Location & Travel

The 26th Annual Gathering in Biosemiotics Studies will be hosted by the School of Architecture and landscape, at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Sheffield

Sheffield is one of the major cities in the UK, yet 60% of it is green space. Renowned to be a city composed of more trees than people, it is a city that is safe, affordable, creative and welcoming. Sheffield offers a vibrant big city feel as well as the space and adventure of the Peak District National Park which is on the doorstep. It is the home of steel, making Sheffield a significant aspect of the industrial revolution with global impact. Today Sheffield is a university city, driven by entrepreneurial and ecological industry.

The University of Sheffield is a globally leading research institution stemming from the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth College in 1879 and Sheffield Technical School in 1884. The School of Architecture & Landscape sits high up in one of Sheffield's most recognisable buildings - the Arts Tower - offering unrivalled views across our green city and beyond.

Sheffield city centre

The Peak District

The University of Sheffield

For more information about Sheffield and to plan your visit see here.

The School of Architecture & Landscape

As one of the leading schools of architecture in the UK we are committed to having a positive and lasting impact on the global built environment. The school is known around the world for its strong social ethos. We believe in architecture that makes a difference and know that it has the potential to significantly enhance the quality of life of those who inhabit and use it. The school’s social, climate and practice principles resonates core values of the biosemiotic project and will offer a stimulating platform through which to deliberate issues pertinent to agency and (the built) environment and how architectures agency is a fundamental communicative force in human culture, correlations between livings systems and their environment, and provide an opportunity to rethink human and non-human’s relation to environment and, in so doing, reapproach how we might redefine built environment in response to the fallout of the Anthropocene.

Getting to Sheffield

Sheffield is accessible by plane, train, and car. Manchester Airport offers the most international connections and a direct train to Sheffield. Other airports like Birmingham, East Midlands, and Leeds Bradford also have good rail links. Trains from London, Manchester, and other major UK cities arrive at Sheffield station, which is near the city center. National Express buses and local buses also serve Sheffield, with the interchange being a short walk from the train station.

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Getting around Sheffield

Sheffield has an extensive public transport network covering the city centre, suburbs and beyond into South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and the Peak District.

There are two bus stations located on Arundel Gate and Pond Street. Buses from these areas to the University take between 10 and 20 minutes.

Supertram, the tram network provides direct trams from Sheffield station to the University of Sheffield. They run every 12 minutes. From the station get on a Blue route service towards Malin Bridge and arrive at the University in under 10 minutes.

Sheffield’s local train network extends into the city’s suburbs across the rest of South Yorkshire and beyond. Other destinations include Manchester, Leeds and Lincoln.

See here for further details on local public transport.

And further key information for any visitors needing to travel to and navigate around the University.

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