Centres and Institutes

AHRC Centre for Irish & Scottish Studies

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/ahrbciss/



The AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies establishes a partnership of three institutions: University of Aberdeen, Trinity College Dublin and Queen's University Belfast, with considerable expertise in these fields. According to the Centre's site, it promotes "high-quality single-discipline, comparative and interdisciplinary research and postgraduate training with special reference to history, literary and cultural studies, and languages at a time of significant constitutional change within Britain and Ireland in order to provide an informed understanding of historical and cultural influences, which have shaped relationships between Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland". As well as background about the Centre and its research projects, the site provides information on its management, postgraduate studies, people, news, events and jobs. The design of the site is neat and professional, if rather texty. [GAS, 7 Jul 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: her-100905-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
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The Center for the Study of the Built Environment

http://www.csbe.org/



The Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) is a non-profit, private study and research institution that aims to address the challenges that affect the built environment in Jordan and beyond. CSBE is an interdisciplinary centre that addresses areas including environmental studies, urban design and planning, conservation, architecture, landscape architecture, and construction technologies, engaging in a variety of activities - including research projects, print and digital publishing, workshops, and the design and implementation of pilot projects - in order to accomplish its goals. The site is attractively designed, with sections covering news (albeit only up to 2004), activities, links, and an excellent page of e-publications. [GAS, 23 Aug 2005].



ENTRY NUMBER: urb-240104-03
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Jordan
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Urban Design » Research
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Centre for Historic Environments (CHES)

http://www.art.man.ac.uk/PLANNING/ches/about/



CHES is the University of Manchester's centre for research and education in the interpretation, conservation, and management of historic buildings and landscapes. Its site is neat but quite small, but includes basic details about staff, and information on postgraduate study (MA in Historic Environments and an MSc in Conservation Engineering), together with a small page of external links. [GAS, 1 Jan 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: her-030904-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
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Centre for Northern Studies

http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/cns



Based at Northumbria University in Newcastle, the Centre for Northern Studies was established in November 1997 with the aim of consolidating and developing the then department of Historical and Critical Studies' growing portfolio of regional activities. Today, it undertakes an exciting range of activities relating to the North East of England, including research, conferences, publications and postgraduate training. This site is small but well organised, with information about the Centre, latest news, staff, research opportunities and publications. Contents lists for previous issues of Northern Review, a journal of regional and cultural affairs, are also included, and a comprehensive, online version of Myers Literary Guide to North-East England (accessed via the links page) has recently been added. [GAS, 7 Jul 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: cul-170302-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Culture » Research
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Centre for Urban History

http://www.le.ac.uk/urbanhist/



Based at the University of Leicester, the Centre for Urban History describes itself as "Europe's leading centre for the study of urban history". The site provides details of the taughts Masters and research degrees offered by the Centre, together with an informative research and publications section. A helpful resources area features staff profiles and details of useful online resources. [GAS, 2 Mar 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: pla-270804-03
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Planning » Research
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Conservation at the Getty

http://www.getty.edu/conservation/




Conservation at the Getty provides an overview of conservation-related activities of the J. Paul Getty Trust, with highlights of recent projects, publications, and grant-funded programmes. The site includes information about the Getty Conservation Institute, described as "working internationally to advance conservation and to enhance and encourage the preservation and understanding of the visual arts in all of their dimensions - objects, collections, architecture, and sites". Useful resources available on the site include current and back issues of the GCI newsletter, Conservation; an archive of Cultural Heritage Policy Documents; free electronic publications of the GCI in Adobe PDF format; and a good page of links to other conservation-related sites. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 12 Aug 2005].



ENTRY NUMBER: her-041201-02
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
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PLACE Education & Research Centre

http://www.place.uk.com/



The PLACE Education & Research Centre developed from an initiative within York St John College and became a company limited by guarantee in March 2004 and a registered charity in December 2004. The main PLACE office is based at York St John College in York, with additional bases at the University of Bradford and the University of York. PLACE has two charitable objects as part of its mission: "To promote research into the people, landscape and cultural environment of Yorkshire and elsewhere and to disseminate the useful results for the benefit of the general public" and "To advance the education of the public in the people and the natural and cultural heritage of Yorkshire and elsewhere". The site includes basic information about the Centre, including its partner organisations, research and publications. [GAS, 7 Jul 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: lan-140303-03
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Landscape » Research
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne - School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (APL)

http://www.apl.ncl.ac.uk/



The Newcastle School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (APL) brings together the previous Departments of Architecture and Town and Country Planning, and seeks "to build on its teaching and research excellence in developing an innovative, multidisciplinary approach to researching and teaching all aspects of architecture, planning, urban design, digital architecture, urban conservation and landscape architecture". Recently redesigned with a much warmer interface than previously, the site features up-to-date news from the School, together with information about courses, research and staff. [GAS, 7 Jul 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: arc-231000-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Architecture » Education
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Urban Morphology Research Group (UMRG)

--NEW URL-- http://www.gees2.bham.ac.uk/research/clusters/urbanmorphology/



Founded in 1974, the Urban Morphology Research Group (UMRG), in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) at the University of Birmingham, is the major centre in the United Kingdom for the study of the geographical aspects of urban form. The Group seeks to advance knowledge of urban areas through the study of their history and the agents and ideas involved in their creation and transformation. The UMRG site provides coverage of the Group's research activities, members and publications, plus an events listing and a helpful page of links. The site also provides an illustrated introduction to the M.R.G Conzen Collection, an extensive archive of material gifted to Birmingham University by Conzen's son in 2000; Conzen is credited with creating the Anglo-German school of urban morphology, and produced a series of ground breaking studies, perhaps the most important of which - on Alnwick, Northumberland - was published in 1960. [GAS, 3 Feb 2012].



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