RMA - Venue and travel

Venues

All conference sessions will take place within the Bramall Music building and the adjoining Aston Webb building. The Bramall Music building is marked as R12 and the Aston Webb building is marked as R7 on the campus map.

If you would like to buy refreshments on campus, a list of outlets can be found on the University food and drink on campus pages

If you have any specific accessibility requirements or any further queries, please contact the Event Manager, Charlotte Gill on RMA2015@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Travel

Information regarding travel to the University of Birmingham can be found on the University's visit page

By Train

Most cross-country services to Birmingham arrive at Birmingham New Street Station. Up to six trains an hour depart for the University on the cross-city line (ten minutes to University station, final destination Longbridge or Redditch). The centre of the main campus is a five-minute walk from University Station.

By Bus

Numbers 61, X62, 63, 98 and 99 travel to the University’s Edgbaston campus. The services all run frequently from the city centre.

By Coach

There are frequent express coach services to Birmingham from London, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, and many UK cities. The long-distance coach station is in Digbeth in the city centre. From Digbeth it is a short walk to Birmingham New Street train station. Ask at the coach station for directions to Birmingham New Street and then either catch the local train service to University station or catch the bus as described above.

By Car

Visitors to campus are requested to park in any of the 4 pay & display car parks, those are:

  • South Car Park (access via Edgbaston Park Road)
  • North Car Park (access via Pritchatts Rd)
  • Vincent Drive Car Park (access via Vincent Drive)
  • Pritchatts Rd Car Park (at the junction with Vincent Drive)

All of the above are peripheral car parks and can be accessed without entering the main campus.

By Plane

Birmingham International Airport has direct flights from locations in the UK, as well as from the USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. The journey by taxi from the airport to the University takes approximately half an hour. Birmingham International railway station has frequent services to Birmingham New Street Station in the city centre (journey time around 15 minutes).

Please note: The committee will not be responsible for any travel to the University, between the University and your chosen accommodation venue or between the University and any other location. Any required travel should be booked directly with separate vendors.