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Optional tour The University is hosting an optional tour, for Royal Academy Fellows only, in the afternoon starting from the University’s Main Building and visiting the Cardiff School of Engineering and the University’s Morgan-Botti Lightning Laboratory. The tour is expected to start at 2.00pm and finish at 4:30pm. Cardiff School of Engineering Engineering has been taught at Cardiff since 1893. Today, the Cardiff School of Engineering is a large and vibrant school, recognised as one of the best engineering schools in the UK for its research, teaching and facilities. Visit our world-leading facilities and meet some of our engineers working in multidisciplinary research institutes tackling issues which range from energy to communications and from materials to healthcare. Morgan-Botti Lightning Laboratory The Morgan-Botti Lightning Laboratory, with around £1.6 million joint funding by the Welsh Government and EADS Innovation Works, is the most advanced university-based lightning test facility in the UK. It is able to generate up to 200,000 amps. The facility complements the expertise within the Cardiff School of Engineering’s High Voltage Energy Systems research group, and combined with the practical knowledge of EADS, provides a unique research and testing facility for businesses in Wales involved in composite materials and structures.
Overnight accommodation The University has arranged special room rates with our partners Cardiff and Co. To take advantage of the special prices book with Cardiff and Co (rather than directly with the hotel) at: https://www.conferencebookings.co.uk/ delegate/CDFRAENG2012 Special rates and rooms have been reserved in the following hotels: Ibis City Centre Hotel Single from: £60 Double from: £60 Holiday Inn Cardiff City Single B&B from: £85 Double B&B from: £95 Twin: £95 Parc Hotel, Thistle Double – single B&B from: £89 Double – double B&B from: £99 Twin – double B&B from: £99 Park Plaza Double – double B&B from: £109 Double – single B&B from: £99 Twin – double B&B from: £109 Hilton Cardiff Hotel Double – single B&B from: £115 Double – double B&B from: £125 Twin – double B&B from: £125 St David’s Hotel and Spa Double – single B&B from: £110 Double – double B&B from: £120 Twin – double B&B from: £120 If you have any questions or would prefer to make a telephone booking, please contact Cheryl Walker on +44(0)29 2087 1023 during normal working hours (Mon- Thursday 0900 - 1700, Friday 0900 - 1630) or email cheryl.walker@cardiffandco.com Travelling to Cardiff Cardiff, Europe’s youngest capital, is situated in South Wales and is easy to reach from anywhere in the UK. Just two hours away from the centre of London by rail or road and two and a half hours’ drive away from Heathrow, Cardiff is accessible whether you plan to get here by car, plane or train. Arriving by car: Cardiff is right on the national motorway system, with the M4 running through the north of the city, making London a comfortable drive away. From the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland it is a straightforward drive via the M6, M5 and M50/M4. From the South and South West of England the approach is by M5 and M4. Access from West Wales is by M4. If you enter Wales via the M4 Second Severn Crossing or the M48 Severn Bridge you will need to pay a toll. The Severn Crossing toll for cars entering Wales is £6 (please note that it is not possible to pay by card). Arriving by air: Cardiff is served by its own international airport with regular direct flights from the UK, located 12 miles west of Cardiff city centre, and just 10 miles from Junction 33. Arriving by rail: High-speed InterCity trains link most cities around the country with Cardiff. The journey time from London Paddington to Cardiff is just over two hours and trains depart every 30 minutes during the day. You will arrive at Cardiff's Central Train Station, Wales' busiest train station. The Grade II listed building is in the centre of Cardiff and is minutes away from the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff's major shopping areas and hotels. City Hall
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