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GLOBAL GATEWAY AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND COLLABORATION

WELCOME TO NOTRE DAME The University of Notre Dame boasts a network of extraordinary facilities and programs located around the world—the Notre Dame Global Gateways. Under the aegis of Notre Dame International (NDI), the Global Gateways are academic and intellectual centers where scholars, students, and leaders from universities, government, business, and the community gather to discuss issues of topical and enduring relevance.

At each Global Gateway, the Notre Dame community and its many international partners and colleagues work together to advance knowledge across all disciplines with a view to the common good.

London is home to one of six Notre Dame Global Gateways, with the others located in Beijing, Chicago, Dublin, Jerusalem, and Rome.

The London Global Gateway consists of two major facilities: an academic center (Fischer Hall at ) and a 270-bed residence building (Conway Hall, close to the near Waterloo Station). These two facilities, located in vibrant , are within easy walking distance of each other. Whether for hosting a large conference or merely for providing office space for a day or two, Fischer Hall and Conway Hall serve the needs of the Notre Dame community in London. • The Summer Engineering Program in LONDON London exposes Notre Dame students to innovative technological achievements PROGRAMS during a six-week program. • The Law Summer Program is open The London Global Gateway is active to Notre Dame and non-Notre Dame year-round, hosting a myriad of activities law students and has between 30 including graduate and undergraduate and 40 participants. classes, faculty seminars, conferences, workshops, debates, book launches, and • In addition, Notre Dame offers other events. Here is a brief description a summer program designed and/or listing of some of those programs specifically for Notre Dame chemical/ and activities. biomolecular undergraduates in partnership with Imperial College, NOTRE DAME ACADEMIC London—one of the leading YEAR PROGRAMS institutions in this field in the world.

• The London Undergraduate Program OTHER RECENT is Notre Dame International’s largest PROGRAMS AND EVENTS study abroad program, offering 260 juniors the opportunity to spend a • Ambit Magazine launch semester in London each year. • Catholic Bishops’ Conference for and Wales • The full-year and semester law programs offer a valuable educational • Control of Cyber-Physical experience in and outside of the Systems Workshop classroom, giving students a chance • Dante’s Theology Summer Seminar to examine U.S. law through different cultural and legal viewpoints. • Dr. Christiaan Alting von Geusau Lecture NOTRE DAME SUMMER • Global History Seminar Series PROGRAMS • Global Dissertation Accelerator Workshops • The London Undergraduate Summer Program offers Notre Dame • International Marketing Ethics undergraduates the opportunity to take Conference credit-bearing courses while in London. • Internet Freedom Panel Debate

3 of Parliament are a 15-minute walk MORE to the south, Buckingham is a 10-minute walk to the west, and legal London is a similar distance down the ABOUT Strand to the east.

FISCHER Fischer Hall, in addition to its proximity to St. James’s Park, is close HALL to Waterloo Gardens, Embankment Gardens, and the . It is near many of London’s leading The Notre Dame London Global universities, including King’s College Gateway is housed in the Marian London, the London School of Kennedy Fischer Hall, a historic Economics, and University College 19,000-square-foot building on the London. The area is also home to many northwest corner of Trafalgar Square. libraries and bookstores. The facility has served as Notre Dame’s

London base of operations since 1998. Fischer Hall is convenient for public Built as a University Club for Oxford transportation. main and Cambridge graduates, Fischer Hall line and underground stations are now hosts Notre Dame’s London-based just across Trafalgar Square, and programs and classes, as well as events Circus and Square such as conferences, book launches, underground stations are immediately lecture series, and recitals. to the north, giving access to the

Northern, Piccadilly, and Bakerloo tube Fischer Hall is adjacent to the National lines. An extensive network of buses Gallery and the National Portrait also runs close to Fischer Hall. Gallery. Downing Street and the Houses

4 VERSATILE FACILITIES

MEETING/ACADEMIC FACILITIES

The following rooms are available for programs and events:

CLASSROOM ROOMS -STYLE RECEPTION-STYLE (WITH TABLES)

