University College London (UCL) Main Campus on Gower Street
Our 13th meeting will take place at University College London (UCL), the top rated university in the UK for research strength in the most recent Research Excellence Framework. They count 30 Nobel Prize laureates amongst their alumni and current and former staff. See some more information at this website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/
How to Get to the Meeting:
We are in downtown London at UCL's Main Campus on Gower Street, click here to see this location on Google Maps. Detailed transportation information can be found at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/public-transport/.
The closest tube station is Euston Square (on the Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle tube lines). Other tube stations that are within easy walking distance are: Warren Street (on the Northern and Victoria tube lines), Euston (on the Northern and Victoria tube lines) and Russell Square (Piccadilly tube line).
How to Find the Registration Desk:
Registration will take place in the North Cloisters room of the Wilkins building. To get there, enter the main court yard of UCL's main campus (see map below). You will then be looking at a very impressive stairs of the building and its columns (see above). Don't go up the stairs, but walk to the left of them and enter the door labelled North Cloisters. Inside you will find the registration desk. It will be open
- on Tuesday from 12 noon on
- on every other day from 8:30 on.
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Location of Talks, Breaks, Lunches and Poster Sessions
All talks will be in the Cruciform auditorium. Main breaks, lunches and poster sessions are in the Wilkins building - in the North Cloisters, the South Cloisters, the Jeremy Bentham Room, and the Wilkins Terrace. The reception will be in the Wilkins Terrace.
How to Get Around in London
The London Underground subway train system is fast, efficient and an excellent way to travel around the city. The Underground is often called "the tube".
The best way to get around via London public transit is to tap your credit card, either on the yellow card reader in a bus, or the reader on the ticket gates of the London Underground stations. This will always charge you the cheapest fare, and will cap your charge at the maximum daily amount. We recommend you use this method.
You can also choose to get an Oyster Card, which is a prepaid card that you can tap in the same way. Details of the Oyster card are here: https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/how-to-pay-and-where-to-buy-tickets-and-oyster/pay-as-you-go/oyster-pay-as-you-go
Transport From Heathrow Airport
To get to central London (and the meeting) from Heathrow airport, we recommend taking the London Underground (the "tube"). It is much cheaper than the Heathrow Express, which you will also see advertised at the airport. The Express will get you to London Paddington Station in 15 minutes for £25 (cheaper if booked in advance). The Underground takes about an hour (depending where you are going in London) but will generally be much cheaper than the Express. See above for information on which tube stations are closest to the meeting location at UCL Main Campus on Gower Street.
The Transport For London website at tfl.gov.uk has detailed information on getting around London.
If You Need a Covid-19 Test
There are many locations where you can get tested, with certificate for traveling back to your country. The closest ones to UCL are at Kings Cross / St. Pancras station, for example here by Assured Screening.
A good website to find the nearest testing site for you is available here.