If arriving at Manchester airport please take the train to Manchester Piccadilly train station.
From Manchester Piccadilly station you will need to make a short walk to Piccadilly Gardens where there is a central bus station. Directions can be found here: Manchester Piccadilly to Piccadilly Gardens
From Piccadilly Gardens there are several buses that go both to the physics department as well as continue to your accommodation at Richmond Park Fallowfield. The cheapest options are numbers 141, 142, 143 ("Magic Bus" which cost £1.00) while numbers 41, 42 and 43 are more expensive. You will be provided a bus pass when you register, valid for the duration of the school on these routes and other "Stagecoach" operated buses so that you can travel free of cost during the school.
Please note that due to roadworks there are a number of modifications to the standard routes for these buses. For the Schuster building (i.e. physics department and school venue) you should get off at the stop on Upper Brook Street that is in front of a Citroen car dealership. Then walk a few yards further down past the Tai Pan Chinese restaurant and turn right onto Brunswick street where the Schuster building will be immediately on your right. More details are on the campus map : http://www.physics.manchester.ac.uk/about-us/maps-and-travel/
To get to the Richmond park accommodation, you need to continue on the bus past the physics department for a further 5-6 stops (roughly 10-15 mins.) till you get to the bus stop for Owens park. A picture of the stop is here: https://sites.google.com/site/busstepp2016/photo-owenspark
At Owens park report to the reception (open 24 hours) and collect your keys for Richmond park, which is inside the Owens park complex. Note that you may be asked for photo id to get your keys so please carry this with you.
From Richmond park to come to the Physics department as well as to get to Christie's Bistro, the relevant bus stop to get off at is at Manchester University, Oxford Road opposite a church and in front of the students union. A picture is here: Photo of Manchester University Oxford Road stop
From this bus stop you need to walk a few yards and turn left on Burlington Street then after a few yards turn right through a gate to get to Christie's Bistro for breakfast (see Christie's Bistro for details). To get to the Schuster Building from here cross Oxford Road and turn onto Brunswick Street where the building is located.