AUCSO 2023 will take place at the James Watt Centre, part of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Heriot-Watt University is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and subsequently granted university status by royal charter in 1966.
James Watt Centre
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
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Heriot-Watt Edinburgh Campus is about 6 miles from the city centre. It's well served by frequent local bus services and is also easy to access by car.
Rail
The mainline rail network serves the centre of Edinburgh well. Edinburgh Waverley is at the east end of Princes Street and Haymarket Station is at the west end. Curriehill Station, one mile from the University, offers a frequent service to Edinburgh Waverley and a service to Glasgow Central Station.
We do not recommend alighting at Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh Gateway or Curriehill as there is no direct transport link to the campus from these stations. Proceed to Haymarket and catch a number 25 bus from Dalry Road (terminating at Riccarton).
Rail timetables can be found on the National Rail website
Taxi
A number of taxi services, such as Central Taxis, are available at taxi ranks in the centre of Edinburgh, including Waverley and Haymarket rail stations and St Andrew Square bus station, as well as at Edinburgh airport. The journey to Heriot-Watt University takes about 20–30 minutes from the city centre, and about 10 minutes from Edinburgh airport. A return journey to the city centre costs about £30.
Car
The Edinburgh Campus is easy to access by car from the centre of Edinburgh and from all major routes leading to the city. The University is half a mile from the Calder Junction of the A720 City of Edinburgh by-pass and the A71, and you'll see signs for Heriot-Watt University on your approach.
Parking is free of charge on the Heriot-Watt campus and is provided on a first come first serve basis. For those arriving by car you may park in any of the visitor car parks on Campus (A,B,G,H,I,J). Please see the campus map here. Car Park J is closest to the conference venue and H is an overflow.