The
Venue

The 2023 SET conference will take place at the beautiful and indulging Monica Partridge Building at the University of Nottingham

With state-of-the-art AV, 16 of the meeting rooms are equipped with Window Surface Hubs, which empower conference and event organisers, speakers and delegates to connect and collaborate with ease via a digital all-in-one multi-touch interactive whiteboard screen.

As well as a plethora of meeting spaces and a 306-seat tiered Auditorium with triple projection and a Windows Surface Hub, the Teaching and Learning Building is a large light filled space, ideal for meetings, drinks receptions and exhibition space.

How To Get Here

Serviced by three airports, Nottingham is easy to get from Scotland, Ireland and Europe’s major cities. Birmingham Airport (BHX), the nearest International airport, efficiently connects Nottingham to 400 global destinations.

 

East Midlands Airport (EMA)

 

The closest airport to Nottingham is the East Midlands Airport, which mainly serves national or short international connections. Travelling via the A453 road between East Midlands Airport and Nottingham takes approximately 25 minutes, depending on traffic, and is one of the easiest ways to get between the airport and the city.

 

Some directions on how to get to the campus from the airport and further information on the local transport system can be found here

 

Birmingham Airport (BHX)

 

The nearest airport for long-distance flights. Many countries have direct flights to Birmingham. Train is the easiest connection to Nottingham. Further information can be found here

Nottingham railway station is 2 miles away

Monica Partridge Building is situated off the M1,

JCT 25, 2 miles from Nottingham

Postcode : NG7 2BF

What 3 words : start.tubes.memory

Lat/Long :  52.93903972107017/ -1.1982762795878397

Parking: Parking is available on campus ‘free of charge’ to conference delegates – Please email us at info@set2023.org if you require parking voucher

Venue map can be found : here

Places of interest map can be found : here

Where To Stay

Book your hotel accommodation in Nottingham for SET2023

The Orchard Hotel

Only a few yards from the conference venue (Monica Partridge), the Orchard Hotel is a great place to stay.

Online Code for booking (available until 3 August 2023): ARCH140823 via this link, below

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Thank you for attending SET2023

East Midlands Airport (EMA)

The closest airport to Nottingham is the East Midlands Airport (EMA), which mainly serves national or short international connections. Travelling via the A453 road between East Midlands Airport and Nottingham takes approximately 25 minutes, depending on traffic, and is one of the easiest ways to get between the airport and the city.

Some directions on how to get to the campus from the airport and further information on the local transport system can be found below

Bus from East Midlands Airport

Good links for bus travel to the University from East Midlands Airport can be found here – follow the link for the Skylink’ service

 

Note that there are two Skylink buses – one will bring you to the Nottingham University campus (Skylink Nottingham) and the other to Nottingham City centre (Skylink Express, a lot faster). The bus timetables, fares and routes can be found here (you can download pdf files with the details): Timetables

 

If you use the faster Skylink Express option then you will need to travel from Nottingham city centre to the University

Taxi from East Midlands

A taxi from the airport to the University campus will cost approximately £30 – £40 and will take around 20 minutes.

 

Details and links to some taxi companies can be found on this website

 

Booking a taxi in advance of your arrival is strongly advised.