Here you will find a list of websites assessed and selected by library staff for the quality of their content. You might find them useful when conducting research and want to make sure that any websites you use are of sufficient academic quality. 

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12Manage

This site is a management education portal that explains over 300 management methods and organisational theories.

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AccessToLaw

AccessToLaw is a gateway providing annotated links to selected UK, Commonwealth and worldwide legal websites.  Over 1,000 sites are currently included. 

actonbioscience.org

Actionbioscience is a non-commercial, educational website which provides articles and resources on issues related to environment, biodiversity, biotechnology, evolution, genomics. The site is well-designed, with information arranged under broad subject headings. 

AEBC (Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission)

Site for the Government's advisory body on biotechnology issues affecting agriculture and the environment. Particularly useful are the reports that can be read, printed or downloaded.

AECB (Association for Environment Consious Building)

ThE AECB is an independent environmental building organisation formed in 1989 that encourages environmental awareness within the building and construction industry.

AgEcon Search

AgEcon Search is a searchable database of full-text copies of scholarly research in the field of agricultural economics. It can be searched by any words used in the citations or abstracts and full text is available in pdf format to red, print or download. The site is maintained by the University of Minnesota.

Agricola

Internet version of a database of journal articles and books on agriculture and related subjects, gives access to bibliographic records not full text. The database is produced by the American National Agricultural Library and was created in 1970.

AgriFeeds

AgriFeeds is a service that allows users to search and filter news and events from several agricultural information sources. It's a "one-stop shop" on recent news and upcoming events related to agriculture.

AGRIS

Database of reference to articles, books, reports and theses on agricultural science & technology, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The database covers material from 1975 onwards and can be searched by keywords. Advanced search options mean you can combine terms, truncate words, and specify the part of the record your terms relate to e.g. title, author or series. The site also contains the CARIS database and link to other FAO and external databases.

allResearchers.com

A portal for research students and academics. It promotes academic discussion and socialising worldwide. 

ANPA (Association of National Park Authorities)

ANPA is the Association of National Park Authorities. It includes links to the web pages on all the UK's national parks and details of publication, as well as news/events.

Arkive

The Arkive website is the Noah's Ark for the Internet era - a unique global initiative, audio-visually profiling British wildlife and the world's endangered species. It features firms, photographs and audio recordings. Arkive's online species profiles include scientifically authenticated fact-files and links to further information services and relevant conservation organisations.

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BBSRC

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is the UK's leading funding agency for academic research and training in the non-clinical life sciences. The website provides detailed information on research grants, strategic objectives, research initiatives and programmes, business and innovation, publications, media releases, news and events.

BBSRC Food Security

BBSRC Food Security website, produced by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is focusing on issues relating to food security. It includes information on current research, facts and figures, news/events, downloadable pdf publications and a blog.

BEFRED

BEFRED is a free website sponsored by the British Equestrian Federation. It includes a fully searchable database of abstracts of research carried out by undergraduates, postgraduates and post doctoral researchers into equine topics. It also contains contact details if you wish to view research in full. Some of the work has been peer-reviewed and if the work has been published in a Journal, there might be a link from the Abstract page direct to the Journal.

BPEX (British Pig Executive)

British Pig Industry site where you can find downloadable papers and other relevant materials such as articles, press releases, statistics, news and events. 

Best for Business.com

Best for Business is a free gateway to business information on the web. It also produces its own guides, action plans and factsheets.

Beyond Green

Beyond Green is a new interactive website providing information on sustainable development to housing, regeneration, lifestyle, sustainable communities and current projects. 

BiologyBrowser

Biology Browser, produced by BIOSIS, is a portal offering resources for the life sciences information community. BIOSIS databases add hundreds of thousands of new citations each year and hold well over 13 million total citations going back to 1969. The site also has links to current news stories and relevant web sites. You can search by subject, geography and organism.

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is the leading funding agency for academic research and training in the biosciences at universities and institutes throughout the UK.  Results of BBSRC-funded research impact upon a broad range of technologies designed to improve food safety and quality, diet and health, crops and livestock, agricultural sustainability, the design of new drugs and vaccines, environmental clean-up, pest and disease control, animal health and welfare, and biochemical engineering. 

Biz/ed

A site offering free teaching resources in business and economics for lecturers, teachers and students. The site contains a searchable internet catalogue, access to primary resources and teaching/ learning materials, data sets, company facts and a virtual economic model. Maintained by Bristol University.

Black Grouse UK

This website is designed for anyone who wants to learn about black grouse and help this special bird. There is information about research, projects for birdwatchers, shooters and links.

Bluetongue disease

This website has been launched by animal health company Intervet and is dedicated to bluetongue in the UK. Aimed at providing information to both farmers and vets and contains details about the vaccine, the spread of the disease and links to other organisations involved with the disease.

British Equestrian Federation

Site of UK organisation concerned with British equestrian sport. The site includes news and information about the organisation and events.

British Horse Society

UK organisation site containing information about the BHS, events, access issues, training, safety and clubs.

British Property Federation

The British Property Federation website is the trade association of the property industry representing owners and investors in commercial and residential property. Includes details of membership, current activities and links to other property related organisations. The 'what to do' section contains some downloadable documents.

British Trees

A Woodland Trust website dedicated to British trees, with lists and descriptions of tree varieties. 

Building Conservation

This site aims to be an information centre for the conservation and restoration of historic buildings, churches and garden landscapes. There are a number of online articles organised by subject, plus listings of useful books and courses. 

