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Sounds Amazing,
a learning resource for GCSE / Key Stage 4 Science. This site is designed to help you to
understand sound and waves. You can also access acoustic and audio related web demonstrations and
experiments. http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/schools/

ScienceLive, which The BA, ScienceWorlds and Planet Science
have been working on.
http://www.sciencelive.net

This site lists science presenters for teachers and youth group leaders trying to arrange visits to schools and youth groups. The service offers a feedback process for the teachers and others to comment on the presentations. The site is 'the online guide to science presenters and outreach shows'. The site lists science presenters for teachers and youth group leaders trying to arrange visits to schools and youth groups. The service offers a feedback process for the teachers and others to comment on the presentations.

The National Physical Laboratory
New educational website the learning room, NPL is also conducting a fun and easy on-line survey entitled "Science & YOU" to
find out young people's understanding and attitudes towards Physics and Metrology. The survey can be found at
www.npl.co.uk/thelearningroom/websurvey.html


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Awarding and regulatory bodies

  • Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA)
    Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX
    www.aqa.org.uk
  • Edxcel
    One90 High Holborn
    London
    WC1V 7BH
    0870 240 9800
    www.edexcel.org.uk
  • OCR
    1 Hills Road, Cambridge CB1 2EU
    01223 552 552
    www.ocr.org.uk
  • Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
    83 Piccaidilly, London W1J 8QA
    020 7509 5556
    www.qca.org.uk

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Professional Bodies

  • Association for Science Education (ASE)
    College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AA
    01707 283000
    www.ase.org.uk
  • Association of Applied Biologists
    HRI Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF
    www.aab.org.uk
  • Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
    12 Whitehall, London SW1A 2DY
    020 7747 1420
    www.abpischools.org.uk/
  • Biochemical Society
    www.biochemistry.org
  • British Association for the Advancement of Science
    Wellcome Wolfson Building 165 Queen's Gate
    London SW7 5HE
    Main tel: 0870 770 7101 fax no: 0870 770 7102
    www.the-ba.net
  • British Pharmacological Society
    BPS Office, 16 Angel Gate, City Road, London EC1V 2SG
    020 7417 0110
    www.bps.ac.uk
  • British Society for the History of Science
    www.bshs.org.uk
  • Chemical Industries Association (CIA)
    King's Buildings, Smith Square, London SW1P 3JJ
    020 7834 3399
  • Crop Protection Association
    4 Lincoln Court, Lincoln Road, Peterborough PE1 2RP
    01733 349 225
    www.cropprotection.co.uk
  • Earth Science Teachers' Association
    18 Gardiner Drive, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 2RQ
    01782 327 068
    www.soton.ac.uk/~ukgec/ESTA/
  • Engineering Council
    10 Maltravers Street, London WC2R 3ER
    020 7240 7891
    www.engc.org.uk
  • Foundation for Science & Technology (FST)
    10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH
    Tel 020 7321 2220
    www.foundation.org.uk
  • Institute of Biology
    20-22 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DZ
    020 7581 8333
    www.iob.org
  • Institute of Materials
    217 Portobello Road, Sheffield S1 4DP
    0114 224 2525
    www.materials.org.uk
  • Institute of Petroleum
    61 New Cavendish Street, London W1M 8AR
    020 7467 7100
    www.petroleum.co.uk
  • Institute of Physics Education Dept.,
    76 Portland Place, London W1B 3NT
    020 7470 4800
    www.iop.org
  • Institution of Chemical Engineers Davis Building,
    165-189 Railway Terrace, Rugby CV21 3HQ
    01788 578 214
    www.icheme.org.uk
  • Royal Microscopical Society
    37/38 St Clements, Oxford OX4 1AJ
    01865 248 768
    www.rms.org.uk
  • Royal Society of Chemistry
    Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA
    020 7437 8656
    www.rsc.org
  • Science, Technology and Mathematics Council
    20-22 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DZ
    020 7225 1155
    www.stmc.org.uk
  • SETNET
    2nd Floor
    6 Cavendish Square London W1G 0PD
    Tel: 0207 636 7705
    Fax: 0207 636 7706
    www.setnet.org.uk
  • Society for General Microbiology
    Marlborough House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading RG7 1AG
    0118 988 1835
    www.sgm.ac.uk
  • THE National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth
    University of Warwick
    Coventry CV4 7AL
    024 7657 4213
    www.warwick.ac.uk/gifted
  • The Physiological Society
    PO Box 11319, London WC1E 7JF
    0207631 1457
    www.physoc.org
  • The Royal Society
    6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
    020 7451 2577
    www.royalsoc.ac.uk
  • The Salter's Institute
    Salter's Hall,4 Fore Street, London EC2Y 5DE
    020 7628 5962
    www.salters.co.uk

