Venue and Other Useful Information

Conference Location

The conference was held in
Black Horse House
The University of Reading,

Whiteknights,

Reading,

Berkshire,

RG6 6AH

Black Horse House


University of Reading Great Hall

University information

The University was established in 1892 as an extension college of Christ Church, Oxford. In 1904, a local family (The Palmers of Huntley & Palmers biscuit manufacturers) donated the London Road site and continue to support expansion. Milestones in the university’s history include: only university to receive a royal charter between 1919 and 1939, first British university to integrate an industrial Research and Development group on campus, first university to win a Queens’s Award fro Export Achievement, twice receiving the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education.

The main university campus, Whiteknights was purchased in 1947 and is the former country estate of the Marquis of Blandford. The site, some 130 hectares, encompasses conservation meadows, a rare trees collection and a large 4.5 hectare lake and there are several listed buildings on the site.

You can find more information on the university website.and can download a “self-tour” guide here.

General information

Reading is at the heart of an attractive area of the Thames Valley and is the county town of the Royal county of Berkshire.. It is a long inhabited and well domesticated area that sits at the junction of several major transport routes, both rail and road. As such, Reading serves as a major hub for commuter traffic into and out of London.

Other useful links

Tourist information website for city

http://www.readingtourism.org.uk/

http://wikitravel.org/en/Reading_(Berkshire)

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