Business and Biodiversity Resource Centre

This website aims to provide information and practical advice that businesses need to engage with biodiversity issues. The website includes information on: what biodiversity is and why it matters; relevant UK legislation; biodiversity's value to business; how to formulate a company biodiversity action.

Business Link

Business Link is a free business advice and support service, available online and through local advisers. There are available case studies and lots of information on finance, tax, ideas, IT, sales, marketing and international business. Each region of the UK has its own office, which can be found by typing in you postcode.

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CAB International Home Page

Home page for the International information, research and publishing organisation which has its headquarters in the UK. The site gives information about the organisation, research work, job opportunities and publications.

CB Richard Ellis

CB Richard Ellis is the world's leading commercial real estate advisor. The website offers information on all aspects of commercial and residential property markets. If you click on the Research section you can access lots of free property market reports UK and global, case studies, news and events.

CCAFS (Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security)

GIAR has launched a new program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS). CCAFS website aims to address issues regarding agriculture, climate change, food security and exploring ways of enhancing livelihoods and improving environmental management.  It includes downloadable documents, project reports , new/events.

Chartered Insitute of Marketing

Website of a leading professional marketing organisation.  The Resources section in particular contains some very useful free materials on marketing (case studies, "10 minute guides", marketing links etc).

Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)

The CIWM is the professional body for waste management which represents over 5,500 professional members.  The site includes links, publications (some free to download) and events.

Center for Biological Diversity

The Centre for Biological Diversity is dedicated to protecting endangered species and wild places through science, policy, education and environmental law. The site includes information on programs, species, press releases and events.

CIAT (International Centre for Tropical Agriculture)

Home page of the Latin American research organisation which works on conservation of natural resources and improving food supply. The site includes press releases, research information and details of publications.

CIEL (The Center for International Environmental Law)

CIEL is a non-profit environmental law organisation founded in 1989 which provides information on environmental law and policy around the world. Areas include: climate change, biodiversity, trade, human rights and the environment, law and communities. It also has a list of publications, many of which can be downloaded as pdf documents. 

CIFOR (Centre for International Forestry Research)

CIFOR is an international research and global knowledge institution committed to conserving forests and improving the livelihoods of people in the tropics. The website contains publications, events, jobs, reports. You can download text in four languages (French, English, Japanese and Spanish).
www.cifor.cgiar.org

CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)

International Research Organisation consisting of 16 research centres (including CIAT). The organisation aims to help food security and alleviate poverty. The site includes links to publications and information about research work and members.

CLA (Country Land and Business Association)

Home page of the Country Land and Business Association, an association concerned with the interests of private landowners and rural businesses.

CLARINET (The Contaminated Land and Rehabilitation Network for Environmental Technologies in Europe)

Website for this programme which provides information related to contaminated land management in Europe. Includes details of their working groups and research. Also outlines the approach to contaminated land in European Countries.

Compactlaw

Compactlaw was formed to provide concise and independent legal information to consumers and business customers.  The legal content is written by a team of barristers, solicitors and academics.  The free legal information section includes a number of factsheets on topics such as Employment, Housing, Consumers etc. 

ContaminatedLand

The focus of this website is contaminated land . It includes details on standards, guidelines, legislation, regulations and causes of contamination. The design of this site is rather idiosyncratic.

Contamlinks.co.uk

Contamlinks.co.uk is a privately maintained portal to over 500 links to a range of contaminated land and associated resources.

Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

The Cotswolds became an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966. The main purpose is to conserve, protect and enhance the natural beauty of Cotswolds. The site has links, publications news/events and press releases. 

Commission for Rural Communities

The Commission for Rural Communities website provides access to rural issues such as housing, transport, social inclusion and rural enterprise. The website describes its work and governance, gives access to downloadable publications, reports and news, events and blogs and provides links to other relevant resources.

Countryside Council for Wales

UK Government organisation home page with information about the work of the CCW and jobs and publications as well as press notices. 

Countryside & Community Research Unit (CCRU)

The CCRU, one of the leading specialist rural research centres, provides information on research projects in agriculture and the environment, rural community development, environmental planning, rural leisure and rural society. The site also contains CCRU news and conferences, useful links and publication.

Countryside Recreation Network (CRN)

CRN is funded by a range of Government Departments, Agencies and other bodies. This website gives access to information on countryside and related recreation matters. It includes links, information about events and publications as well as the electronic "Countryside Recreation" journal.

Cultural Heritage Preservation and Conservation Database

This website is described as a 'search engine' dedicated to subjects such as cultural heritage, restoration and maintenance of architecture, and preservation of the urban landscape. Although search terms can be submitted to a search or met-search engine, the site also provides a useful browsable directory of websites organised by category and sub-categories. English and Italian versions are available.

The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture

The site is a collection of full-text agricultural publications from the early 19th century produced by Cornell University. The collection covers topics including agricultural engineering, soil science, animal science and human nutrition. The texts can be searched or browsed using the options at the bottom of the screen. The simple search option uses the asterisk"*" to truncate works and quote marks" " to search for specific phrases. Advanced search enables you to do Boolean searches using AND (all words must be present for a match, OR (any of the word can be present), NOT (the word must not be present and also proximity searching to specify that a word appears within a specified number of words from another.

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Directgov

Directgov provides access to a wide range of government information and services.  You can browse by interest group or by topic.  Alternatively you can use directories or the search engine provided.  It replaces what used to be called UKonline. 

