Useful links

Ethnic Minority Foundation

Addresses the needs of Britain's most marginalised communities through research, lobbying, campaigning and developing community centres.

Centre for Cities

Studies the economic drivers of UK cities and produces policy recommendations.

Royal Town Planning Institute

Membership organisation for professional planners

Town and Country Planning Association

An independent planning campaigning charity.

Office for National Statistics

UK official statistics, reflecting economy, population and society at national and local level

Local Government Association (LGA)

The LGA exists to promote better local government. We work with and for our member authorities to realise a shared vision of local government that enables local people to shape a distinctive and better future for their locality and its communities.

European Spatial Planning Research & Information Databas (ESPRID)

Information source for researchers and policy-makers concerned with strategic spatial planning in a European context.

Sustainable Cities Research Institute

Research and consultancy organisation at Northumbria University, focused on sustainable approaches to urban living.

Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP)

A network of universities and university departments concerned with urban and regional planning.

Caledonia Centre For Social Development

International network for information, research, technical services and training in poverty relief.

Industrial Research and Technology Unit

Working from offices in Lisburn, IRTU offers industry and academia a wide range of financial and other support for science and technology in Northern Ireland.

Aberdeen University - Department of Land Economy

Land economy is the study of the use, management and development of land, property and other environmental resources. The Department of Land Economy was established in 1974 and is now one of the largest schools of surveying and planning in Britain, with over 15 staff and 200 students.

Centre for Research into Socially Inclusive Services

The centre promotes the concept and practice of social inclusion in the provision and use of local public and private services in deprived areas.

Dundee University - School of Town & Regional Planning

Centre for teaching and professional development in town and regional planning.

International Teledemocracy Centre

Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

We aim to be an international leader in research on the use of rural land resources for the benefit of people and the environment.

Rowett Research Institute

The Rowett Research Institute is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for nutrition research. We undertake research to improve food quality and prevent disease.

Scottish Council Foundation

Scottish public sector think tank.

Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE)

Conducts educational research of the highest quality and to support the use of research outcomes through the dissemination of findings.

Scottish Poverty Information Unit

Researches and and collates information about poverty in Scotland and to make it accesible to community groups, voluntary organisations and people working in the anti-poverty field.

Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE)

The Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) is an information provider and a forum for dialogue between providers and users on how the built environment can best be made or modified to achieve inclusion.

Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA)

The Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) is an initiative within University College London to develop emerging computer technologies in several disciplines which deal with geography, space, location, and the built environment.

Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES)

An independent think-tank and network of subscribing organisations involved in regeneration activities and local governance.

European Services Strategy Unit

A unit in the Sustainable Cities Research Institute, Northumbria University, committed to social justice through the provision of good quality public services.

Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations (CRER)

The Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations (CRER) based at the University of Warwick is the major academic body in the UK for the research and teaching of aspects of race, migration and ethnic relations.

Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (CSME)

The Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (CSME), Warwick Business School,  is one of the leading centres for the research, teaching and training of SMEs in the UK.

Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)

Multidisciplinary research centre based at the University of Newcastle, dealing with the economic and social development of cities and regions.

Global Urban Research Unit (GURU)

At the University of Newcastle. Covers spatial planning, regeneration, governance, social inclusion, urban design, development and technology.

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Research funding and training agency addressing economic and social concerns.

EvidenceNetwork

A forum for evidence-based policy and practice research in the UK.

European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Set up to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions, through research and advice.

f3

Provides specialist research and consultancy services to organisations and enterprises involved in local and sustainable food initiatives.

House of Commons Library - Research Papers

Access to the text of research papers which are compiled for the benefit of MPs by the staff of the House of Commons library.

Human City Institute

Think tank investigating social and economic exclusion.

Institute for Employment Studies

Embraces all aspects of employment policy and practice, undertaking research and consultancy for a wide range of UK and international organisations.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest independent social policy research and development charities in the UK. It supports a wide programme of projects in housing, social care and social policy.

Local Initiatives against Social Exclusion

A database of more than 700 social exclusion projects across Europe.

London Housing

London Housing, part of London Councils, provides research, analysis and information on housing and associated issues on behalf of its member boroughs.

Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

MDRC is a US nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization.

Megacities Initiative

The Megacities Initiative originates from the awareness of the future role of cities as the dominant type of settlement for humanity.

MORI

Founded in 1969, MORI is one of Britain's fastest growing market and public opinion research agencies. It provides a full range of quantitative and qualitative research services, working with hundreds of clients in both the private and public sectors.

Partnership, Funding & Support for Enterprise Development in the Social Economy

A project aims to identify and compare the EU and domestic funding programmes in different member states used by local economic development workers for the benefit of the social economy.

Policy Press

Specialist university press, publishing social and public policy related books, journals, reports and guides for the academic, practitioner and policy making communities.

Policy Research Institute

The Policy Research Institute is one of the UK's leading university-based centres for applied economic and social research.

Policy Studies Institute

Undertakes and publishes research studies relevant to social, economic and industrial policy.

Regional Studies Association

The Regional Studies Association is a learned society interested in regional development, policy and research. It has international membership of individuals, corporate organisations and students.

Social Inclusion and Libraries a Resource Guide

Resource intended for all public library professionals, particularly those whose role is to put policy into practice.

Urban Morphology Research Group (UMRG)

The major centre in the United Kingdom for the study of the geographical aspects of urban form.

Work Foundation

The Work Foundation exists to inspire and deliver improvements to performance through improving the quality of working life.