Trafalgar Hall 80-120 people 130 people On request

Senior Common Room 50 people 65 people On request

Classroom G.03 20 people 31 people 15 people

Classroom G.04 40 people 51 people 25 people

Classroom G.07 45 people 60 people 31 people

Classroom 1.04 39 people 50 people 24 people

Classroom 1.06 45 people 60 people 34 people

Classroom 2.05 40 people 50 people 25 people

Classroom 2.06 45 people 60 people 31 people

Classroom 4.12 15 people 36 people On request

• Wireless Internet connection is • Facilities are available for rent for available throughout the building. academic, cultural, religious, or other charitable purposes on evenings, • Teleconferencing facilities are Fridays, and weekends as well as available upon request. during the week when classes are not • Fischer Hall is open 8:00 a.m. until in session. midnight during the academic year • Smoking is not permitted on the and shorter hours during the summer premises, except in the small inner and holiday periods. courtyard of Fischer Hall.

5 OFFICE SPACE COMMON SPACES

• Offices are available for Notre Dame • Junior Common Room (lounge for faculty visiting London; a shared undergraduate students): kitchen, faculty office is also available for vending machines, and table tennis office hours or one-on-one meetings • Middle Common Room with students. (lounge for graduate students): television, VCR, • The library is available for use by DVD player Notre Dame academic programs and • Senior Common Room by Notre Dame faculty visiting London (lounge (by arrangement). Please contact Alice for faculty and staff): also used for Tyrell [email protected] if you are a receptions and other large gatherings faculty member planning a visit. • Other Common Spaces: small inner courtyard; changing rooms, showers, and lockers

6 BOOKING AND ADDITIONAL Priority will be given to University of INFORMATION Notre Dame programs or Notre Dame- affiliated groups, but the London Global For more information about availability Gateway welcomes requests from charity, and to book facilities, University of Notre religious, and educational organizations. Dame faculty and staff should contact Harriet Baldwin, director of academic All guests must be registered prior to conferences, [email protected] or Lauri an event. The hosting organization Roberts, academic conference specialist, must provide a complete guest list at [email protected]. least 48 hours prior to the event.

All other individuals should contact Catering details (number of guests, menu Charlotte Parkyn, [email protected]. choices, and dietary requirements) must be confirmed at least seven days prior to If possible, please provide the following the event. information when submitting an inquiry: • Name of organization The London Global Gateway is unable to • Event title accommodate sit-down dinners, but will • Type of event work with a local catering company to • Duration of event provide meal options for events. • Ideal date(s) and time of day • Target audience and projected attendance number (if applicable) • Space and A/V needs • Catering needs • Contact details

7 HOUSING CONWAY HALL NOTRE DAME HAS Situated close to London’s South Bank BEEN PRESENT IN cultural center, Conway Hall is directly LONDON SINCE 1982; across from Waterloo Station, two blocks south of the River Thames, and adjacent FISCHER HALL WAS to King’s College, London. The new DEDICATED IN 1999; residence includes 270 beds, organized in flats for students. Notre Dame programs CONWAY HALL WAS may inquire as to housing availability at OPENED IN 2011. Conway Hall by contacting Brian Klue [email protected].

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Photograph: Fischer Hall,

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PREFERRED HOTELS

Charing Cross Hotel The Strand London, England WC2N 5HX Tel: +44 84 5305 8312

Club Quarters, Trafalgar Square 8 London, England WC2N 5BY Tel: +44 20 7839 9333 Email: [email protected]

The Royal Trafalgar Whitcomb Street, Trafalgar Square London, England WC2H 7HG Tel: +44 87 1376 9037

Thistle Piccadilly London, England W1D 6BZ Tel: +44 87 1376 9031

For more information and details on how to book these hotels, Notre Dame employees should visit travel.nd.edu/ travel-contracts/international-hotels.

