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HE subject launch pad portal hosted by Heriot Watt University - excellent tool for accessing relevant subject specific links (professional bodies/journals/academia and some job sites)

"Welcome to the website for Research Councils UK, the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils. Each year the Research Councils invest around £2.8 billion in research covering the full spectrum of academic disciplines from the medical and biological sciences to astronomy, physics, chemistry and engineering, social sciences, economics, environmental sciences and the arts and humanities. Many activities are undertaken collectively and this site aims to give comprehensive and up to date information on the progress of cross-Council activities and to provide a portal into individual Councils support for research, training, knowledge transfer and public engagement. Follow the left hand links to find out more. The About the Research Councils menu provides links to information on how the Research Councils operate and the role they play in helping to deliver Government's objectives for science and innovation. Follow the About RCUK menu to find out more about how the Councils work together, for example in providing submissions to consultations and Parliamentary inquiries."

comprehensive portal for PhDs in the sciences. Includes job vacancies, salary indicators and much more.

for researchers looking for work in Europe. Provides job vacancies, a section for posting your CV and a range of other career resources. Includes a link for a similar portal for Canada.

CiteULike is a free service to help you to store, organise and share the scholarly papers you are reading. When you see a paper on the web that interests you, you can click one button and have it added to your personal library. CiteULike automatically extracts the citation details, so there's no need to type them in yourself. It all works from within your web browser so there's no need to install any software. Because your library is stored on the server, you can access it from any computer with an Internet connection.

Links to web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of Social Science subject specialists. Includes links to useful job sites