2023 Conference: Edinburgh Napier

The British Society for Literature and Science

Eighteenth Annual Conference

Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

13-15 April 2023

 

Registration for the 2023 BSLS Annual Conference is now open until Monday 6 March 2023. Register here. The draft programme is available here.

The registration fee structure offers different rates for waged, unwaged, and remotely participating delegates.

In person, waged: £220

In person, unwaged: £120

BSLS bursary recipients: £20

In-person delegates, note that the rate includes: transport from Craiglockhart to the city centre at the end of the day on the 13th and to the conference dinner venue on the14th; out to the campus in the morning on the 14thand 15th; lunch on all three days; evening drinks and light food on the 13th.

Remote, waged: £50

Remote, unwaged: £30

Conference dinner: £38

Conference Location

Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, 219 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH14 1DJ www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/our-location/our-campuses/craiglockhart  

Getting to the Conference venue and local travel

On the Friday and Saturday mornings, there will be a conference bus from the city centre to Craiglockhart campus. On the Thursday and Friday evenings, there will be a bus from the campus back into town. So, you only need to get yourself to Craiglockhart on Thursday (registration from 11.00, first session about 13.00), and away again on Saturday after lunch (about 13.00).

By train from the south or east, you will arrive at Waverley station; from the west and north, at Haymarket (all these trains continue to Waverley – but you can get a bus or taxi to the campus from Haymarket which is a little closer).

Craiglockhart Campus is supplied by bus routes 4, 10, and 27 from the city centre. Catch the 10 and 27 from Waverley, or the 4 from Haymarket. Do make use of the Transport for Edinburgh app for more bus stop locations, routes, and live bus times and tracking.

To get to the campus from the airport you can either get a taxi or Uber, or catch a bus or tram to Haymarket station and then the number 4 bus.

If you are driving, the campus has plenty of parking.

For more detail, see: https://staff.napier.ac.uk/services/facilities/sustainability/transport/Pages/Craiglockhart-Travel.aspx

Useful links:

Staying in Edinburgh

Edinburgh offers a full range of accommodation from backpacker hostels to budget hotels to glitzy hotels, but it’s a popular tourist destination all year and my main piece of advice is to book soon.

Craiglockhart Campus is in a mainly residential area, and you are likely to be staying more centrally in Edinburgh. The conference buses will be leaving from somewhere near Lauriston Place/ Tollcross/ Fountainbridge, south/south-west of Princes Street.

Some places to look:

 

Contacts and social media

  • General enquiries: bsls2023@napier.ac.uk
  • Conference organiser: Emily Alder (alder@napier.ac.uk)
  • BSLS membership secretary: also Emily Alder (alder@napier.ac.uk)
  • Twitter: @TheBSLS
  • If you’re posting, please also use: #BSLS2023

 

Things to do in Edinburgh

Indoors:

Outdoors:

 

Eating and drinking

It’s hard to know where to start in Edinburgh, but see EH1.Com and, if it helps, here are some Places Emily Likes:

Cafés and restaurants

Pubs:

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