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Scientific Suppliers

  • Arboles UK Ltd
    Unit P8, Bolton Enterprise Centre, Washington St, Bolton BL3 5EY
    01204 524 262
    www.carlosarboles.com
  • Astec Microflow (part of BIOQUELL Medical Ltd
    30/31 Lynx Crescent, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset BS24 9BP
    01934 410 500
    www.astec-microflow.co.uk
  • Blades Biological
    Cowden, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7DX
    01342 850 242
    www.blades-bio.co.uk
  • Cochranes of Oxford Ltd
    Fairspear House, Leafield, Oxford OX8 5NY
    01993 878 641
    www.cochranes.co.uk
  • Data Harvest Group Ltd
    1 Eden Court, Leighton Buzzard LU7 8FY
    01525 373 666
    www.data-harvest.co.uk
  • Digital Frog International
    SE, 16 The Croft, Flookborough, Grange-over-Sands LA11 7NF
    01519 766 1097
    www.digitalfrog.com
  • Djb Microtech Ltd
    Delfie House, 1 Delfie Drive, Greenock PA16 9EN
    01475 786 540
    www.djb.co.uk
  • Economatics (Education) Ltd
    Epic House, Darnall Road, Attercliffe, Sheffield S9 5AA
    0144 281 3205
    www.economatics-education.co.uk/
  • Educational and Scientific Products
    A2 Dominion Way, Rustington, Littlehampton,
    West Sussex BN16 3HQ
    01903 773 340
    www.espmodels.co.uk
  • Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
    Nature Publishing Group, Ports South, 4 Crinan Street,
    London N1 9XW
    020 7843 4608
    www.els.net
  • Esa Mcintosh
    Mitchelston Drive, Kirkcaldy, Fife KY1 3LX
    01592 656 200
    www.esamcintosh.co.uk
  • Gratnell's Ltd
    Eley Road, Edmonton, London N18 3BB
    020 8803 0605
    www.gratnells.com
  • Griffin and George
    Bishop Meadow Road, Loughborough LE11 5RG
    01509 233 344
    www.griffinandgeorge.co.uk
  • Instruments Direct
    Unit 14, Worton Court, Worton Road, Isleworth TW7 6ER
    020 8560 5678
    www.InstrumentsDirect.co.uk
  • Klick Technology Ltd
    Claverton Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9FT
    0161 998 9726
    www.klicktechnology.co.uk
  • Lab3 Ltd
    Unit 1, Ross Road Business Centre, Northampton NN5 5AX
    01604 581 111
    www.lab3.co.uk
  • Labcaire Systems Ltd
    175 Kenn Road, Clevedon BS21 6LH
    www.labcaire.co.uk
  • Limrose/Tutorkit Ltd
    Llay Industrial Estate, Wrexham, Clwyd LL12 0TU
    01978 855 555
    www.limrose.com
  • Meta Scientific Ltd
    7 Fosters Grove, Windlesham GU20 6JZ
    01276 475 407
    www.metascientific.com
  • Nicholl Education Ltd
    4 Marsh Lane Shepley Huddersfield HD8 8AE T. 01484 600461
    F. 01484 600465 E. nick@nicholl.co.uk
    www.nicholl.co.uk
  • Philip Harris
    Novara House, Exzcelsior Road, Asby-De-La-Zouch LE65 1NG
    0870 6000 193
    www.philipharris.co.uk
  • Pico Technology Ltd
    The Mill House, Cambridge Street, St Neots PE19 1QB
    01480 396 395
    www.picotech.com
  • Precisa Balances Ltd
    4 Vermont Place, Tongwell, Milton Keynes MK15 8Ja
    01908 211 900
    www.precisa.co.uk
  • Pyser-Sgi Ltd
    Fircroft Way, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6HA
    01732 864 111
    www.pyser-sgi.com
  • Scientific and Chemical Supplies
    Carlton House, Livingston Road, Bilston WV14 0QZ
    01902 402 402
    www.scichem.co.uk
  • ScienceScope
    146 London Road West Bath BA1 7DD
    www.sciencescope.co.uk
    Sales-0870 225 6175
    Fax-01225 850029
  • Spiring Enterprises Ltd
    Beke Hall, Marringdean Road, Billingshurst RH14 9HF
    01403 782 387
    www.molymod.com
  • STE UK Limited
    137 John Wilson Business Park, Whitstable, Kent CT5 3QY
    01227 263 636
    www.ste.co.uk
  • Texas Instruments Limited
    800 Pavillion Drive, Northampton NN4 7YL
    01604 663 003
    www.ti.com/calc/uk
  • Timstar Lab Suppliers Ltd
    Unit S1 Herald Park, Herlad Drive, Crewe CW1 6EA
    www.timstar.co.uk

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Publishers


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Industrial education liaison

  • Bayer plc
    Bayer House, Strawberry Hill, Newbury, Berks RG13 1JA
    01635 563 000
    www.bayer.co.uk
  • BNFL
    Birchwood science Park, Risley, Warrington WA3 6AS
    01925 832 826
    www.bnfl.com
  • British Energy
    Barnett Way, Barnwood, Gloucester GL4 3RS
    01452 652 162
    www.british-energy.com
  • Corus
    Corus Education Service, PO Box 10, Wetherby LS23 7EL
    01937 840 243
  • IEE
    Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way,
    Stevenage, Herts SG1 2AY
    Tel: +44 (0) 1438 767372 Fax: +44 (0) 1438 765526
    www.iee.org/schools
  • Rio Tinto plc
    6 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LD
    020 7930 2399
    www.riotinto.com

