Practicalities at a glance

Getting around

Walking

The University of Liverpool campus is within easy walking distance of the city centre, Lime Street Station, and many nearby hotels. A walk from the conference venue to the ferry terminal for the dinner on Thursday will take around 30 minutes.

Buses

Local buses connect the city and campus. All buses accept contactless payment when boarding.

Flat fare: £2 per journey

Bike & e-scooter

Bolt bikes and e-scooters are available across the city and provide a quick way to travel short distances between the centre and campus.

Bolt in Liverpool

Reaching Liverpool

For information on getting to Liverpool, trains, airports, and parking, please see Reaching Liverpool pages.

Venues

The main venue and registration desk is the Central Teaching Hub. For full information on finding the right buildings, please see venues.

Visa & ETA

You may need a visa (check on the UK Government website).

An Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) is now required by the UK for visitors previously exempt from visa requirements. Additional information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply.

At the Venues

Luggage Storage

The main venue (Central Teaching Hub) has free lockers which can be used to store luggage if travelling directly to/from the venue up to cabin size trolley bags. Larger items left at owners' risk.

WiFi

Eduroam is available in all campus venues. Guest wifi logins will also be available at the registration desk in case you do not have Eduroam.

Slides

If you're speaking at CONFEST we'll collect slides in advance. Please check your email for instructions.

Screens are 16:9. PDF Preferred. PPTX, URLs also acceptable.

What's on?

See the full conference program and social activities.

Emergencies

999 Police, Fire, Ambulance
111 for non-urgent medical advice
(+44) 151 794 2222 campus support emergency
(+44) 151 794 3252 campus support non-emergency

Contact the organisers

confest2026@liverpool.ac.uk

Crown Place Accommodation Information

If you have booked on-campus accommodation please note:

Your bedroom is a single en-suite bedroom. Bed linen and towels are provided in bedrooms. Tea/coffee facilities, iron and ironing boards will be located in communal lounge areas located on each corridor. Hairdryers can be requested at reception.
The full address is: Crown Place Residences, 200 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UE
Check in time from 4.00pm, collect your keys from the Reception at the accommodation. A luggage room will be available for early arrivals
Check out time is 9.30am. A Luggage room will be available.

On-campus accommodation booking is closed, please check our accommodation page for nearby hotels.

Food

At the conference

Breakfast is included for those staying in Crown Place accommodation 7.30am - 9am (Waterhouse Café in the Victoria Gallery and Museum).
Light refreshments are also available for all at the venue from 8:30am each day.

Lunch The conference includes lunch every day.

Dinner A light dinner is included at the reception (Tuesday) and a full dinner is included at the social dinner cruise (Thursday).

Off campus

Restaurants are spread across the city centre, but a few streets have particular concentrations:

        
            Hope Street — adjacent to campus, between the two cathedrals 
          
            Bold Street — independent cafés and restaurants, roughly ten minutes' walk from the venue
          
            Royal Albert Dock — on the waterfront, about 25-30 minutes' walk
          
            London Road — closer to campus, with a number of good value Middle Eastern and Asian restaurants
          
            Chinatown — Berry Street/Nelson Street, just past Bold Street

Code of Conduct

Participants are reminded that they must conform to the CONFEST code of conduct thoughout the event.
You can aproach the CONFEST Advocate Daniel Hausmann for confidential advice and support if you encounter any issue.

Childcare

We have a wonderful nursery on campus, only 300m from the main venue!
Kids in Bloom is located at the University of Liverpool and offers short-term childcare upon request and subject to availability. Please contact them directly.

Accessibility

The University of Liverpool is committed to ensuring our campus is accessible to all visitors.

Campus Disability Access Support
General accessibility information and support services
Central Teaching Hub Accessibility Guide
Detailed accessibility information for the main conference venue

If you have specific accessibility requirements, please get in touch with the organisers.