Venue
Henry Ford College
The conference will be held at the state-of-the-art facilities at Henry Ford College, situated on the Loughborough University campus.
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is one of the leading higher education institutions in the UK. The university has strong national and international reputation for challenging and innovative research that contributes to the sustainability of the built-environment. Since its early days the university has maintained strong links with different stakeholder groups to resolve real life problems and improve the quality of life of people. The 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) awarded the university the top ‘5* grade’ for research work in Built Environment, Sports Science and Social Sciences.
The conference will be hosted by the department of Civil and Building Engineering.
For more information, see the University’s web site.
Loughborough
Loughborough is a large town in rural Leicestershire, in central England. It has a strong history in agriculture, industry, transport, and education. There was a settlement at Loughborough before the Roman invasion of Britain, and Loughborough is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086).
Local industries include the world’s largest bell foundry, electrical engineering and the manufacture of hosiery. An early success in lace making was halted when Luddites destroyed the machinery in 1816.
There is currently one mainline railway station in Loughborough, on the Midland Main Line from London to Nottingham, but historically there were three lines through the town; one of these is now used by a steam heritage railway. The River Soar lies to the east of the town, and two canals run through the town; both the Leicester Navigation and the Loughborough Navigation now form part of the Grand Union Canal system.
For more information about Loughborough and its environs, see Loughborough on Wikipedia.
