| United kingdom and U Guide - Resources and Review
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| Part of the UK Travel Guide; a revised version of the UK guide originally developed at University College London.
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Directory of nightclubs in the UK, browsable by region, and then by town or city. Addresses are provided for each club, with some fuller entries detailing music policies, dress codes, opening times, and resident DJs.
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A comprehensive interactive atlas of Great Britain. Just enter the name of a British city, town, village or grid reference to get a detailed road map. Default scale is 1:100,000.
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Basic reference information about the Isle of Man, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, maps, high and low points, coordinates, climate, land use and natural resources.
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An online service supported by leading universities in the UK aiming to promote research careers. Users can add their CV to a data bank which will then be accessible to potential employers. Available to post graduate students and researchers at member universities.
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United Kingdom Boundary Outline and Reference Database for Education and Research Study. This service is dedicated to providing digital boundary datasets of the UK (including 1971, 1981, 1991 Census; administrative; electoral; historic and environmental boundaries) which can be downloaded to a PC for analysis in Geographical Information Systems. A subscription is required.
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Basic reference information about the UK dependent territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, including details of geography, climate, terrain and transnational issues.
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A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in the United Kingdom, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
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Quarterly publication from the National Statistics Office covering population and demographic information. It contains commentary on the latest findings, articles on topical subjects such as one parent families, cohabitation, fertility differences, international demography, population estimates and projections for different groups, and statistical tables and graphs showing trends on conceptions, births, marriages, divorces, internal and international migration, and population estimates. All material can be downloaded in pdf format.
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Repository of the national archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It was founded by act of Parliament in 1838 to bring together and preserve the records of central government and the courts of law, and to make them available to all who wish to consult them. The records, beginning with the Domesday Book (1086), span an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day.
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Information on current and future exhibitions, permanent collections including the Rosetta Stone, the Lewis Chessmen and an Easter Island Statue, and the education services based at the museum.
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Basic reference information about Gibraltar, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, maps, high and low points, coordinates, boundary length, climate, land use and natural resources.
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Documents the process of governmental devolution in the UK, with sections on Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and proposals for regional government in England. Also covers the governance of British Dependencies.
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Extensive links to UK government, local government, companies, charities, libraries, radio and television stations, Web directories, and other institutions and information sources.
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Detailed assessment of human rights practices in United Kingdom. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
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Presents news from prisons throughout Scotland, annual reports, strategy documents addressing the management of sex offenders and prisoners' suicide risks, and a directory of institutions with information on their history, development, and targets.
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The UK national centre for earth science information, founded in 1835. Its primary functions are to maintain and revise geological information for the land and offshore areas of the United Kingdom and the nearby continental shelf. Its work relates directly to mineral, energy and groundwater resources, land use, geological hazards, and the protection of the environment.
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Listing of political resources relevant to the United Kingdom, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections.
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Basic reference information about the United Kingdom, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, coordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
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Administrative information including contact details, directions, and visiting hours for prison establishments in England and Wales. Offers a guide to regimes within each institution, drug strategies employed, links to support organisations for prisoners, ex prisoners, and their families, and statistics on various aspects of the prison population.
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Basic reference information about the United Kingdom, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
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UK national radio and television stations. Provides details of schedules, news, weather, education resources, and employment.
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Brings together links to meteorological information relevant to the British Isles (including Ireland) and surrounding waters.
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An index of resources relevant to British politics. Includes information on local councils, MPs email addresses, electoral data, historical political information and newsgroups related to British Politics, and a British Politics Timeline which covers the events of the last 100 years. There is also an extensive index of British political resources, arranged alphabetically, including information on constitutions, electoral systems, political parties and speeches.
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