ASA18 - The venue
Our central/main venue and the location of the reception desks, is the Examination Schools, which is located on High Street, in Oxford City Centre. Built between 1876 and 1882 and designed by Sir Thomas Jackson, this historical Grade II listed building was created to house the University of Oxford’s examinations, and is still used for this purpose and for regular lectures. The building stands on a part of the site of the 'Angel Inn', which is reputed to have been the first Inn in England. Each year thousands of students sit their exams in this building, which is commonly known as the 'Schools' and is normally not open to the public. Historical notes.
To reach the Examination Schools from Oxford railway station, take Bus no. 5 to Queens Lane bus stop, and cross the road. The Gloucester Green coach station is located within very short walking distance of the Examination Schools.
The Airline coach is the most convenient and fastest mode of travel from Heathrow and Gatwick airports to Oxford. These Airline coaches, as well as all buses/coaches from London stop directly in front of the Examination Schools at the High Street-Queens Lane bus stop, before proceeding to the final stop at Gloucester Green Coach Station.
During the conference we are also using All Souls College, Magdalen College, Queen Elizabeth House, the Pitt Rivers Museum, the Natural History Museuem, 58 Banbury Road, and Wolfson College for plenaries, panels and labs. See the map below for locations.
The accommodation
The conference offered accommodation at the following colleges: Balliol College, St Hilda's College, Lady Margaret Hall, Exeter College and Magdalen College. For directions either click on the links here or just use the map below.
Map
General travel info
General travel information (coach, rail, car) for Oxford University, can be found here.
In addition to the information provided there, please note that a new coach service has been introduced from Birmingham Airport to Oxford, via Warwick University. For Birmingham airport, a direct train also operates from Birmingham International station to Oxford.
Park and ride
Parking is virtually impossible near the Examination Schools. Please use Park and Ride, which is extremely convenient. Buses (number 400) from Thornhill Park and Ride (off M40/on A40) and Seacourt Park and Ride (off A420) stop directly in front of the Examination Schools. Buses from other Park and Ride sites stop within short walking distance of the Examination Schools.
See: Thornhill info; Seacourt info; Pear Tree info; Water Eaton park info
For Park and Ride bus information for Thornhill and Seacourt, see here (PDF); and for a map of park and ride bus stops in the city centre, see here (PDF).
