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Midlands Viking Symposium 2013 The Venue The Midlands Viking Symposium will take place on By Taxi: There are taxi ranks throughout the City the University Park Campus in Room B62 of the Law Centre and at the main railway and bus stations. and Social Sciences Building (use the building’s The journey to the campus takes about 15 minutes. North Entrance), no 7 on the map: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sharedresources/docu From Beeston ments/mapuniversitypark.pdf (approximately 1.5 miles) From Nottingham The Trent Barton Indigo service runs from Beeston (approximately 3 miles) Bus Station (about 10 minutes walk from the Railway Station along Station Road) past the South By Bus: From Broadmarsh Bus Station (about 250 and North entrances to the University, as well as Midlands Viking metres walk from the Railway Station), catch one of passing QMC. Nottingham City Transport service 13 the following Trent Barton buses: has a stop in Queen's Road, about 5 minutes walk Symposium 2013 from the Beeston railway station, turning right out of University Boulevard: Indigo (East, South and West Station Road. Entrances): 18, 32 From East Midlands Airport Connecting Islands More information can be found on the Trent Barton (approximately 10 miles) website: https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/bus- information/student There is a 24-hour Skylink bus service from East Midlands Airport to Nottingham City Centre. Buses University of Nottingham The Nottingham City Transport Unilink service (34) run every 30 minutes until midnight, then hourly until th also runs from the Broadmarsh Centre via Angel 4am when the half hourly service resumes. The Saturday 27 April 2013, 10 a.m. Row, Derby Road and QMC and stops at various service goes past the University Park Campus: points on the campus. https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/services/skylinknotting ham/maps-and-times Other Nottingham City Transport services also pass near or through the campus and can be picked up You can also walk to the taxi rank on the terminal from stops near the Market Square in the City forecourt and take a direct taxi to the University. The Centre: 13/13c (University Boulevard) or 36 (Derby cost of a single/one way journey is approximately Road) £20. Taxis are normally available 24 hours. More information on the Nottingham City Transport From M1 Motorway: Leave the M1 motorway at website: http://www.nctx.co.uk/getting-to-class/ Junction 25 to join the A52 to Nottingham. Turn right A Day School introducing the latest at The Priory roundabout (about 4 miles from M1), research in Viking Studies for anyone with Yourbuss service y36 also reaches campus: then left at next roundabout to enter the University's an interest in the history and culture of the http://www.catchyourbus.co.uk/businfo/City/y36/y36 West Entrance. Parking is available at the venue. mftochilwell.html Vikings. The Universities of Nottingham, Registration form Birmingham and Leicester are proud to Dr Donna Heddle (Centre for Nordic announce the ninth Midlands Viking Studies in Orkney and Shetland): Tba Midlands Viking Symposium 2013 Symposium, an event designed to bring together academics and non-academics Dr Rory Naismith (University of I/We would like to attend the Midlands interested in Viking Studies working in the Cambridge): ‘Treasure Islands: Viking-Age Viking Symposium : Midlands. This year’s Symposium has been Currency in the North Atlantic’ linked to an AHRC-funded research training Name(s)..……………………………………… programme on Viking settlement in the There will be an exhibition by the Orkney …………………………………………………. North Atlantic islands, and specialists from Viking Heritage Project, which will be a variety of disciplines will be giving talks introduced by the organisers. Address:……………………………………… relating to this topic. ………………………………………………… Costs …………………………………………….…… Speakers include: …………………………………………………. £30 per person (£20 for students/unwaged). …………………………………………….…… Professor Judith Jesch (University of This includes registration, all handouts, …………………………………………………. Nottingham): ‘Maeshowe and Poetry’ lunch, coffee and tea. Payment can be by cheque and should be made payable to Email:………………………………………….. Dale Kedwards (University of York): The University of Nottingham, or by credit ‘Connecting Islands: Early Maps of the card (please ask for a credit card form). I/We enclose a payment/cheque for: North Atlantic’ ……… Please send your completed registration th Dr Matt Townend (University of York): forms by Friday 12 April 2013 to: I/We need a special diet (give numbers as ‘Writing the History of Viking Age Yorkshire’ appropriate): Tracy Stead Emeritus Professor Michael P. Barnes Room A 35 Trent Vegan [ ] Vegetarian [ ] (University College London / Honorary School of English Professor, Centre for the Study of the University of Nottingham Other (please specify): Viking Age, University of Nottingham): NG7 2RD …………………………………… ‘What is Norn?’ For further enquiries please contact Tracy Please tick below if you would like to hear more Dr Angela Watt (University of the Highlands Stead: about medieval studies (courses, day schools, lectures, publications etc.) at the Universities of and Islands): ‘Shaping the silver dragon, [email protected] Telephone: 0115 9515906 Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham [ ] forging a dual identity’ .
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