Format of your talk

The format of the seminars is a one-hour seminar + questions, preceded by a separate 20-minute introduction/review attended by PhD students only. The audience is a broad hep-th audience, so please also include a generous introduction in your main talk.

Location and travel

We are located in Building 54 on the Highfield Campus (Google Maps link)

Arrival by train/plane: 

By train, the campus and nearby hotels are best reached by taking a train to Southampton Airport Parkway station. To get from the airport or Parkway station to the Highfield Campus, please either take a taxi or the 'Unilink' bus (U1C goes to the campus, U1A goes back to the airport/Parkway station). 

If taking the bus, some more detailed instructions: Coming from the London direction and arriving at Parkway station, stay on the same side of the tracks and exit the train station near the front of the train. The bus stop will be on your right, just beyond the South end of the station. Take the U1C bus which will take you to the middle of campus just above Building 6 (see campus map below), then make your way to Building 54 (Maths). The buses accept contactless card payments -- tap on and tap off with your card.

Arrival by car: 

We can arrange a parking space if you let us know at least two days in advance. The parking space is at the back of Physics and Maths buildings (B56 and B54 resp.) If you use Google maps for navigation insert these coordinates. Be carful that you can only enter the car park from one side (Chamberlain Road).

Accommodation: 

If you are booked into The Elizabeth House Hotel, their address and contact information are:

42-44 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XP,
https://elizabethhousehotel.com/       
Tel: +44 2380 224327

On the day of your seminar

String Theory seminars are usually held in the Mathematics building (Building 54). In the 2025 fall semester we have building refurbishment work in our building so sometimes our seminars are in other buildings on campus. Most of the other high-energy theorists in the School of Mathematics have offices on the 5th and 6th floors; the secretaries are located on the 5th floor (Room 5005). If you would like to join the group for lunch, please arrive before 12 noon. Please keep all receipts for reimbursement. For meals, these must be itemised receipts rather than card receipts.

Seminar organisers: 

Fridrik Freyr Gautason (Room 5019), Adrian Sanchez Garrido (Room 5009), Kuo-Wei Huang (Room 5009), Paolo Arnaudo (Room 6021) in Building 54.

Links:

• • Map of Highfield campus

  • The String Theory and Holography Group

  • The STAG Research Centre

  • Other STAG Research Centre Seminars