Travel and accommodation
HOW TO GET HERE
Those of you who are coming from further away may already wish to arrange your transport to and from Glasgow. You should find this link helpful; it includes, for instance, maps and a note of all the airlines that serve Glasgow directly. The University is located in Glasgow's West End, and is reached by underground from the centre of the city (the two stops nearest to the University are Hillhead and Kelvinbridge), or bus. There is a shuttle bus from Glasgow Airport that will take you into the city centre, or if you'd rather hire a cab, consider ordering one from Network Cabs (0141 557 1110) or Glasgow Taxis (0141 429 7070). You should expect to pay £13-18 for a one-way journey.
ACCOMMODATION
We have compiled below a list of hotels and other forms of accommodation that you may find helpful. You may, of course, also wish to consult some of the usual accommodation websites. The University is in the city’s West End, and a nearby hotel would probably be the most convenient.
1. University of Glasgow residences, located around the campus. For more details and booking information please contact the University's Residential Services.
2. Guest houses and hotels in Glasgow's West End (*conveniently close to the University)
3. Hotels in Glasgow City Centre
OTHER COSTS
There is no registration fee for the conference. We hope to be able to cover most of the daily costs, including lunches and refreshments, and a dinner on the Saturday evening (apart from the drinks) for all conference speakers. Other participants may be charged a small fee towards catering (£10 per day).
We are also organising an optional extra, a coach trip on Sunday 13 September to New Lanark, where the utopian socialist Robert Owen had his factory in the early nineteenth century and itself a most attractive location in the Scottish countryside just south of Glasgow. We will have to ask for a modest contribution towards the costs of that excursion.