Important External Links for Students and the Community
Educational, research, and interactive websites, as well as international organizations in Earth and environmental sciences
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
https://www.usgs.gov
Provides interactive maps, earthquake data, and global geological and environmental resources
NASA Earth Data
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/
A platform rich in satellite imagery, climate data, and educational resources for students and researchers
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
https://www.unep.org
A global source for environmental reports, policies, and sustainability programs
British Geological Survey (BGS)
https://www.bgs.ac.uk
Geological information, stratigraphic maps, and up-to-date tectonic studies
European Environment Agency (EEA)
https://www.eea.europa.eu
Reports and analyses on the environment and climate in Europe and worldwide
UNESCO – Earth Sciences and Natural Resources
https://www.unesco.org/en/natural-sciences
Educational resources, international initiatives, and training programs in earth sciences
Nature – Open Science Library
https://www.nature.com/openresearch
Open-access research in geology and the environment
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Free lectures, open-source software, books, theses, research papers
MIT Open Courseware – Earth Sciences
https://ocw.mit.edu
Free lectures and courses from the world’s top universities
Alison – Free Science Courses
https://alison.com/
Coursera – Free Courses in Environmental Science
https://www.coursera.org/
Free courses from top universities worldwide
DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals
https://doaj.org
Features thousands of peer-reviewed scientific articles
Zenodo – Open Research Repository
https://zenodo.org
An international repository for publishing research and scientific files
OpenStax – Free Science Books
https://openstax.org/subjects/science
High-quality free university textbooks
Free geology lectures available on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/GeologyHub
https://www.youtube.com/@shawnwillsey
https://www.youtube.com/@shawnwillsey
International collaboration projects in which the department can participate
The European Erasmus+ Program
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu
An international exchange program that supports collaboration between European and Arab universities
The European Geosciences Union (EGU)
https://www.egu.eu
Annual conferences and cutting-edge research in various fields of Earth sciences
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
https://www.agu.org/
Global conferences and leading research journals
Arab Union for Space Sciences and Astronomy
https://auass.com/en/home-page-3/
E-Learning Tools
University platforms as well as global educational tools
E-Learning System – Yarmouk University
https://elearning.yu.edu.jo/login/index.php
Deanship of Scientific Research – Yarmouk University
https://srgs.yu.edu.jo/
Microsoft 365 Education
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education
Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and OneDrive applications for students and faculty
Google for Education
https://edu.google.com
Google Classroom, Drive, and Meet tools.
Moodle LMS
https://moodle.org/?lang=ar
An open platform for e-learning management
Database portal from within Yarmouk University
https://library.yu.edu.jo/index.php/libraryservices-2/databases19
ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/
Academia
https://www.academia.edu/
Provides free access to millions of scientific and academic articles by entering a search link or number(DOI).
SCI-HUB
https://www.sci-hub.in/
