Welcome to the Research Group of Professor Mike Hannon

Directions to the University

Birmingham is at the heart of the UK's road and rail network, and is easily accessible from other parts of the country and beyond. The University's main campus at Edgbaston, with its magnificent architecture, is a major landmark in Birmingham.

Motorway map
By motorway

Approaching from the north west or south east along the M6:

Approaching from the M42 north:

Approaching from the south west:

Approaching from the M40:

By rail

Most cross-country services to Birmingham arrive at New Street Station. Up to six trains an hour depart for the University on the cross-city line (final destination Longbridge or Redditch). The centre of the main campus is a five-minute walk from University Station.

By coach

There are frequent express coach services to Birmingham from London, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, and many UK cities. The long-distance coach station is in Digbeth in the city centre.

By bus

Numbers 61, 62 and 63 travel to the University's Edgbaston and Selly Oak campuses, while the 21 and 44 serve the Medical School and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The services all run frequently from the city centre. There is a travel information office outside New Street Station, where you can obtain bus timetables and departure point information. Maps can be found throughout the city centre indicating bus stop locations.

By taxi

There are taxi ranks at New Street Station and throughout the city centre. The journey to the University takes about ten minutes.

By air

Birmingham International Airport has direct flights from locations in the UK, as well as from the USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. The journey by taxi from the airport to the University takes approximately half an hour. Alternatively, a free bus service from the airport to Birmingham International railway station connects with frequent services to New Street Station in the city centre. If you are arriving at London, there is a frequent train service from London Euston railway station to New Street Station.