cfit.gov.uk |
| Department of Transport | http://www.dft.gov.uk |
| Highways Agency | http://www.highways.gov.uk |
| Office of the Rail Regulator | http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk |
| Strategic Rail Authority (archive site - see Dept for Transport) | http://www.sra.gov.uk/ |
| West Midlands Local Transport Plan | http://www.westmidlandsltp.gov.uk |
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| Nexus (public transport, Tyneside) | http://www.nexus.org.uk/ |
| Tyne & Wear Metro | http://www.tyneandwearmetro.co.uk |
| Newcastle Airport | http://www.newcastleinternational.co.uk/default.aspx |