Directorate of Biological Sciences

The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) website provides information and support for academic research on plant biology, environmental biology and biodiversity. It also includes reports and news/events. 

Dissertation.com

This site provides abstracts of a number of published dissertations.

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e-unwto

The e-unwto is an online,  fully indexed and  cross-searchable interactive database offering a vast number of high-quality UNWTO publications including books, journals, and statistics in their respective languages. In addition to more than 900 books in English, French, Spanish, Russian or Arabic, the e-unwto also provides access to a growing number of documents which can be defined as “Gray Literature”. The website has information on statistics presented as "Tourism Factbook" and an e-alert service.

EBLEX (English Beef and Lamb Executive)

The EBLEX website provides up to date Market prices, free downloads when you register (free of charge) and event. Also it includes information on Food Service, Retail and the Better Returns Programme for English Sheep Producers.

Ecolex

Ecolex is gateway to environmental law. It is operated jointly by FAO, IUCN & UNEP. It includes information on literature, court decisions, National Legislation and treaties. You can search by subject, keyword and country and get direct access to the abstracts and indexing information for each document as well as to the the full text of most of the information provided.

EFFP (English Farming & Food Partnerships)

Website of an independent organisation whose aim is to strengthen the profitability, competitiveness and sustainability of England's farming. It is easy to navigate and includes membership information, press releases, newsletter and links.

EGFAR

EGFAR is the GFAR (Global Forum on Agricultural Research) website which promotes discussion of strategic issues in agricultural research for development and the sustainable use of natural resources. It has useful links, news/events.

Eldis

ELDIS is a gateway to Information sources on development and the environment. It includes subject resource guides arranged by subject such as agriculture, biodiversity, finance policy, globalisation, education etc. which offer access to key documents, organisations, research themes, discussion and other key resources. The site also includes links to related internet resources, country profiles and news/events. This excellent site is easy to navigate and is aimed at students, researchers and academics.

ENDS (Environmental Data Services)

ENDS is an organisation which was launched in 1978. It specialises in environmental information for managers, policy makers, regulators, lawyers, campaigners and lobbyists. The site includes limited access to the ENDS Reports, to an Environmental Consultancy Directory, environmental news/events and useful links to environmental resources on the web.

English Heritage

English Heritage is the Government's statutory adviser on the historic environment. This web site gives details of publications and leaflets available as well as general information on their conservation work.

English-Wine.com

Commercial site providing information on English and Welsh wine for producers and consumers.  The site includes a listing of vineyards and information on the history and varieties of wine.

English Wine Producers

Site of the marketing and promotions association in the UK wine trade.  The site includes information about grape varieties, vineyards and wines, as well as news stories about production and marketing. 

Environmentalresearchweb.org

The Institute of Physics has launched a new website which covers all aspects of environmental science topics. The site has links to new articles from the open access journal Environmental Research Letters, a comprehensive database of organisations and an up-to-date events calendar. Registration for membership of environmentalresearchweb is free.

Envocare

A web site that promotes care for the environment. Topics include Recycling & Environment, Alternative energy, Ethical Investment, Environmental Education, Composting and Climate Change. It offers many reference sections and numerous quality photographs.

EurActiv.com

EurActive.com is a well-designed portal to European Union Information including news and policy positions.  The site can be browsed by Policy Section, by date or by keyword (simple and advanced search options).  

Europa

EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union.  It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration.  Users can also consult all legislation currently in force or under discussion, access the websites of each of the EU institutions and find out about the policies administered by the European Union.

Europabio

EuropaBio is an association of European biotech companies.  It includes details of membership, links, press releases, EU projects on biotechnology, facts and figures and events.

Europe Unit

The Europe Unit is a sector-wide body which aims to raise awareness of the European issues affecting UK higher education and to coordinate the UK's involvement in European initiatives and debates.  It has links, news and information on European mobility programmes.

European Environmental Law Homepage

This site contains material relating to European environmental law, including full text of cases and legislation. It includes full text of the environmental treaties ratified by the EC, links, and conference news.

European Information Association

The European Information Asscociation (EIA) is "an international body of information specialists whose aim is to develop, co-ordinate and improve access to EU information".  The Association's homepage provides feature articles on a variety of topics, links to websites related to EU information and publications. 

European Information Network in the UK

The site provides a gateway to European information for the UK regions.  There also links to EU news, EU links and a 'library' of downloadable full-text documents. 

European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)

EWEA promotes the utilisation of wnid power in Europe and worldwide. The web site includes, reports, statistics and press releases.

Europa: Agriculture

European government website with links to full text regulations, factsheets and newsletters on agriculture and related subjects.

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FAI (Food Animal Initiative)

Food Animal Initiative was founded in 1998 and is committed to raising animal welfare standards, tackle environmental concerns and address issues of human health. The website contains links, publications (freely downloadable as pdf documents), events as well as projects.

FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations)

Home page of the Italian based organisation which deals with agriculture, food supply and development issues. As well as in information about the work of the FAO, the site has press releases and information about jobs. 

Farming Futures

This website provides news, links, information and video case studies for farmers seeking to face the challenge and opportunities resulting from climate change. The site is a collaboration between the Forum for the future, the NFU, the Agricultural and Horticultural Research Forum, and the Country Land & Business Association (CLA), Defra, and the Agricultural Industries Confederations. There are a number of fact sheets which aim to explain impacts of climate change and outline ways of adapting farming methods to cope.

