School of Chemistry

Venue and Accommodation

Conference Venue

The conference will take place in the Sir Bob Burgess Building, in the heart of the Freemen's Common Student Village at the University of Leicester. Freemen's Common is well-located relative to both the city centre and train station, and is close to Victoria Park and the Clarendon Park area, which is home to several bars, cafes, and restaurants.

Freemens Common aerial overview

Sir Bob Burgess Building
University of Leicester
Leicester, LE2 7TF
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For travel to the conference venue by car, or for taxi drop-off and pick-up, the best location to use is the Freemen's Common Multi-Storey Car Park (subsidised conference rates will be available for car parking):

Map showing the location of the Sir Bob Burgess Building

Freemen's Common Multi-Storey Car Park
11 Putney Road
Leicester, LE2 7TF
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Click on the map image to access the venue location via Google maps.

Accommodation

A number of subsidised single en suite rooms are available on the Freemen's Common site, adjacent to the conference venue. These rooms can be booked flexibly between Saturday 25 July and Thursday 30 July, inclusive. The room rate is £33.50 per night (including VAT), and includes breakfast. The deadline for reserving in order to guarantee this accommodation is 30 April 2026. Please note that Freemen's Common accommodation is not suitable for families or those with accompanying children.

The following hotels offer preferential rates for visitors to the University of Leicester:

The Belmont Hotel
Contact: reservations@belmonthotel.co.uk or call +44 (0)116 252 9602
Preferential rates: Quote “University of Leicester account” to access special rates.

Novotel & Adagio Leicester
Contact: layla.toms@accor.com or call +44 (0)116 482 0440
Preferential rates: Quote “UOL” to access special rates.

Ibis Leicester
Contact: reception@ibisleicester.com or call +44 (0)116 248 7200
Preferential rates: Quote “University of Leicester” to access special rates.

Holiday Inn Leicester
Contact: reservations@hileicester.com or +44 (0)116 242 8713
Preferential rates: Quote “University of Leicester” to access special rates.

There are several other hotels within Leicester, to suit a range of budgets. Details of some of these options can be found through the Visit Leicester website: Visit Leicester hotel listings.

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