Contact:
YCR P53 Research Unit
Department of Biology
University of York
YORK YO10 5DD, UK.
Tel (within UK):
(01904) 328620
Fax: (01904) 328622
Tel (outside UK):
+44-1904-328620
Fax: +44-1904-328622
E-mail: ajm24@york.ac.uk
Travel to York
Flights
Leeds Bradford International Airport http://www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk/
There is a half-hourly bus service to Leeds station, from which frequent trains are available to York.
Manchester Airport is a two hour train journey direct from the airport to York Station: http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/manweb.nsf#70
London Heathrow Airport http://www.heathrowairport.com/
London Gatwick Airport http://www.gatwickairport.com/
London Stansted Airport http://www.stanstedairport.com/
From London airports travel to Kings Cross Train Station London and from there by train to York.
Train: York is on the main East Coast Line from London King's Cross to Edinburgh. Fast trains leave from both the north and south at frequent intervals. There is also a direct service across the Pennines between York, Leeds and Manchester Airport. The University is two miles from the railway station and you will need to get a bus or taxi onto campus. An online rail timetable is available to help you to plan your journey.
Taxi: There is a taxi rank directly outside the station, please ask the driver to take you to the Department of Biology/James College, University of York. A journey costs approximately £8 and takes around 15 minutes.
Bus: You can reach York by coach from many destinations around the country. National Express buses stop at the railway station. More details are available from their online coach timetable.
Car: The easiest route is to approach York via the A64 and A1079. Turn off at the exit marked University and follow the signs past Grimston Bar and down Field Lane to University Road. This route avoids the City Centre and known traffic blackspots. http://www.york.ac.uk/np/maps
Contact Information
Jo Milner, ajm24@york.ac.uk
Liability and Insurance: The organisers will not assume any responsibility whatsoever
for damage or injury to persons or their property during this event.