There are plenty of useful sites about engineering. Do contact us if you would like to submit a link. (We cannot take any responsibility for the content of external sites.)

Advice

 www.connexions-direct.com : Careers and lifestyle advice for teenagers aged 13- 19. Jobs4u has a comprehensive overview of engineering and guidance on jobs.

www.nextstep.co.uk : careers advice for adults

www.scenta.co.uk : scenta works in partnership with leaders in the science, engineering and technology community to supply a gateway for practising Science Engineering & Technology (SET) professionals and enthusiasts, including teachers, careers advisors, students and parents.

www.setnet.org.uk :  SETNET is a unique collaborative force of nearly 100 member organisations that seeks to stimulate the interests of young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and in pursuing careers related to these subjects.

Education and Training Providers

www.plymouth.ac.uk : University of Plymouth

www.cityplym.ac.uk : City College Plymouth

www.city-and-guilds.co.uk/ : information on City and Guilds Engineering courses

www.wisecampaign.org.uk/   : WISE (Women Into Engineering, Science and Construction)

Professional Associations and Engineering Bodies

www.bnsc.gov.uk : British National Space Centre

www.britcoun.org : The British Council - creating partnerships worldwide - extensive science section including new CultureLab-UK

www.e4engineering.com : Employers Federation – the voice of engineering industry in the UK

www.engc.org.uk/ : The Engineering Council UK. Has news, courses database, professional development, general advice and information

www.engineering.org.uk : Campaign to Promote Engineering UK initiative to promote engineering as a career

www.engineerscompany.org.uk : Worshipful Company of Engineers – the 94th Livery Company of the City of London

www.ices.org.uk : ICES is the qualifying body for civil engineering specialists working in: - commercial management - geospatial engineering

www.iee.org.uk : The Institution of Electrical Engineers

www.imarest.org : (IMarEST) is an international professional membership body and learned society for all marine professionals. IMarEST (formerly known as the Institute of Marine Engineers) is the first professional Institute to adopt an all-embracing approach and recognise the need to bring together marine engineers, scientists and technologists

www.imeche.org.uk/manufacturing/ : The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has recently launched a new website dedicated to the subject of TRIZ

www.innovationandresearchfocus.org.uk The principal aim of Innovation & Research Focus is to promote the application of research in building and civil engineering.

www.istructe.org.uk : StructE is the world’s leading professional body for structural engineering.

www.ma.hw.ac.uk/rse : The Royal Society of Edinburgh - Scotlands national academy

www.nae.edu US National Academy of Engineering : a wealth of useful general engineering information as well as Academy activities

www.nesta.org.uk : National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts

www.raeng.org.uk/ : Royal Academy of Engineering. News, international links, policy, research, events, awards, funding.

www.research-councils.ac.uk : Links to the six UK Research Councils

www.rigb.org : The Royal Institution of Great Britain - centre for scientific research and public debate

www.royalsoc.ac.uk : The Royal Society - the UKs national academy of science

www.semta.org.uk : Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies

www.the-ba.net : British Association for the Advancement of Science - organises annual Science Week and Festival of Science

www.theiet.org : The Institution of Engineering and Technology

www.wes.org.uk : Women's Engineering Society

General Information, News, Jobs and Industry Sites

 Bandvulc Tyres : Bandvulc operates at the forefront of tyre technology using the best available machines and quality control systems

www.enr.com : Engineering News-Record – worldwide construction news

www.greenengineeringjobs.com : Green Engineering Jobs is a international job, news and information centre for the renewable energy & environmental industries

www.nce.co.uk : New Civil Engineer magazine online – with daily update

www.newscientist.com : New Scientist online, continually updated

www.nhm.ac.uk : The Natural History Museum

www.nmsi.ac.uk : The National Museum of Science and Industry

www.researchresearch.com : Research news in the UK and Europe

www.sciencecampaign.org.uk : Campaign for Science and Engineering - We are a pressure group aiming to improve the scientific health of the UK

www.sciencemediacentre.org : Promoting the voices, stories and views of the scientific community to the news media when science is in the headlines

www.scientificamerican.com : Scientific American magazine online

www.smps.us/references.html : Electrical Engineering Reference pages

www.tcetoday.com : The Chemical Engineer process industry news

www.technologyreview.com : Technology Review magazine online

www.technologyventures.org : Technology Ventures Scotland - encouraging commercialisation of Scottish R&D

www.theengineer.co.uk : The Engineer – for all the latest news in every sector. RSS feeds available.

www.tunnellingforum.com : a website that promotes discussion and information exchange among Tunnelling professionals worldwide

www.uk-engineering.net/ : UK Engineering – a database of all UK engineering companies.

www.ukerc.ac.uk : UK Energy Research Centre

www.yet2.com : Technology exchange online

www.zdnet.com : Technology and computing news online