Notre Dame has a longstanding relationship with Anglo Educational Services, a major provider of affordable short- and medium-term student/faculty housing in and around London. For more information about Anglo Educational Services, visit angloeducational.com or contact Joanne Bowers at joanne@ angloeducational.com. OTHER NEARBY HOTELS

Corinthia Hotel London Place London, England SW1A 2BD Tel: +44 20 7930 8181 Email: [email protected]

The Grand at Trafalgar Square 8 Northumberland Avenue London, England WC2N 5BY Tel: +44 20 7839 8877 Email: [email protected]

Citadines Prestige Trafalgar Square 18/21 Northumberland Avenue London, England WC2N 5EA Tel: +44 20 7766 3700 Email: [email protected]

St. Martin’s Lane London 45 St. Martin’s Lane London, England WC2N 4HX Tel: +44 20 7300 5500 Reservations: morganshotelgroup.com

The Fielding Hotel 4 Broad Court, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, England WC2B 5QZ Tel: +44 20 7836 8305 Email: [email protected]

For other hotels, please visit laterooms.com. LONDON GLOBAL GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL.ND.EDU

VISITOR INFORMATION

Fischer Hall is located on Suffolk Street A National Service of Remembrance in the City of , a London is held at the site every year on borough that occupies much of the city . Along Whitehall center. It neighbors the ancient City is Parade, a large parade of London and the Royal Borough of ground where is Kensington and Chelsea. It hosts a held, a ceremony which commemorates large number of parks and open spaces the monarch’s official birthday. and sits on the north bank of the River Thames. The area surrounding Fischer At the very south of Whitehall is Hall has an abundance of cultural and Parliament Street and together they span historical landmarks. around 1 kilometer. From Parliament Street you can see Downing Street, Trafalgar Square residence to the Prime Minister. Trafalgar Square is just a brief walk from Suffolk Street and is one of St. James’s Palace and the city’s most vibrant open spaces. St. James’s Palace is a 10-minute walk Apart from being a top spot to catch from Fischer Hall down . It is some sun and watch street artists and one of London’s oldest and is performers, it is also used for many the of the monarch, events and celebrations throughout although none have lived there for the year (e.g., the Royal Wedding, almost two centuries. However, the the Olympics, St. Patrick’s Day, and is still based at St. James’s Chinese New Year). In the summer, Palace, and it is home to some of the film and theatre screenings also take princes and princesses when they are in place in the square. Although Trafalgar London. Attached to St. James’s Palace Square is no longer known for its is Clarence House, official residence swarms of pigeons, it is still home to of the , the Duchess of Nelson’s Column (erected in 1845), Cornwall, and previously the Queen the bronze lions that guard it (added Mother and Princes William and Harry. in 1867), and the Fourth Plinth, now used to display contemporary artworks. A further five-minute walk down Pall Whitehall, , Mall is Buckingham Palace, the London and The residence and workplace of the monarch. Heading south from Trafalgar Square It has the largest private garden in is Whitehall, lined with government London and during the summer (August departments and ministries. It is also the until September), the staterooms, used site of , a for official entertaining, are open for erected around 1919, as part of a peace public viewing. parade at the end of the First World War. Providing access between The Mall Another five-minute walk from Suffolk and Trafalgar Square, Admiralty Arch Street, Leicester Square is home to is a five-minute walk from Fischer a theatre, several famous cinemas Hall, extending southwest off the that host festivals and premieres, and square. Until 2012 it was used for various bars and nightclubs. government offices, but in 2015 it will be transformed into a hotel run by the Covent Garden Market Italian fashion house Armani. Covent Garden is one of the most popular tourist sites in London. Once a fruit and vegetable market, it is now Piccadilly Circus is a 10-minute walk full of shops, boutiques, jewelry stalls, from Suffolk Street and was originally cafes, taverns, and street entertainers. intended to connect Regent’s Park to , where the Prince Houses of Parliament and Regent (later King George IV) resided. Piccadilly Circus became the bustling Just a 20-minute walk from Fischer plaza that it is today with the creation Hall are the Houses of Parliament of in 1885 with (Westminster Palace). Once the illuminated billboards dominating primary residence of the kings of buildings just 10 years later. Piccadilly England, it is now the meeting place of Circus is most famous for the the House of Commons and the House Shaftesbury Memorial (better of Lords. Its bell, , is one of the known as Eros’ Fountain), built in 1893 most iconic landmarks in the United to commemorate philanthropist Lord Kingdom. The Palace is neighbor to the Shaftesbury. The statue on top of the equally renowned Westminster Abbey. fountain was intended to depict the Angel of Christian Charity and was renamed after the Greek god much later. The plaza has become a favorite meeting place as it leads to the main shopping streets, , and Leicester Square. LONDON GLOBAL GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL.ND.EDU