Fisheries Research Services

This is a Scottish site which includes pages for the Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory and the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen.  The site includes press notices, details of current research and information on specific topics such as marine monitoring, coastal data sources and fish stocks.

FindAMasters.com

FindAMasters is a guide to MBA, LLM, MSc, MA, Med, MRes, and MPhil programmes in the UK. 

Find a PhD

FindAPhD.com is comprehensive guide to current scientific research and PhD studentships. Its scientific database contains details of research topic from many major universities and institutions throughout the UK and Ireland. This database can be searched by keyword, institution, city and subject area. Subjects covered include: Life, Chemical, Physical and Earth Sciences; Engineering; Computing; Mathematics.

FINWeb

FINWeb is a financial economics web site whose objective is to list internet resources that provide substantive information concerning economics and finance -related topics. Link are organised broadly by the following categories: Journals, Working Papers, Databases, other sites, and miscellaneous.

Flora Locale

Flora Locale is a UK non-profit organisation established in 1997 and its concern is to promote and advance the conservation and enhancement of native wild-plant populations and plant communities in relation to creative conservation and ecological restoration. The site includes updated resources produced by Flora locale related to conservation of native wild flora and its biodiversity as well as information on training programmes & events. 

Floriculture.com

As well as plant library giving information about varieties, including growing conditions, there are also statistics and reports on the US Horticulture industry and recent news links.

Food Security Portal

The Food Security Portal has launched in 2010 and facilitated by IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute).  It contains wealth of data regarding the status of global food security. In addition, it provides a series of new beta tools designed to answer important research and policy questions, including how a country is affected by changes in the global prices of its export and import commodities.  It is an excellent resource with both graphical displays and databases.

Forest Stewardship Council

Site of a UK non profit organisation promoting responsible forest management including certification and labelling.  The site has information about current standards, links to organisations using the standards and also links to other sustainable forestry organisations. 

Forum for the Future

The mission of the Forum for the Future is to accelerate the building of sustainable way of life. The website includes information on publication, events, links.

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Game Conservancy Trust

Home page of a UK charity which promotes and educates people in the conservation of game and farmland wildlife. The site includes information about the organisation and its' work including press releases. Lots of guides etc to download.

getCITED

getCITED is a site that exists to facilitate the dissemination and discussion of academic research. At its core, it consists of two things: a database and a discussion forum. Its contents are decided by scholars and researchers. The database can be searched by Publication, Identity, Institution or Department. In each case you can opt for an "Assisted Search". The "Top 10" of each are also listed. 

GEO Reports

This page gives access to web versions of Global Environment Outlook, the United Nations Environment Programme Global State of the Environment Reports - a biennial environment assessment report series that reviews the state of the world's environment through identifying major environment concerns, trends, and emerging issues - together with their causes, impacts and societal responses - to provide guidance for international environmental policy formulation, action planning, and resource allocation.

Geosource

Geosource is Ultrecht University's collection of links to internet resources with information on subjects such as human geography, physical geography, planning, geoscience and environmental science. It includes links, list of journals arranged by subjects, links to organisations and statistical resources. 

get-a-map

A free improved mapping service from Ordnance Survey.  You can search for maps anywhere in the UK by entering the place, name, postcode or grid reference.  You can then save, print or email the map image.

GIS.com

GIS.com is a a portal to GIS information on the web.  The site is intended to educate anyone interested in geographic technology on the value that technology brings to their day-to-day activities.  The site also provides GIS users with resources to help them in their work.

Global Climate Change

At this we site you can explore scientific data relating to the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere and global effect. You will also get links to related sites and a glossary.

Globalwarm.com

This site is a portal to news items specific to global warming. It also includes links to related websites.

Global Warming Articles

This site is a collection of links to hundreds of articles on global warming and climate change. Access is free.

Go-Geo

Go-Geo is an online resource discovery tool designed to help you find details about geo-spatial datasets and related resources within Great Britain tertiary education and beyond.  It contains standards, case studies, news, conferences/events, subject gateways and research materials about GIS-related books. 

Grazing Animals Project

GAP website is a UK-wide partnership network of practitioners and advisers from the nature conservation, agricultural and livestock sectors. Publications can be downloaded. There are news/events and various useful links to websites and resources.

Greenhouse Gas Online

The aim of Greenhouse Gas Online is to provide a freely available and up to date resource dedicated to greenhouse gas news and scientific publication. The site catalogues greenhouse gas related articles published in over 100 peer reviewed journal form around the world.

Groundwork

Groundwork is a leading environmental regeneration charity making sustainable development a reality in communities in the UK which are in need of investment and support.

Guide to Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD Guide)

This guide, published by UNESCO, is a very useful resource for graduate students who are writing theses or dissertations, for any academic researcher and anyone interested in e-publishing. www.etdguide.org

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Higher Education Resource Hub

The Higher Education Resource Hub provides a comprehensive collection of information resources in the field of higher education throughout the world. It contains job resources, news and journals, publications, research centres and organisations and other resources.

HGCA (Home Grown Cereals Authority) Online

Organisation site. The HGCA sponsors and does research in cereals and oilseeds production in the UK and aims to improve marketing of the products. The site includes publications as well as information on research, markets and events.

HM Land Registry

This site contains information about the Land Registry, which keeps and maintains the Land Register of England and Wales. The site provides summary of average property prices (England & Wales) available by country, property type, comparison with previous year. Downloadable documents are also available in the publications section. 