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Other organisations

  • AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust
    Stafford Cottage Stafford Cross Colyton
    Devon EX24 6HZ
    www.azteachscience.co.uk

  • @Bristol
    Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5DB
    01179157777
    www.at-bristol.org.uk

  • 4Learning, Channel Four Television
    124 Horseferry Road SW1P 2TX
    01962 777 888
    4learning.co.uk

    Action for Biology in Education
    54 Gondar Gardens, London NW6 1HG
    www.gondar.co.uk/abe
  • Animal Aid
    The Old Chapel, Bradford Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1AW
    01732 364 564
    www.animalaid.org.uk
  • British Nutrition Foundation
    High Holborn House, 52-54 High Holborn, London WC1V 6RQ
    020 7404 6504
    www.nutrition.org.uk
  • Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
    CAT, Machynlleth, Powys SY20 9AZ
    01654 705983
    www.cat.org.uk
  • Centre for Sustainable Energy
    CSE, B-Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN
    0117 929 9950
    www.cse.org.uk
  • Chemical Industry Education Centre (CIEC)
    Department of Chemistry, University of York,
    Heslington, York YO10 5DD
    01904 432523
    www.york.ac.uk/org/ciec
  • CLEAPSS
    School Science Service, Brunel University, Uxbridge,
    Middlesex UB8 3P
    01895 251496
    www.cleapss.org.uk
  • Countryside Foundation for Education
    PO Box 8, Hebden Bridge HX7 5YL
    01422 885 566
    www.countrysidefoundation.org.uk
  • CREATE and the Energy Education Forum
    Kenley House, 25 Bridgeman Terrace, Wigan WN1 1TD
    01942 322271
    www.create.org.uk
    www.schoolenergy.org.uk
    www.funergy.org.uk
  • Eco-Schools
    Tidy Britain Group, Elizabeth House, The Pier, Wigan WN3 4EX
    01942 824620
    www.eco-schools.org.uk
  • Field Studies Council
    Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury SY4 1HW
    01743 852 100
    www.field-studies-council.org
  • Industrial Supports Education
    16 Cranborne Road Hatfield Herts AL10 8AP
    01707 258075
    www.schoolscience.co.uk
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • 4000 Jones Bridge Road
    Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
    301-215-8760
    301-215-8888 - fax
    www.biointeractive.org/
  • Laboratory of Government Chemist
    Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY
    020 8943 7457
  • Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA)
  • Medical Research Council (MRC)
    20 Park Crescent, London W1N 4AL
    020 7636 5422
    www.mrc.ac.uk
  • London City of Science

  • This site is being developed by members of the London Region
    of the ASE working with the Nuffield Curriculum Centre.
    www.londoncityofscience.com
  • Microbiology in Schools Advisory Committee
    Marlborough House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood,
    Reading RG7 1AG
    0118 988 1809
    www.sgm.ac.uk
  • National Centre for Biotechnology Education
    The University of Reading
    Whiteknights
    READING RG6 6AP
    www.ncbe.reading.ac.uk
  • National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB)
    Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ
    01235 822742
    www.nrpb.org.uk
  • Natural Environment Research Council
    Polaris House, North Star Ave, Swindon SN2 1EU
    01793 411 561
    www.nerc.ac.uk
  • Nuffield Foundation
    28 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JS
    020 7636 6776
    www.nuffieldfoundation.org
  • PPARC
    Polaris House, North Star Ave, Swindon SN2 1EU
    01793 442 030
    www.pparc.ac.uk
  • RSPCA Education
    Wilberforce Way, Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 9RS
    0870 0101181
    www.rspca.org.uk/education
  • Science and Plants for Schools
    Homerton College, Cambridge CB2 2PH
    01223 507 168
    saps1.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/sapshom.html
  • Science Curriculum Centre
    Department of Chemistry, University of York YO10 5DD
    01904 432 542
    www.york.ac.uk/departments/chem/seg
  • Science Enhancement Porgramme
    4/7 Red Lion Court, London EC4A 3EB
    020 7583 0909
    www.sep.org.uk
  • SSERC
    St Mary's Building 23 Holyrood Road' Edinburgh, EH8 8AE
    0131 558 8180
    www.sserc.org.uk
  • The National Trust
    36 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AS
    020 7447 6795
    www.nationaltrust.org.uk
  • The Satro Network
    c/o The Birmingham Satro, University of Birmingham,
    School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Birmingham B15 2TT
    0121 414 4318
    www.satromidanglia.co.uk
  • The Wellcome Trust
    183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE
    020 7611 8888
    www.wellcome.ac.uk



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