Joining instructions
Date:
Time:
Venue:
29th January 2013
10am until 3.30pm
Lecture Theatre B, University of Surrey
Dear colleague
We are delighted that you are able to join us for this one day event, ‘Furthering Equality within
International Higher Education’.
This document provides further information about the day.
The programme for the day and a current delegate list are on a separate attachment.
We look forward to seeing you in lecture Theatre B in the Lecture Theatre Block at the
University of Surrey. Should you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to
contact us. Enquiries about the programme should be directed to Rachel Brooks (tel.: 01483
686987 or email r.brooks@surrey.ac.uk) Other enquiries should be directed to Jade Newton
(01483 683389 or FAHSevents@surrey.ac.uk).
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Contents
1. Venue information __________________________________________________________ 3
Location ____________________________________________________________________ 3
Directions to venue name ____________________________________________________ 3
By rail ______________________________________________________________________ 3
By air _______________________________________________________________________ 3
By road _____________________________________________________________________ 3
Venue Facilities _____________________________________________________________ 4
Car parking _________________________________________________________________ 4
Internet/WIFI Access (including costs and accessibility) _________________________ 4
Accessibility _________________________________________________________________ 4
Personal Property ___________________________________________________________ 4
2. Registration ________________________________________________________________ 4
3. Meeting rooms & catering arrangements _____________________________________ 4
4. Sustainability _______________________________________________________________ 5
What the venue is doing _____________________________________________________ 5
What we are doing __________________________________________________________ 6
What you can do ____________________________________________________________ 6
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1. Venue information
Lecture Theatre B
Lecture Theatre Block
University of Surrey
Guildford
GU2 7XH
Tel. 01483 686987
Venue website: http://www.surrey.ac.uk
Location
Directions to venue name
In the interests of sustainability, we would like to encourage all delegates to use public or shared
transport where possible.
Please find below directions and a link to a campus map.
By rail
Guildford is on the main line between London Waterloo and Portsmouth. Half-hourly train
services run from Guildford to Waterloo, with journey times of 40 minutes. For further
information, call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.
From the railway station
Walking: Leave station by footbridge and rear exit. Turn right from the station along Guildford
Park Road and take the second turning on the right. Follow the path through the park-and-ride car
park to the campus.
Bus: ARRIVA buses (leave station by footbridge and rear exit, cross main road to bus stop)
operate a regular service to the campus. Services 17, 27 and 37 run approximately every ten
minutes during the day. The earliest service is at approximately 6am and the last bus is just before
midnight. For further information, call Traveline on 0871 200 2233.
Taxi: From main (eastern) exit.
By air
Guildford is conveniently placed for both Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
By road
We suggest you use a route planner (e.g. www.theaa.com) if you are travelling by car, entering
your destination as University of Surrey, Guildford.
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A campus map be located at the following web link:
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/files/pdf/campusmap.pdf
Venue Facilities
Car parking
Visitors may park in the pay-and-display car park which is signposted from the main entrance to
the University. The current parking charges are:
up to 1 hour 70 pence
up to 2 hours £1.40
up to 4 hours £4.50
Over 4 hours £6.80
Internet/WIFI Access (including costs and accessibility)
Wifi will be available free of charge to seminar participants. Details about how to access this will
be provided on the day.
Accessibility
Disabled toilets will be available. If you have not done so already, please contact Jade Newton on
01483 683389 or by email at FAHSevents@surrey.ac.uk with any access requirements.
Personal Property
Please take particular care of your belongings, bearing in mind that the venue is a busy university.
2. Registration
Registration will take place from 10-10.30 am in Lecture Theatre B. Refreshments will be available
during this time in the room.
Please note that, for sustainability reasons, the Higher Education Academy is no longer providing
delegate packs or handouts of presentation materials for use in sessions. Only copies of the
programme will be made available on the registration desk on the day.
3. Meeting rooms & catering arrangements
The event is taking place in Lecture Theatre B in the Lecture Theatre Block.
Teas and coffees and lunch will be served in Lecture Theatre B.
If you have not done so already, please contact Jade Newton on 01483 683389 or by email at
FAHSevents@surrey.ac.uk with any dietary requirements.
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4. Sustainability
What the venue is doing
The University of Surrey has held sustainability at the heart of its Corporate Social Responsibility
agenda for over a decade, from a long-standing Corporate Sustainability Group through to setting
itself an agenda to contribute to the “triple bottom line”, i.e. the point where economic, social and
environmental objectives integrate. Additionally, in the last year Surrey has embraced sustainability
as one of six strategic imperatives over the next ten years.
Sustainability Focus
Beyond the strategic imperative, Surrey is focusing on sustainability for three reasons:
 it is a challenging field of study with multi-disciplinary research potential;
 graduates are faced with the sustainability agenda in a wide range of professions;
 Surrey’s own energy costs and reliability, travel and land use and adaptation to climate
change.
Holistic Approach
Surrey's approach encompasses seven areas:- resource efficiency, waste management, construction
and refurbishment, horticulture, landscape and biodiversity, transport, procurement and teaching
and research. Successes of the approach can be demonstrated by:
 energy projects savings over the last decade of £275,000 per annum
 reduction by 4,700 tonnes per annum of CO2 emissions
 last year, recycling 43% of its total waste (390 tonnes per annum)
Last year, Surrey was awarded a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment and Environmental
Assessment Method) rating of excellent for its new student village. Further, its own combined heat
and power supply, providing 40% of the site’s power and reducing energy CO2 emissions by 10%,
was Highly Commended in the Public Sector Commitment to Carbon Reduction category at the
South Eastern Low Carbon Awards.
Surrey owns and manages several green sites, ensuring biodiversity and wildlife flourishes through
several activities:
 use of organic fertiliser, grey and rainwater in habitat management;
 recycling of the campus’ organic waste;
 transport plan managing subsidised bus services, cycle routes and car sharing scheme; and
 a ‘green’ procurement policy.
Distinctive Contribution
Surrey's distinctive contribution is its leading role in advancing the sustainable development
movement as a whole. Surrey's Centre for Environmental Strategy (CES) is a world leading centre
for sustainable development research and postgraduate teaching, combining areas of engineering,
natural and social sciences with cutting edge research focused on influencing environmental policy.
Surrey's long-standing Engineering Doctorate in Environmental Technology has resulted in
research with over 60 companies and trained over 100 research engineers in sustainability and was
recognised last year by an EPSRC review as an exemplar to others.
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Surrey has the first Chair of Sustainable Development - Professor Tim Jackson, who is currently
Economics Commissioner on the Government's Sustainable Development Commission. He leads
RESOLVE research project, a unique cross-disciplinary collaboration between four distinct
discipline groups of the University, aiming to unravel the links between lifestyles, values and the
environment and to provide robust evidence-based advice to policy makers in the UK and abroad.
Having committed to leading by example, Surrey is now in a position to advise both industry and
Government on practice and policy for sustainable living.
What we are doing
The Higher Education Academy is committed to reducing the environmental impact and offsetting
the carbon footprint of its events.
We are no longer providing delegate packs, delegate lists or handouts of presentation materials
for use in sessions. Only copies of the programme will be made available on the registration desk
on the day.
We aim to use sustainable venues where possible. We consider onsite recycling facilities, whether
catering is sourced locally and responsibly, and the availability of public transport.
What you can do
 We would like to encourage all delegates to use public or shared transport where possible;
 If you intend to drive to the event please contact us if you are interested in car sharing;
 as we may be able to put you in touch with people travelling from a similar area;
 Please try to keep paper handouts to a minimum.
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