Travel

TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION

Due to generous sponsorship we are offering five £50 grants towards travel in order to attend the conference. These grants are issued competitively and to apply you must fill in this google form indicating how you are planning on travelling to the conference, and why you are applying for a travel grant.

Getting to the city

By air:

We recommend that international students fly into Manchester airport as it is served by many domestic and international carriers and has direct rail links to Sheffield (day and night). Once you arrive, follow signs from arrivals to the Manchester airport train station. Direct trains run to Sheffield once an hour; the journey is roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. Both London airports (Heathrow and Gatwick) are reasonably accessible by rail with just one change (typically at London St. Pancras). We recommend you to allow at least 4 hours travel time between either of these airports and Sheffield. 

By rail: 

Sheffield is at the heart of the railway network. Regular services operate between Sheffield and London St. Pancras (from just over 2 hours), Birmingham (1.25 hours), Leeds (1 hour) Manchester (1 hour) and Nottingham (1 hour). 

By road:

National Express operates a comprehensive coach service to most parts of the country from Sheffield Transport Interchange, Pond Street. The fastest service to London takes about 3.5 hours. National express also offer a third off travel for students and young people holding a Young Persons’ Coachcard. Megabus coaches also connect to a range of destinations from Meadowhall Interchange, which is about 4 miles from Sheffield’s city centre. Trains and buses run regularly between Meadowhall and Sheffield city centre. Alternatively Sheffield’s Supertram tram service runs directly from Meadowhall to the University 

Getting to the campus

By tram:

You can catch the Supertram to the campus from Meadowhall, the railway station and the city centre. Both the blue route to Malin Bridge and the yellow route to Middlewood stop at West Street and at University. A discounted student ticket called the Unirider is available through the Stagecoach site. 

By bus:

A number of regular bus services stop at or near the University. The most frequent of these are the 51, 52 and 95 from the city centre and the 120 from Sheffield Transport Interchange. A detailed list of all bus services that serve the University campus, their timetables and live departure information can be found by clicking any of the bus stops on the Travel South Yorkshire interactive public transport map. There is a range of ticket options available for young people and students through the two major bus operators in Sheffield: First and Stagecoach. Alternatively, multi-operator tickets are available from TravelMaster. 

By taxi:

There are taxi ranks at the railway station and beside the City Hall. The journey to the University should only take five minutes, but can take 15 minutes if traffic is heavy. Expect to pay approximately £5.