Pocket Academia and Research

A selection of sites of personal interest (see the Pocket Website philosophy)

For academic Computer Science see the IT Advanced Technology page

See University content on iTunes U. You will need iTunes software (22 Apr 2009)

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United Kingdom and Ireland

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UK: Gateways and general resources

  • UK Active Map of Universities and HE Institutions, from University of Wolverhampton (*25 Jan 2008)
  • HERO Higher Education and Research gateway (*25 Jan 2008)
  • British Library with search on front page (*25 Jan 2008)
  • JANET Information UK Joint Academic Network - references to UK academic networking
  • UK Research Councils and R&D support

  • Research Councils UK (25 Jan 2008)
  • EPSRC (*25 Jan 2008)
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council (25 Jan 2008)
  • Foresight Programme (*25 Jan 2008)
  • Universities - England

  • University of Oxford (*25 Jan 2008)
  • Bodleian (*29 Feb 2000)
  • Dept of Earth Sciences (*29 Feb 2000)
  • Christ Church and Cathedral (*29 Feb 2000)
  • Oxford Alumni (*9 Oct 2008)
  • University of Cambridge (*25 Jan 2008)
  • Cambridge Astronomy (all astro departments including MRAO, IOA and RGO)
  • University of London (25 Jan 2008)
  • Imperial College (*29 Feb 2000)
  • Queen Mary (*23 Jan 2008)
  • ULCC (*29 Feb 2000)
  • University College (*29 Feb 2000)
  • Royal Holloway (*29 Feb 2000)
  • London (other)
  • City University
  • London Business School (12 Jun 1998)
  • North London
  • Lancaster
  • Nottingham (*25 Jan 2008)
  • Medical School
  • Open University (*29 Feb 2000)
  • Sheffield
  • Centre for English Cultural Tradition and Language
  • Scotland/Wales/ROI

  • Aberdeen
  • EDINFO The University of Edinburgh's Information Service
  • Strathclyde, Dept of Info Science
  • Dublin
  • University College (*19 Nov 1999)
  • Trinity College (*19 Nov 1999)
  • Dublin Institute of Technology (*19 Nov 1999)
  • UK Schools

  • Independent Schools Information Service (ISIS): full information on all UK independent schools, links to websites if available (12 June 1998)
  • Schools Online DTI sponsored
  • Schoolnet independent provider for UK schools (12 June 1998)
  • City of London School(9 May 1999)
  • Kingswood School (*23 Jan 2008)
  • Connections@Kingswood (The Kingswood Association) (*5 Nov 2008)
  • Europe (West and East)

    Belgium

    Belgian universities tend to exist in parallel French and Flemish institutions ...
  • Free University of Brussels:
  • Université Libre de Bruxelles(12 Jun 1998)
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel (12 Jun 1998)
  • Germany

  • Frankfurt (auf Deutsch)
  • Universität Karlsruhe (TH) (auf Deutsch)
  • Netherlands

  • Erasmus Universeit Rotterdam - in het nederlands / in English (19 Nov 1999)
  • Universiteit Leiden - in het nederlands / in English (19 Nov 1999)
  • Universiteit Twente at Enschede - in het nederlands / in English (22 Nov 1999)
  • Switzerland

  • University of Berne Has some OO stuff
  • Geneva (la moitié disponible en français)
  • ETH Zurich (English/auf Deutsch)
  • EPF Lausanne (English/auf Deutsch/en français)
  • North America

    United States

  • Amherst (2 Oct 1999)
  • and its Five Colleges (2 Oct 1999)
  • CalTech (2 Oct 1999)
  • Carnegie Mellon (CMU) (*19 Nov 1999)
  • Columbia
  • Harvard (19 Nov 1999)
  • Harvard Business Review (19 Nov 1999)
  • Iowa
  • M I T (2 Oct 1999)
  • The University of Pennsylvania (2 Oct 1999)
  • Princeton
  • Stanford
  • Wisconsin
  • Rest of World

  • University of Western Australia (24 Apr 1999)
  • Victoria University Of Wellington (NZ)