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

HMRC website contains free UK Trade Statistics enabling users to access information and identify new trade opportunities for products across the world.  The data is updated monthly and is available from 1997 to date.  The website also has an Alert service, links, statistical factsheets and news.

Horse & Hound Online

Electronic version of the UK magazine which contains equestrian sports news and reviews, a classifieds section, careers advice and information on related topics such as horse care and feeding. Searchable database of articles.

How to Learn English

How to learn English is a useful reference site which aims to help international students or home students who have problems with English grammar and punctuation.

How-to-study.com

Site which allows you to find study skill techniques and study strategies.

Hugin

Here you will find financial press releases, reports, financial calendars and company profiles of European companies who choose to use Hugin as a distributor of their corporate news. Companies are arranged by categories including Beverages, Food, Forestry, Water etc.

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Images of England

This site run by English Heritage, aims to include photographs of England's 370,000 listed buildings. Text and images are available to view.

Intute: internet resources for agriculture, food and forestry

A free online service which identifies a range of web resources suitable for study, teaching and research at the HE/FE level and for practitioners. Coverage includes agricultural and livestock production, agronomy, soil science, food science and technology, fisheries, forestry, woodland management, sustainable development, land and water management, environmental impacts and meteorology. The service is created by subject specialists in a network of UK universities and professional organisations who select and evaluate the websites in our database and write descriptions of the resources.

IFAP (International Federation of Agricultural Producers)

The organisation aims to promote co-operation between agricultural producers worldwide. The site includes news, reports and links on issues of agricultural production and rural development such as biotechnology and women in agriculture.

IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements)

Home page of the organisation which coordinates the work of the organic movement internationally.  The site includes IFOAM standards on organic production and processing, press releases, reports and position papers, publications and events information. 

IFPRI (i

IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)

IIED, founded in 1971, is an independent non-profit organisation that aims to provide expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national, regional and global levels. The site has publications, information, downloadable pdf document and links to many environment and development resources. 

Insectlcopedia

Insectclopedia is a research portal to entomology and its related fields.

Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS)

The Institute of Alcohol Studies is an educational body, independent of both the government and the drinks industry.  It aims to increase the understanding of alcohol and of public policies to reduce problems associated with alcohol misuse.  A number of its publication and journals are freely available on the website.

Institute of Animal Technology

The IAT was formed in 1950 and is a professional body in the field of animal welfare and promotes excellence in the care and welfare of animals in science.  It has publications, links and events. 

International Coffee Organisation

ICO is the main intergovernmental organisation for coffee bringing together producing and consuming countries to tackle the challenges facing the world coffee sector through international cooperation. It includes statistics, documents which can be downloaded, event/meetings and links to other coffee related websites. 

International Economics Network

This site aims to be a portal for key internet resources for international economics and related disciplines.  An early preview of a student's version of the site is available via the "About" section.  

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

International organisation site covering policies and research on sustainable food production and supply as well as poverty alleviation in developing countries.  The site includes reports of research work, details of publications and conferences, links to some free online resources and the IFPRI library catalogue.

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

The ISSD advances policy recommendations on international trade & investment, economic policy, climate change, measurements and indicators, and natural resource management to make development sustainable. The publication centre has useful freely downloadable documents.

International Livestock Research Institute

Part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) mission is to work at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality science and capacity-building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development for poor livestock keepers and their communities.  It includes publications and research outputs.

International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC)

This is the site of a Netherlands based organisation which was developed by the International Union of Soil Sciences.  The site contains information about current research projects in areas such as sustainable land use and soil mapping. 

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

The IWMI is a non-profit scientific research organisation focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in agriculture and on the water needs of developing countries. This site includes annual reports, research reports, working papers, IWMI publications, available to download in PDF format.

Internet for Agriculture, Food and Forestry

One of a series of interactive online tutorials in the Intute Virtual Training Suite (VTS) for students and lecturers in further and higher education. The tutorial aims to improve internet information skills in agriculture, forestry, and food production and technology by demonstrating ways of identifying and evaluating online web resources, to ensure effective study, and support the development of teaching and training courses. VTS tutorials are written by a team of subject specialists based in universities and colleges in the UK; they are freely accessible and regularly maintained.

Intute: Business and Management

Business and Management provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities. We aim to match resources to the business curriculum and the needs of researchers. Our target audience is students, staff and researchers in higher and further education. See the Internet Business and Management tutorial for an introductory tour of the subject.

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KnowEurope

This is a free-based site, but there is currently free access to the Web Directory: Europe on the Internet.  This is a listing of websites providing substantive information about the European Union and related subjects. 

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Landlord-Law

The Landlord-Law web site is an online service providing legal advice and support to residential landlords and tenants.  Some areas of the site are currently free to access, though for most you have to subscribe. 

The Lake District National Park Authority On-Line

The web site of the Lake District National Park Authority gives an insight into the work of the Authority and some of the issues affecting this area such as conservation, wildlife protection and cultural heritage. The searchable site includes links to other sites of interest, information on news/events a Virtual Information Centre with information for students with downloadable factsheets, and News Releases.

LAWLINKS

This site, maintained by the Templeman Library, is a comprehensive gateway to legal information on the internet.  Sites are organised into broad subject areas such as European Union Law, Human Rights etc. and each link is briefly annotated.

