Conference venue
Find more information about the venue of the upcoming Annual International Conference.
We are delighted to be holding the 2025 RGS-IBG Annual International Conference at the University of Birmingham. We warmly encourage all delegates to make the most of their time in Birmingham and all that the city has to offer.
Welcome to Birmingham
Our colleagues at the University of Birmingham have created a helpful guide to Birmingham, including information about accommodation for the conference, free bus travel within Birmingham during conference week, campus attractions such as the Lapworth Museum of Geology and Winterbourne Gardens, and much much more.
Conference delegates get free entry to Winterbourne House and Gardens.
Many thanks to the Birmingham Conferences and Events team for putting this together!
Book accommodation on campus
There are links to book accommodation at the Edgbaston Park Hotel and in the Vale student accommodation in the Birmingham guide.
Getting to Birmingham
There is information about how to get to the University of Birmingham here. We'll shortly add the link for accessing free bus travel within Birmingham during the week of conference, kindly provided by Transport for West Midlands and the University of Birmingham Conference and Events team.
The conference site
The University of Birmingham campus map shows the location of any building or facility on campus and provides navigation to any location from any point with route plotted. This is a downloadable app which also includes information about facilities on campus, from water fountains to bus stops, toilets to cafes, and more.
You can also navigate the conference site using Google Maps.
Eating out in Birmingham
Dr Charlene Rose (University of Birmingham) has put together a comprehensive guide to finding your way around Birmingham's diverse food cultures.
Accessibility
You can find out more about accessibility at the conference venue here.
Sustainability
We are delighted to collaborate with the University of Birmingham Conference and Events team on making this year's conference as sustainable as possible. This builds on our long-standing commitment to sustainable conferencing.
Sustainability at the conference
You can also find out more about how the Birmingham team are making the conferences they host greener.
How to find buildings and rooms
Navigate the conference venue with our handy step-by-step guides.
Inclusivity and safety at the conference
Find out more about how we make the conference as inclusive as possible.
How we run the conference
Read our information about how we run the conference.
Sustainability at the conference
Find out more about our sustainability policies for the conference.