GETTING AROUND

Although it is often quicker to walk located only a couple of minutes in London, you have several other from Charing Cross Station, next to transportation options. To find out the River Thames. Fare zone 1. about train routes, visit nationalrail. co.uk; for underground and taxi • is a services, visit tfl.gov.uk. 15-minute walk from Fischer Hall, across Hungerford Bridge. Underground & Trains It has trains to , , and South West • Charing Cross Station, five England as well as commuter trains minutes from Fischer Hall, has to southwestern suburbs of London. frequent trains to Waterloo, Waterloo also has an underground Waterloo East, and , station connecting to the Waterloo operated by and City, Bakerloo, Northern, and and Southeastern and heading to Jubilee lines. Fare zone 1. destinations in the South West and South East. Charing Cross also has Buses an underground station served by the and Bakerloo • Catch buses all around Fischer line. Fare zone 1. Hall, with the closest stops on Haymarket, Trafalgar Square, • Leicester Square Underground Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, station is to the east of Leicester and the Strand. Details of bus Square on and routes and destinations can be here you can take the Northern line found in all bus shelters or on or the . Fare zone 1. tfl.gov.uk.

• Piccadilly Circus Underground Taxis station is located directly below Piccadilly Circus and has several • London black cabs may be hailed off entrances and exits around the the street, but the nearest taxi rank is plaza. Access the Bakerloo and outside Charing Cross station. Piccadilly lines here. Fare zone 1.

• Embankment Underground station is served by the Northern, Bakerloo, Circle, and District lines and is REACHING FISCHER HALL

From London Gatwick From London Heathrow

• From London Gatwick take the • From London Heathrow take the train, which goes train, which goes to London Victoria to London train station every 15 minutes. From Victoria every 15 minutes. From Paddington catch the Circle or on take the to Charing the underground to Embankment. Cross. Approximately 30 minutes. Southern Railway trains also go heathrowairport.com/transport-and- from Gatwick to London Victoria directions which leave every five minutes. Approximately 40 minutes. heathrowexpress.com gatwickairport.com/to-and-from • You can also catch the Piccadilly gatwickexpress.com line from . southernrailway.com Heathrow has three Stations—Terminals 1-3, Terminal 4, and Terminal 5. • Catch trains from Gatwick to Heathrow Terminals 1-3 station London Bridge and from there is in the central area between the get the underground to Waterloo terminals, which are a few minutes’ () or Charing Cross walk away via underground (Jubilee and Northern lines), or walkways. Terminal 4 and Terminal an overground train to Charing 5 stations are in the basements of Cross. Approximately 45 minutes. the terminal buildings. The airport firstcapitalconnect.co.uk is in fare zone 6.

• There are also buses from Gatwick, • coaches go from which provide regular services into Heathrow to Embankment and take the city center. National Express anywhere between 1 hr. 45 min. and coaches depart from the North 2 hr. 30 min. and South terminals. EasyBus nationalexpress.com is inexpensive and is a non-stop service to Earl’s Court/West Brompton. From Earl’s Court take the Piccadilly line to Piccadilly Circus or from West Brompton take the District line to Embankment. nationalexpress.com easybus.co.uk LONDON GLOBAL GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL.ND.EDU

THINGS TO DO

Places to Eat Street (10-minute walk), British There are hundreds of restaurants Museum (20-minute walk), around Fischer Hall, near Piccadilly Modern, and the Wallace Circus, Lower Regents Street, Collection (all around 30 minutes Haymarket, Leicester Square, Covent walking). also has Garden, the Strand, and around exhibitions and performances in their Trafalgar Square. Recommended by various spaces. past faculty are Cote in St. Martin’s Lane (French), Assagetti in Haymarket Nearby include the National (Italian), and Cicchetti (Italian), in Theatre (Southbank), Royal Haymarket Piccadilly Circus. Theatre and Her Majesty’s Theatre on Haymarket, Theatre, Noel For lunchtime snacks (sandwiches, Coward Theatre, , soup, fruit, pastries, etc.) and and English National Opera. coffee, there are several branches of Starbucks (nearest on the Strand), Shaftesbury Avenue, at the of Costa (Trafalgar Square), Café Nero Theatre Land, is a five-minute walk (Trafalgar Square), Pret a Manger from Suffolk Street. (Lower , St. Martin’s Lane, Trafalgar Square), and some Libraries independent cafes: Notes (St. Martin’s Nearby public libraries in Westminster Lane) and Orsini (Whitcomb Street). include:

