United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, UK or, inaccurately, as Great Britain or Britain.
Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2005
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information
- Statistics on the United Kingdom: CIA World Factbook
- US Embassy in London
- British Embassy in Washington, D.C.
- U.K. Parliament official site
International Organizations and Development Programs
- UK Mission to the United Nations
- The U.K. and the IMF The IMF's United Kingdom Country Page with links to articles
Internet Resources: General
- History of the United Kingdom: Primary Documents BYU site to historical documents
- WESS Web: Western European Specialists Section hosted by the University of Virginia library
- Welcome to Scotland the University of Edinburgh's guide to Scotland
- Rampant Scotland Over 9,000 Scottish-related links
- BBCi Wales Page
- The North Ireland Office Website The Secretary of State's office; information on government
- The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and Language
- The British Council
- The Labyrinth Information on medieval culture in the British Isles, access to online libraries and other Medieval Studies servers and databases
- English Literature Access to online literature, literary journals, libraries and other databases. Indexed by genre, period, country and author
Online News Sites and Servers
- BBC Online Daily news
- Scottish News Online A list of newspapers and magazines from Scotland
- Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world
Academic and Fellowship Information
- EAP Study Abroad Programs UC study abroad in the United Kingdom
- University of Cambridge Information on libraries, students, faculty, departments, campus events and associations
- University of Oxford Information on libraries, students, faculty, departments, campus events and associations
- London School of Economics and Political Science Information about libraries, departments and programs
- Information about Scotland's Universities and Colleges
- USIA Fulbright Program Information on fellowships for post baccalaureate and postdoctoral research abroad and other programs
- SSRC/ACLS International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships: support for dissertation research in humanities and social sciences in all areas and regions of the world
- Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships For dissertation research in humanities and social sciences
- UC Berkeley Center for German and European Studies Fellowships for dissertation research, predissertation research travel, and UC faculty research
- Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research grants and dissertation completion grants