Legal Resources in the UK and Ireland

The Legal Resources in the UK and Ireland web site lists legal sites and offers free information to individuals, lawyers, companies and students.  All sources are listed by topic.

legislation.gov.uk

This website is managed by The National Archives on behalf of HM Government. Publishing all UK legislation is a core part of the remit of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO), part of The National Archives, and the Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland.

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Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

The Macaulay Institute, established in 1987, conducts research on the use of rural land resources in Scotland and elsewhere.  The website includes information on research projects, annual reports, publications, datasets and link to related sites.

Magic

MAGIC is the first web-based interactive map to bring together information on key environmental schemes and designations in one place. There are a number of other resources which can be accessed from the website such as downloadable datasets, static maps and links to organisations. 

Major Market Profiles

The Major Market Profile series provides market data coverage for a wide range of sectors including Drinks, Tobacco, Food, Retailing, Tourism etc.  The summaries for each sector are available free of charge. 

Market Research in the Web

This website contains links to a selection of key market research sties on the internet, organised by category.  Sites are selected by Karen Blakeman of RBA Information Services.

Meadow Valley Livestock

Website of the UK's largest multi-species marketing co-operative.  Latest pig, beef, sheep and dairy market information, plus a variety of related links.

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National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS)

NADIS is a network of 60 veterinary practices and 6 veterinary colleges monitoring diseases in cattle, sheep and pigs in the UK. Site includes important links to other relevant websites, latest news, disease bulletins and parasite forecast that can be viewed by region. 

National Center for Agricultural  Law Research & Information

The National AgLaw Centre is the only American agriculture law research and information facility that is independent, and national in scope.  The website provides access to Centre publications and serves as a gateway to agricultural law resources on the Internet.  It contains the AgLaw Newsletter where you can find information about topics such as Biotechnology, Farms programs, Environmental Law, Pesticides, Food Safety etc. USDA decisions and AgLaw Links. 

National Land and Property Gazetteer

National initiative to create a gazetteer of geographical definitions and addresses, "BS 7666 spatial datasets for geographical referencing", specifies a standard format for holding details on every property and street.  The NLPG is used to automate the search aspect of the conveyancing process.

National Non-Food Crops Centre

Website dedicated to the competitive non-food uses of crops and related technologies in the United Kingdom. The Resource Centre section is particularly useful allowing access to full-text documents.

Nature Reports: climate change

Website published by Nature Publishing Group and dedicated to climate change. Much of the content is free to read online and download in pdf format. The site has news, book and arts reviews, research highlights and a climate feedback blog.

Naturland

This German web site provides information on organic agriculture, horticulture, forestry and aquaculture. It lists news, reports, projects, international activities standards and useful links. Available on the internet in three languages: English, German, Spanish.

Naturepl

Naturepl is the online service of Natural Picture library (formerly BBC Wild). The site includes thousands of high quality nature images referring to the world's animals, plants and places. You can search by keyword and download pictures of varying resolutions for presentation.

NatureServe

NatureServe is a non-profit organisation which provides information about 50,000 world plants, animals and ecological communities of the U.S. and Canada.  You can search for biodiversity and conservation information by geographic area and by species or ecological communities.  The site also includes  information about the data used and some useful biodiversity related sites organised by topic.

NIAB (National Institute of Agricultural Botany)

UK research organisation site which includes information about varieties research and trials as well as a calendar of events. To access the subscription area click on the following link to a page on the College Intranet. This will take you to a secure page where the password you need is held.

The Natural Step

The Natural Step, founded in 1989 is an international sustainability charity and its purpose is to help businesses and governments integrate sustainability into core strategy and operations.  Their website gives access to case studies, their newsletter, links to relevant news items and other sustainability resources.

NRI (Natural Resources Institute)

NRI is an international recognised multi-disciplinary centre  for research, consultancy and education for the management of natural and human resources.  The site includes details on projects, publications and news.

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ODI (Overseas Development Institute)

ODI website is Britain's leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues. Their mission is to inspire and inform policy and practices which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. The site includes publications which are accessible online and are downloadable as PDF files, latest news, a blog and events.

Official - Documents.co.uk

The Official Documents website contains a selection of Government titles covering a very broad  range of topics.  There are two main groups of documents: Command Papers (sometimes known as White or Green Papers) and House of Common Papers.  Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments can be found on the Her Majesty's  Stationery Office website.

Oneworld.net

Site maintained by CARE (US based international relief and development organisation). The site contains news about development, environmental and relief work as well as information on campaigns covering topics such as debt and education.

Ordnance Survey

As you would expect, there is a wealth of information here about maps and mapping.  The free section includes useful information on GIS and provides access to downloadable maps.

Organic Centre Wales

General information about organic farming and conversion, research information and related links, publications and details of organic demonstration farms in Wales.

Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative (OMSCo)

Site of a UK organic milk marketing organisation.  Information is provided on the reasons for converting to organic production and an explanation of what organic dairying is.  There is also access to the newsletter and press releases. (Registration is necessary to view the press releases).

organic-research.com

This organic information site is produced by CABI Publishing and includes organic farm links, news, events, jobs, publications and links to organic related web sites.  It is not possible to search the abstracts database from the site.  However this service is available on the CAB Abstracts CD-ROM in the library.

Our Planet

Our Planet is produced by the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) to deal with environmentally sustainable development. Each issue concentrates on a particular theme, which in the past has included food, water, biological diversity and climate change. Holding online:1996 -.

