General information

Following last year's conference in Santiago de Compostela, the second annual TMR conference on "Integrability, non-perturbative effects and symmetry in quantum field theory" will be held in Durham from the 20th to the 27th of September 1998. The scientific programme will run from Monday the 21st of September to Saturday the 26th of September inclusive. Participants travelling by plane may need to stay over a Saturday night, and so all accommodation has been reserved in Grey College from 20th until the 27th. If your travel arrangements require you to stay beyond this period, there should be no problem, but you are reminded to fill in your expected arrival and departure dates on the application form.

  • Please make your way directly to Grey College (map) and collect your room key from reception near the entrance to the main building (Hollingside). One of the local organisers will be there from 17.00 on Sunday 20th September to welcome you, a white wine reception will be held at 18.30 and a "running buffet" will be served from 19.00 till 21.00.
  • -How to get to Durham:

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    Durham is situated on the North-East coast of England. It is about 30 minutes by car south of Newcastle.

    -about Durham:

    Durham City is situated on the steep banks of the River Wear, the skyline dominated by the three towers of the cathedral and the Castle, set majestically on the Peninsula. The city centre itself is small and compact, see the Durham map, the main Market Place has the Town Hall, the Tourist Information to the North atop the covered market and St Nicholas's church on the East. Down by the river side, on the inside of the bend by Prebends Bridge stands a wooden sculpture of the last supper viewable from only one angle. Durham is a City of many bridges, most of which are pedestrianised. Kingsgate Bridge is a high-level footbridge built by the University of Durham to allow easy access to the Science site from the Peninsula colleges.

    -about the University of Durham:

    The University of Durham takes up a large part of the centre of Durham, with five of the colleges and many of the departments on the peninsula itself. The rest of the Arts and Humanities departments live on Old and New Elvet just over the river.

    The University is the third oldest University in England, being set up in 1834. The oldest part of the University is situated on the Peninsula. The conference however will take place on the Science Site and accomodation will be provided in Grey College, a five minute walk from the Department of Mathematical Sciences.