UNIVERSITIES
University of Aberdeen
Department of Forestry
Cruickshank Building
St Machar Drive
Aberdeen
AB24 3UU
Telephone: 01224 272673 Website: www.abdn.ac.uk
University of Edinburgh
School of Forestry
Institute of Ecology and Resource
Management
Darwin Building
Kings Building EDINBURGH EH9 3JU
Telephone: 0131 650 1000 Website: www.ed.ac.uk
University of Oxford
Oxford Forestry Institute
Department of Plant Sciences
University of Oxford
South Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3RB
Telephone: 01865 275000 Website: www.ox.ac.uk
University of Wales
School of Agriculture & Forest
Sciences
Deinol Road
Bangor
Gwynedd LL57 2UW
Telephone: 01248 351151 Website: www.bangor.ac.uk
COLLEGES
Inverness College
(Scottish School of Forestry)
3 Longman Road
Longman South
Inverness IV1 1SA
Telephone: 01463 273000 Website: www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk
University of Cumbria (FDSc and BSc Courses)
Newton Rigg Campus
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 0AH
Telephone: 01768 893400 Website: www.cumbria.ac.uk
Sparsholt College
Hampshire
Sparsholt
Winchester
Hants SO21 2NF
Telephone: 01962 776441 Website: www.sparsholt.ac.uk
Barony College
Parkgate
Dumfries DG1 3NE
Telephone: 01387 860251 Website: www.barony.ac.uk
Herefordshire College of Technology
Holme Lacy Campus
Holme Lacy
Herefordshire
HR2 6LL
Telephone: 01432 870316 Website: www.hct.ac.uk
Lincolnshire College of Agriculture
Riseholme
Lincoln LN2 2LG
Telephone: 01522 522252 Website: www.lincoln.ac.uk
FURTHER READING
CAREERS
Graduate Careers - The Fast Stream is a graduate entry route for senior Civil Service careers.
Further information about Fast Stream is available from
Capita RAS
Innovation Court
New Street
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 7JB
Tel: 01256 383 683
Email: Faststream@capita.co.uk
The website is designed to give you an overview of the Civil Service and what life might be like if you decided to pursue a career with us. There are online tests and tips to help you through the application process, details of all the options open to you, plus profiles of real Fast Streamers who've been through it all and now work at the heart of government.
LANTRA (The Sector Skills Council for the Environment and Land-based Sector) have launched 2 new careers sites for Land Based Industries below. Their main website is www.lantra.co.uk.
The first site is: www.afuturein.com - aimed at adults looking for a new career, change in career or how to get further up the ladder. This site is described as a signpost site pointing enquiries to other specialist websites.
The second site is www.ajobin.com - is slightly more "lively" being aimed at 14 to 19 year olds who want to know what there is, the qualifications required, where can I get them and who might have jobs.
FORESTRY
Forestry Commission Addresses (free)
Available from Public Information
Forestry Commission – Catalogue of Publications (free)
Available from Public Information
Forestry Facts & Figures (free)
Available from Public Information
Forestry Review – Highlights of the Forestry Commission Annual Report (free)
Available from Public Information