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Pesticide Action Network UK

Home Page of the UK organisation concerned with pesticide hazards. The site includes a publications list, the online version of the journal Pesticides News, information about PAN-UK projects and links to related sites.

Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Website of the Pew Center which provides information on Global Climate Change. Includes reports, news/events and publications, many of which can be downloaded as PDF documents.

Plagiarism Advice

The PlagiarismAdvice.org provides resources, training, advice and guidance to the education sector to help address growing concerns about plagiarism within the UK higher education and further education sectors. The 'course materials' section has useful guides for students, sometimes in multiple languages including Chinese. There are useful web links and case studies.

Planning Portal

The Planning Portal is the UK Government's online planning and building regulations resource for England and Wales. It provides information on plans, planning permissions, appeals procedure, applications, and planning research documents.

Plants database

The plants database (including crops) maintains and generated data reports in specialised areas.  It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, characteristics, images, plant links, species abstracts and automated tools.

Plunkett Foundation

Website of the Plunkett foundation which supports rural enterprise worldwide.  The site includes an online directory and statistics, and a searchable catalogue.

Policypointers.org

Policypointers.org website provides access to new research from leading economic, social and political policy think tanks and research organisations worldwide. It offers links to data, research reports and releases issued in the last twelve months. Users can sign up to receive weekly email alerts of new materials. Topics covered include: environment, international development, poverty & hunger, globalisation and International trade. All entries have descriptions of content and links to the full-text web resources.

Pollution.com

Pollution.com is an environmental portal powered by WorldNews.com. It contains a wealth of news and information in categories related to the environment. There are also links to related web sites and environmental organisations.

Property Law

Property Law is maintained by Garry Webber. It's an online source of property law information aimed at lawyers, surveyors, property professionals and others with an interest in property law. The site contains law, links, courses, books, jobs, and directories.

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Quality of Life Capital

The Quality of Life Capital is being promoted jointly but the Countryside Agency, English Heritage, English Nature and the Environment Agency.  This website concentrated on environmental, social and economic issues and the benefits from these for human quality of life.  You can view and download various reports and case studies in pdf format.

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Race to the Top

Race to the Top is a collaborative project between an alliance of organisation and the major UK multiple retailers. It seeks to measure and track what supermarkets are doing across a broad range of ethical issues such as the environment, impact on local communities, impact on farming etc. There are also case studies and news items. 

Rainforest Action Network (RAN)

RAN's partisan website, was founded in 1985 and works to protect tropical rainforests and the human rights of those living in and around these forests.  The website, which has an obvious bias, also offers information about campaigns, facts sheets, annual reports and publications.

Reorb

Reorb is the professional networking website dedicated to commercial real estate. Although free it requires registration. It includes a blog, events, research news and discussion groups.

 

ResearchGate

ResearchGate is a free professional network for scientists and researchers.  A useful resource which provides researchers with access to abstracts and full-texts, forums, methodology discussions, groups.  Researchers also can find out about conferences and hunt for jobs. Members can create their personal blog within the network, interact, exchange knowledge and collaborate with researchers of different fields.

 

RICS Foundation

Home page of this charitable foundation whose aim is to raise awareness about issues of concern within the built and natural environment both urban & rural. It has information on research projects, conferences and a wide range of publications, one of which can be downloaded. The portals section also included a series of links to other relevant websites.

Roslin Institute

Scottish research institute funded by BBSRC which works in the areas of genomics, transgenics and biotechnology, animal breeding, welfare and behaviour.  The site includes details of current research work, links to some research papers, news and careers information.

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Scottish Executive

The site includes information about the Executive and its activities including those related to agriculture, planning, land reform and the environment.  Each section lists the main areas of activity and includes press releases and online publications.

Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI)

SCRI has a long history of research into the environmental impact of agriculture. On their website you can find information on a range of GM issues, environment, crops, plant pathology as well as links to useful reports and various comments and questions about the GM debate.

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)

SNH's site contains valuable information on conservation of natural habitats of Scotland and its wild fauna and flora. It provides detailed information about specific programmes and initiatives organised by SNH. The site includes an A-Z index, useful links to other organisations, news and publications. The site can be searched by keyword, by using Boolean operators, special characters, proximity operators etc.

Scottish Parliament

Government site providing the history of the Scottish Parliament, links to publications (many full-text) and details of meetings and work of the SP.

Seawater Greenhouse

Established in 2000, Seawater Greenhouse Ltd has developed an innovative idea that process fresh water and cooling in greenhouses in order to provide an economic and sustainable means of cultivating high quality crops, year round, in hot, arid coastal regions.  The Seawater Greenhouse website helps to address the growing problem of water and food supply in a cost-efficient and sustainable way, saving scarce water supplies for human and industrial use.  Includes downloadable pdf files, information on projects, news and links.

SPRIG

SPRIG is an organisation which promotes information sources in leisure, tourism and sport.  The site gives access to online guides, to printed and electronic information sources in a number of subjects including Tourism, Hospitality Managament and Statistics & Market Research.

Startups

A directory of information about starting up and running a business whether you are a new or an established entrepreneur.

Sustain

Site of the alliance for better food and farming that advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals. Additionally links to a number of useful organisations and publications are listed.

Sustainable Development Commission

Site for the Sustainable Development Commission whose main role is to advocate sustainable development across all sectors in the UK.  The site includes information about the Commission and its work, links to reports, and papers, and links to related websites. 

