Useful links

Policy Press

Specialist university press, publishing social and public policy related books, journals, reports and guides for the academic, practitioner and policy making communities.

Policy Research Institute

The Policy Research Institute is one of the UK's leading university-based centres for applied economic and social research.

Policy Studies Institute

PSI undertakes and publishes research studies relevant to social, economic and industrial policy. The Institute is a charity, run on a not-for-profit basis. In 1998 it merged to become an independent subsidiary of the University of Westminster.

Prince's Foundation

The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment is an educational charity established by The Prince of Wales.

Prince's Trust

UK charity that helps young people overcome barriers and get their lives working.

Publicsecta.com

Training for public sector organisations.

Quarriers

We are a Scottish charity, providing practical support and care for children, adults and families, to bring about positive change in their lives.

RADAR

Disability network with nearly 700 members including individuals, organisations of and for disabled people, corporate and public-sector organisations.

Rainer

One of the nation's oldest charities, Rainer provides support services for deprived young people.

Rebuilding Manchester

The IRA bombed Manchester on the 15th June 1996. In the years that have followed, the City Centre has been rebuilt and enhanced providing a model example of urban renaissance.

Rebuilding Manchester's 1,000-plus pages contain all the up-to-date material needed for research, fact-checking and general reference on the subject.

Regenerate

Empowering people to find their own creative solutions for local and wider social change, particularly where they have been excluded from participation in community and public life.

Regional Co-ordination Unit (RCU) - Area Based Initiatives

One of the key tasks of the Regional Co-ordination Unit (RCU) is to ensure a greater degree of co-ordination among area based initiatives.

Regional Studies Association

The Regional Studies Association is a learned society interested in regional development, policy and research. It has international membership of individuals, corporate organisations and students.

Renfrewshire Partnership Forum

The aim of Renfrewshire Partnership Forum is to co-ordinate and represent the interests of community and voluntary sector organisations from priority partnership areas within Renfrewshire...

Resource for Urban Design

RUDI is the leading urban design website and offers high quality information about good practice in urban design.

Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (Scotland)

The RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme) arm of CSV (Community Service Volunteers) exists to encourage the growing number of those aged fifty plus to volunteer in their local area in Scotland.

Right Track Ltd

Charity with projects located in areas deemed by the Scottish Office to be areas of priorty treatment for economic and social decline.

River Restoration Centre

Working to restore and enhance our rivers.

Rowett Research Institute

The Rowett Research Institute is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for nutrition research. We undertake research to improve food quality and prevent disease.

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)

Records and interprets the sites, monuments and buildings of Scotland's past.

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

The professional body for all chartered architects in Scotland.

Royal Institute of British Architects

Trade body for UK architects.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Professional membership organisation for chartered surveyors

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland is a national association of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the global professional body of surveyors.

Royal Society for Nature Conservation

Organisation supporting local, regional and national environmental projects.

Royal Town Planning Institute

Membership organisation for professional planners

Rural Development Council (RDC)

Exists to address the needs of deprived rural areas in Northern Ireland.

Rural Housing Service (Scotland)

The Rural Housing Service is a national charity which helps rural communities to develop practical solutions to local housing problems.

RuralNet

Online network for rural communities.

SACRO, Safeguarding Communities - Reducing Offending

SACRO's Mission is to reduce conflict and offending and make communities safer.

SCOTWAYS - Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society

The Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society has been working to safeguard rights of way for over 150 years. It is probably the oldest organisation in the world dedicated to improving countryside access.

SENSCOT

We are an independent network aimed at individuals working in frontline social enterprises in Scotland. We try to stay close to our own customers: informing, connecting, responding.

SWAP (the Scottish Wider Access Programme)

SWAP is a partnership of colleges and universities throughout Scotland. Its role is to promote access to higher education for mature students.

Save the Children (England)

Information on the charity's efforts to tackle poverty, improve education, reduce violence and help refugees and asylum seekers in England.

Save the Children (Northern Ireland)

Information on the charity's campaign to help children dealing with conflict, discrimination and poverty in Northern Ireland.

Save the Children (Scotland)

Information on the charity's efforts on ensuring children's rights in Scotland.

Save the Children (Wales)

Information on the charity's work on child poverty in Wales.

School for Social Entrepreneurs

Releasing entrepreneurial talent, a UK-wide programme for social entrepreneurs a growing network of schools and fellows meeting the needs of social entrepreneurs in local settings.

Scotland Against Drugs

Scotland Against Drugs was launched in May 1996 with a remit to raise public awareness, take a fresh approach to Scotland's growing drug misuse problem and to be innovative. It was believed that more of the same was not an option.

Scotland's Community Planning

Brings public agencies and communities together to plan and deliver better services.

Scottish Arts Council

The Scottish Arts Council is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB) which is one of the main channels for Government funding for the arts in Scotland, receiving its funding from the Scottish Executive. We also distribute National Lottery funds received from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Scottish Civic Forum

The Forum is a membership organisation committed to building a new culture of active citizenship, in which the people of Scotland have a genuine opportunity to be involved in influencing the Government policies that affect their lives.

Scottish Community Development Centre

Responsible for the delivery of a range of large scale contracts on behalf of national agencies. Also offers consultancy and training services to local agencies, local projects and communities themselves.

Scottish Community Foundation

Helps individuals, charities or and community groups to apply for grants and companies to set up their own charitable fund.

Scottish Council Foundation

Scottish public sector think tank.

Scottish Council for Development and Industry

The Scottish Council for Development and Industry is an independent membership network which strengthens Scotland's competitiveness by influencing government policies to encourage sustainable economic prosperity.

Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE)

Conducts educational research of the highest quality and to support the use of research outcomes through the dissemination of findings.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations seeks to advance the values and interests shared by voluntary organisations by fostering co-operation, promoting best practice and delivering sustainable common services.

Scottish Development International

Links businesses to Scotland's knowledge-based industries

Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA)

Founded in 1991, the Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA) has played a critical role in moving the environment onto the agenda of Government, Business and into the general consciousness of Scotland.