Open source · Geospatial advisory

UniPin UK

An interactive map and directory of all 154 recognised UK universities — built so student advisors can turn a shortlist into a picture.

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Role: Creator & Developer
Stack: JavaScript (ES6+), Leaflet.js
Hosting: GitHub Pages
Licence: MIT

Fig. 01 — Coverage

recognised UK universities and satellite campuses, mapped one-to-one

England · Scotland · Wales · Northern Ireland

§01 — The problem

Counselors shortlist universities as rows in a CRM. Students choose them as places — a city, a commute, a region.

UniPin UK closes that gap for international education advisors, consultancies and universities. A shortlist becomes a map in one paste, so a consultation is something the student can see.

154

Universities & satellite campuses

Nations — England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

60 fps

GPU-accelerated cartography

34·15·9

Regional presets — London, Scotland, Wales

§02 — What it does

Paste & Map

An intelligent list parser matches a pasted CRM shortlist and highlights every university on the map.

Transit overlays

London Underground and National Rail layers for accommodation and commute planning.

Complete directory

All 154 recognised universities and regional campuses, mapped one-to-one.

Straight to the source

One-click links to each university's official .ac.uk entry requirements and CAS guidelines.

§03 — Architecture

Client-side cartography, zero latency.

University data

static file

Map app

Leaflet.js in the browser

GitHub Pages

static hosting

Runs entirely in the browser on Leaflet.js — no backend to host, scale or secure.
Hardware-accelerated rendering keeps panning and marker transitions at 60 fps.
Static deployment on GitHub Pages; anyone can fork it under the MIT licence.