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)

SEAI website is Ireland's national energy and its aim is to promote and assist the development of sustainable energy. 

Sustainable Environment

This site provides a wealth of information on environmental issues such as Climate change, air pollution, global warming and sustainability. It includes useful links regarding environmental sustainability.

Sustrans

Sustrans (stands for sustainable transport) is a charity that works on a range of projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport in order to reduce motor traffic and its adverse effects.  One of its main projects is the National Cycle Network.  The site includes information about the charity, a route map for cyclists related links and holiday ideas.

Swinefile.com

Information site about pig production developed by an industry professional in Ireland. The site includes topic notes covering subjects such as health, reproduction and housing, as well as having links to external research reports on the same range of topics.  There are also links to new items including latest prices. Most of the links are to sites in the USA.  The site requires free registration to access the research information.

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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) set up in 1984 is an ACP-EU organisation which develops and provides services that improve access to information for agricultural and rural development.  Publications can be found in print and electronic formats, as well as CTA news and events.

Thesaurus.com

Any easy-to-use site that allows you to search either the dictionary or the thesaurus. 

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UK Agriculture

This site is produced by Living Countryside Ltd. a "not for profit" organisation and its aim is to inform anyone interested in food, farming and the countryside.

UK Biodiversity

UK Biodiversity website aims to support the implementation of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and the partnership involved in biodiversity conservation. It includes news, action plans, research projects and research issues. Search options by species, habitat, map, keyword etc. The library section contains freely available documents in html and pdf formats.

UK Internet Guides

This website offers a guide for novices to the Internet. It covers topics such as search engines, computer viruses, html etc.

The UK Statute Law Database

The UK Statute Law Database is the official web-accessible database of the statute law of the United Kingdom, hosted by the Ministry of Justice.  The database includes the text of all extant main legislation (including all unrepeated parliamentary Acts and pre-parliamentary statutes of a public general nature as well as recent secondary legislation and local Acts.  There is an A-Z index and chronological listing.  You can search by year, title, or legislation type.

UKELA

UKELA is a registered charity established in 1987 for those interested in the development of environmental law and practice in the UK and EU. The site includes news, details of working parties and links to related websites. In the Resources section you can find links to downloadable Working Party papers. 

United Kingdom Parliament

Provides information from the House of Commons and the House of Lords including Hansard and other parliamentary reports and publications (some full-text) and information about members.

Universities UK

Universities UK is a higher education action group which works for a vibrant, successful and diverse university sector. Include links and publications relating to higher education sector. 

USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)

US Government Department providing news, reports and information on specific topics including biotechnology and sustainable development.  There is also information about publications including an online agriculture fact book and links to USDA agencies e.g  Foreign Agricultural Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. 

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Virtual Training Suite

Intute's free subject based Virtual Training Suite tutorials are designed to help students make more successful use of the Internet for their university coursework and assignments. All the tutorials (31 in total) have been written and reviewed by lecturers and subject specialists from UK universities, who are experienced Internet researchers. Included are tutorials on agriculture, business, research, environment, and veterinary medicine etc.

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Warmwell.com

Warmwell.com is an independent website which provides a daily commentary on matters having a connection with animal health, an archive about the foot and mouth epidemic.  It has also material about FMD papers, research, technology and about development in animal disease control measures.

Water and Sanitation Program

The water and sanitation program is a partnership that directly addresses the world's water and sanitation crisis. The website has links, publications, videos and annual reports. 

WebEc

WebEc is an effort to categorise free information in economics on the internet.  You can browse or search the collection.  There is also a comprehensive list of economics journals.

Wild Salmon Center

The Wild Salmon Center was founded in 1992 and is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting Pacific Slamon and their ecosystems.  The publications section is a useful source of links to full-text articles and reports.

Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET)

The Wine and Spirit Education Trust is the leading provider of vocational training for the Wine and Spirit trade.  It offers courses leading to qualifications throughout the UK. 

Wine Regions of the World

A UK commercial site produced by W3commerce Ltd which provides information about wine producing regions, wine growing and vineyards.

WiWi-Online

WiWi-Online is an information service for students, academics and higher education institutions in the economics, accountancy and business studies fields. Information includes a database of senior British and Irish academics, including their publications, and information on universities, libraries and research centres of relevance to students of accountancy, business, economics and related fields.

WorldAtlas.com

A huge collection of maps, map links and geographical data - though not always easy to navigate. 

World Bank Group

Homepage of the World Bank, the world's largest source of development assistance to more than 100 developing economics. As well as information about the World Bank, the site also includes related news, resources such as data and maps, research papers, reports etc. 

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a 'global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.' The website includes information on its history; key activities; regional network; projects; and initiatives. Much of its work is divided into focus areas - energy and climate; development; the business role; and ecosystems. News, cases studies and publications and reports are also included on the site.

World Commission on Dams

The WCD Report and its site focus on the controversial issues associated with large dams. The Report can be downloaded in pdf format. There are case studies, publications, press releases and water-related links and Dam-related organisations.

World Development Reports

Full text of the World Bank's annual World Development Reports in downloadable PDF format.

World Horse Welfare

The site contains news of local and international rescue work and fundraising. Includes Horse Advice Library.

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

Organisation home page which includes international news about animal diseases including countries which are free from those diseases, classification of diseases and information about them including diagnosis, epidemiology and prevention. The site also gives details of publications including international standards for animal health.