Venue / Transport

Venue

The conference will be held at Wills Memorial building, Park Street, Bristol, BS8 1RJ. The talks will be held in the main Reception room, while refreshments and posters will be held in the Great Hall.

Transport

Train

The Wills Memorial building is accessible from Bristol Temple Meads train station by buses 8 and 9 (this bus stop is signed at the station), the bus stop is opposite the Wills Memorial on Park Street. The journey time is approximately 15-20 minutes, with buses leaving Temple Meads every 15 minutes. For exact timetables please call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33.

Coach

The Coach station is situated in the centre of the city and is around 15 minutes walk from Wills Memorial building. You must exit North onto Upper Maudlin and walk along to Perry Road (you will pass the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Children’s Hospital on your right). Continue straight up the relatively shallow hill (Park Row), Wills Memorial will be on your right where Park Row and Park Street converge.

Car

A multi-story car park is situated on Trenchard Street, this is easily accessible directly from the motorway. At the end of the M32 you will reach the main roundabout at the centre of the city, take the exit to Marlborough street (signposted Bus Station, BRI, and University of Bristol). Drive straight along Marlborough (past the Bus Station), Upper Maudlin and Perry Road past several sets of traffic lights (you will pass the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Children’s Hospital on your right). Your left turn is just after the Ship Inn on your left, down a cobbled road (Lodge Street) and turn right at the bottom onto Trenchard.

Make your way on foot to Wills by walking back up Lodge Street and left onto Park Row, keep walking North and Wills Memorial will be on your right where Park Row and Park Street converge.

Bicyle

If coming from Temple Meads please follow the instructions from the train station, there are several bike stands close to Wills Memorial and outside the nearby Museum and Art Gallery.

Please see the University of Bristol transport pages for more information.

Travel bursary lottery

Every submitted abstract will automatically enter the Travel Bursary Lottery draw taking place as the last agenda item on the Symposium (just before post-conference drinks). Up to 5 lucky winners, one entry per first author.

About Bristol

From the University of Bristol information pages:

Bristol is a thousand years old but remains at the cutting edge; energised yet laid back; culturally rich but unpretentious; unorthodox and influential. And it's big enough to provide everything you need while remaining human in scale, with lively neighbourhoods and dozens of parks and public spaces. The city is surrounded by rolling countryside, rugged moorland, ancient forests and dramatic coastlines. It was recently named European City of the Year owing to its superb quality of life, vibrant culture, strong city-region economy, green credentials and excellent transport links.

The government has named Bristol a Science City (one of only six in the UK) and a Centre of Culture (one of five). The city is home and workplace to artists, scientists, engineers and academics. Cultural life ranges from a multitude of galleries, theatres, concert halls, museums and cinemas to more community-based projects like art trails, neighbourhood carnivals, poetry slams and farmers’ markets. Bristol is also famous for its wide range and high number of annual festivals: events celebrating everything from kites, sailing ships and hot-air balloons to music, short and animated films, and nature.