Southbank Centre just over Hungerford • Charing Cross Library Bridge (10-minute walk from Fischer westminster.gov.uk/charing- Hall) has a variety of coffee shops, cafes, cross-library bars, and restaurants. Located between (five-minute walk) Conway Hall and Fischer Hall, it is ideal for students. • Westminster Reference Library westminster.gov.uk/westminster- Soho, a 10-minute walk from Fischer reference-library Hall, has an array of restaurants. (five-minute walk)

Museums, Galleries, and Theatres • Victoria Library Nearby museums and galleries include westminster.gov.uk/victoria-library the and National (30-minute walk or 25 minutes Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square, by bus) House on Craven Nearby academic and cultural libraries Churches (with open reference access) include: Catholic: • , Soho • Saison Poetry Library • Sacred Heart of Jesus, Westminster poetrylibrary.org.uk (10-minute walk) • St. Charles Borromeo, • St. Patrick, • British Film Institute Library bfi.org.uk/education-research/bfi- Nearest: reuben-library (15-minute walk) • St. Martin-in-the-Field (Church of England) • bl.uk (30-minute walk or Gyms 20 minutes by bus) • L.A. Fitness on Lower Regent Street • Fitness First over Charing Cross Access to a large number of academic Station and specialist libraries and archives can be arranged—please contact • Virgin Active on the Strand [email protected] for assistance. • Students can purchase membership at the King’s College gym close to Parks and Open Spaces Conway Hall St. James’s Park is just five minutes Shopping from Suffolk Street, as is St. James’s Square. There are also gardens such Branching off Piccadilly Circus is as Embankment Gardens, Waterloo Regent Street, which leads to Carnaby Gardens, and Street, , and Gardens all in walking distance. St. (the latter two can be reached in James’s Park leads to and around 15-20 minutes walking from Hyde Park (45 minutes away walking, Suffolk Street). Regent Street and but it makes a lovely walk via all offers stores such as three parks). Superdry and French Connection but is most famous for Toy Local Supermarkets Shop and Liberty department store. Around Suffolk Street there are two Whereas Oxford Street has more than Tesco supermarkets, one by Trafalgar 300 high street shops and several large Square and the other on Lower Regent department stores (e.g., and Street (a 10-minute walk) and also a John Lewis), Bond Street is the place Cooperative supermarket and Sainsbury’s to go for big names such as Burberry on the Strand. These are all lower-priced and Louis Vuitton. The famous supermarkets. There is a small Marks and is located about 30 minutes from Spencer supermarket in Charing Cross Suffolk Street but can be reached on the station which is higher scale. underground. CONTACT US

OFFICE LOCATION TOPICS CONTACT EMAIL & TELEPHONE

London Warren vonEschenbach Warren.J.vonEschenbach.1@ Director of London Global Gateway nd.edu and Assistant Provost for Europe Academic +44 20 7484 7811 Programs and South Bend Collaborations Robert Norton 105 Main Building Associate Vice President for [email protected] Academic Programs and Research +1 574 631 2772

Notre Dame Geoffrey Bennett London London Law Director of the Notre Dame [email protected] Center London Law Program +44 20 7484 7821

ND Faculty and Alice Tyrell London Students Undergraduate Program Librarian [email protected] Planning and Academic Program Coordinator +44 20 7484 7839 Research

Charlotte Parkyn London Assistant Manager and Conference [email protected] and Events Liaison +44 20 7484 7800

South Bend Conference and Harriet Baldwin 246 O’Shaughnessy Hall Events Logistics Director of Academic Conferences [email protected] +1 574 631 7864 South Bend Lauri Roberts 246 O’Shaughnessy Hall Academic Conference Specialist [email protected] +1 574 631 1468

London Libby Bishop Shields [email protected] Director of Operations Administrative +44 20 7484 7000 and Operations South Bend Oversight Thomas Guinan 105 Main Building Associate Vice President for [email protected] Administrative Operations +1 574 631 9186 LONDON GLOBAL GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL.ND.EDU