We are located in the Earl Mountbatten Building, rooms 1.52 and 1.53, Heriot-Watt University. Heriot-Watt University is 5 miles west of the centre of Edinburgh. See here for directions and campus maps. To find us by busLothian Buses services 25, 34 and 45 run between the city centre and the James Watt Centre on the campus. All these bus routes terminate at the campus, so you can simply sit on the bus until it is clearly no longer going anywhere. Exact fare must be tendered - at present (June 2011) the fare is £1.30 from the city centre, on any route, or you can get a day ticket for £3.20 which you can use repeatedly, on any route. Day tickets can be purchased online in advance of your visit.The number 25 runs along Princes Street (by Waverley Station) and also serves Haymarket Station. The journey time to Riccarton is approximately 40 minutes from Waverley Station and 30 minutes from Haymarket. Between 8.00 and 18.30 the 25 runs roughly every 10 minutes. The 34 also runs between Princes Street (by Waverley Station) and Riccarton Campus. The journey time to campus is approximately 45 minutes from Waverley Station. The 45 runs from St Andrew Square (close to the Bus Station), via the Mound and Tollcross to Riccarton campus, Mondays to Fridays only. The journey time to Riccarton is approximately 45 minutes from St Andrew Square and 30 minutes from Tollcross. If you are coming to campus for an evening event, the X25 express bus is the fastest option. It leaves from Princes Street (by Waverley Station) between 16.10 and 18.15. Night buses are also available: The N25 leaves from Waverley Steps on Princes Street and runs via Haymarket. Bus timetables and up-to-date information can be obtained from Lothian Buses (click on 'Find your bus' then 'timetables', or use the 'Choose a timetable' drop-down in the top-right). Campus map / directionsOnce you get off the bus, you need to make your way to the Earl Mountbatten Building, room 1.52. Here's the H-W "Building Finder": http://www.hw.ac.uk/student-life/campus-life/edinburgh/find-my-building.htm If you stay on the bus until the end of the line, you'll be at the University Main Reception (click the "buildings" box on that page to make sure it's shown). This map is also (mildly) useful for finding your way around the campus: http://www.hw.ac.uk/documents/PDF/edinburgh-campus-map.pdf Large project meetings will be held at the the Maxwell Institute, Edinburgh (International Centre for Mathematical Sciences).
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