USEFUL ADDRESSES,
COURSES AND
WEB LINKS
Here are some useful addresses, lists of
courses and web links which should
further help your research into the
industry:
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Public Relations Consultants Association
Willow House
Willow Place
Victoria
London SW1P 1JH
Tel: 020 7233 6026
Web: www.prca.org.uk or
www.prcafrontline.org.uk
IPRA ** International Public Relations
Association
Cardinal House
7 Wolsey Road
East Molesey
Surrey
KT8 9EL
UK
Tel: +44 20 8481 7634
Web: www.ipranet.org
CERP: STUDENTS (European Association
of Public Relations Students)
C/o Gentsesteenweg 443, bus 4
1080 Brussels
Belgium

Tel: 01442 870800
Web: www.abc.org.uk
British Market Research Bureau
Hadley House
79-81 Uxbridge Road
Ealing
London W5 5SU
Tel: 020 8567 3060
Web: www.bmrb.co.uk
Campaign
174 Hammersmith Road
London W6 7JP
Tel: 020 7413 4570
Web: www.campaignlive.com
Chartered Institute of Marketing
Moor Hall
Cookham
Maidenhead
Berks SL6 9QH
Tel: 01628 427500
Web: www.cim.co.uk
Hollis Press and PR Annual
Harlequin House
7 High Street, Teddington
Middlesex TW11 8EL
Tel: 020 8977 7711
Web: www.hollis-pr.co.uk
Incorporated Society of British
Advertisers
44 Hertford Street

Marketing Week
St Giles House
49-50 Poland Street
London W1V 4AX
Tel: 020 7970 4000
Web: www.marketing-week.co.uk
Newspaper Publishers Association
34 Southwark Bridge Road
London SE1 9EU
Tel: 020 7928 6928
The Newspaper Society
Bloomsbury House
74-77 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DA
Tel: 020 7636 7014
Web: www.newspapersoc.org.uk
PR Week
174 Hammersmith Road
London W6 7JP
Tel: 020 7413 4429
Web: www.prweek.com
Periodical Publishers Association
Queen’s House
28 Kingsway
London WC2B 6JR
Tel: 020 7404 4166
Web: www.ppa.co.uk
Press Complaints Commission
1 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JB

Marketing Education Foundation Ltd
(CAM)
Moor Hall
Cookham
Maidenhead
Berks SL6 9QH
Tel: 01628 427180
Web: www.camfoundation.com
Cardiff University
Centre for Journalism, Media and
Cultural studies
Cardiff CF10 3XQ
Tel: 029 2087 4000
Web: www.cf.ac.uk/uwc/jomec
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Department for Education and
Employment
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3BT
Tel: 0870 0002285
Web: www.dfee.gov.uk
Dublin Institute of Technology
Fitzwilliam House
30 Upper Pembroke St
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel: (+353) 1 402 3098
Web: www.dit.ie

Web: www.qca.org.uk
Queen Margaret University College
Edinburgh
Media and Communications Department
Corstorphine Campus
Clerwood Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 8TS
Tel: 0131 317 3782
Web: www.qmuc.ac.uk
Recruitment and Employment
Confederation
36-38 Mortimer Street
London W1N 7RG
Tel: 020 7462 3260
Web: www.rec.uk.com
Trinity and All Saints University College
University of Leeds
Brownberrie Lane
Horsforth
Leeds LS18 5HD
Tel: 0113 283 7166
Web: www.tasc.ac.uk
University of Stirling
Department of Film and Media Studies
Stirling FK9 4LA
Tel: 01786 466220
Web: www.stir.ac.uk
University of Ulster at Jordanstown
Shore Road
Newtownabbey

media etc).
Foresight (www.fifi.co.uk). UK
subscription service allowing PR
professionals to search for opportunities
based around future events.
PR Source (www.prsource.co.uk). Basic,
yet useful index of resources and sites for
the UK PR industry.
Agencyworld (www.agencyworld.co.uk).
UK-centric resource for “in-house and
agency PR and marketing technology
decision-makers” with features on PR
agency life and daily technology news.
UK Business Net
(www.ukbusinessnet.com). UK-focused
links site to trade media titles, events,
company information and press archives.
Power Reporting
(www.powerreporting.com). US site
dedicated to providing research resources
for journalists, updated daily and
allowing them to find people and
companies, check facts, subscribe to news
alerts and plan training.
PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.co.uk).
Web site for the European press release
distribution service, allowing you to
review recently issued press releases.
US sister site can be found at
(www.prnewswire.com).

uk). Essential reading for those working
in the UK communications industry.
This outlines the impact and role of
Ofcom, the new governing body for the
communications industry.
About.com
(www.publicrelations.about.com).
US news and views on the public
relations industry.
Online PR (www.online-pr.com).
An index of hundreds of links to sites
“dedicated to helping you deliver better,
faster and less-expensive online PR”.
UK Press (www.ukpress.org). Online
forum for members of the press and PR
people who wish to discuss topics of
interest and make useful contacts.
The Internet Public Relations Discussion
List (www.audettemedia.com). Home of
the I-PR discussion list, an American list
about the impact of the internet on the
PR industry.
MediaUK (www.mediauk.com).
A comprehensive index of UK print,
broadcast and online media, with ‘deep
links’ to their web sites.
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