The 10th EFEPR Summer School!

The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is the UK's largest single-site university, with around 7,000 academic and research staff and a student body of approximately 44,000. The University can trace its roots to 1824, and was England’s first civic university. It has a proud research history, laying claim to 26 Nobel Prize winners among its current and former staff and students. Famous firsts including splitting of the atom and creation of the first programmable computer. The University was ranked 52^nd in the world (6th in the UK) in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The University was the first in the UK to set Social Responsibility (including Environmental Sustainability) as a core strategic goal, and it was ranked top in Europe, and 3^rd world-wide, in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings. It is committed to a zero-carbon goal by 2038.

Manchester has a long history in EPR spectroscopy, and is host to the EPSRC National Research Facility for EPR which has existed in one form or another since 1995. The Facility has four Continuous Wave (CW) and three pulsed EPR spectrometer platforms, across a frequency range of 1 – 34 GHz.

City of Manchester

Manchester started life as a Roman settlement, but turned into the world's first industrial city during the industrial revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries, even being the site of the world's first railway station. This period also saw the establishment of the University’s predecessor institutions, which in turn opened the doors of education to the British working classes. The Chartist, trade union and suffragette movements can all trace their roots back to Manchester. The statues of John Dalton and James Joule that welcome visitors to Manchester Town Hall demonstrate the importance of the city to the development of science and technology and vice versa. The city has an international sporting pedigree and one of the richest and most influential arts and music scenes.

Lectures at the Summer School will be held in the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), at the heart of the main University campus and less than a mile from the city centre.

The newly refurbished AMBS is part of University Green, a major new teaching, learning, leisure and retail development.

Accommodation for attendees will be at the Victoria Park campus, an approximately 15 minute walk from the AMBS.

General information

• Maps and travel for The University of Manchester
• Greater Manchester public transport

The AMBS is situated less than a mile from Manchester city centre at:

Alliance Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester
M15 6PB

Arrival by train

The AMBS is located close to both Piccadilly main line station (about two and a half hours from London) and Oxford Road train station, with Victoria train station a little further away. The nearest stops are:

• Manchester Oxford Road railway station, 0.4 miles
• Manchester Piccadilly railway station / Metrolink stop, 0.8 miles

Arrival by tram

Manchester has an extensive tram network, called Metrolink. This has stops at Piccadilly and Victoria train stations, and also the airport. The nearest Metrolink stop to the AMBS is:

• St Peter’s Square Metrolink stop, 0.7 miles

Arrival by air

Manchester airport is the one of the largest in the UK. It is ca. 10 miles south of the city centre. The airport is connected to the city centre by train and tram (see above). A taxi to the University will cost £20-30.

Arrival by car

See above for post-code for satnav directions. There is no dedicated parking, but the Booth Street West multi-storey car park offers paid public parking.

The Victoria Park campus is easily reached from the city centre (ca. 45 minutes walk) and from the School venue (AMBS; ca. 15 minutes walk). The specific hall of residence in the campus will be confirmed later, but the general post code is M13 9WL. Buses can be taken from near Piccadilly train station (number 50) or from Oxford Road station (numbers 41, 42, 141, 142). Taxis are available at both stations. Please see above regarding airport information.

A list of speakers will be available closer to the event.

Local organisers

• Alice Bowen
• Adam Brookfield
• David Collison
• Elizabeth Fleming
• Eric McInnes
• Muralidharan Shanmugam
• Floriana Tuna

Please find a link to the outline programme below, finalised versions will be distributed closer to the event.

• EFEPR2025 draft programme

The EFEPR groups and Local Organising Committee thank our generous Sponsors for their support.

There are still sponsorship opportunities available, If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact EPR@manchester.ac.uk

Our supportive sponsors

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  Amplify My Probe (AMP)

   

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  Springer Nature

   

Free afternoon on Wednesday

Manchester has many cultural, architectural, historic, sporting and leisure attractions – too many to list here. The city centre is only around 1 mile from the conference venue, so easily reachable by foot or bus. Have a look at the following websites for suggestions:

• Visit Manchester
• The University of Manchester - City Guide

The following are some of our favourite attractions:

• The John Rylands Library: The historic University library holds one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts, and archives in the world. It is located on Deansgate, in the heart of the city centre, and worth visiting even for the building itself: one of the finest examples of neo-Gothic architecture in Europe.
• Manchester Museum: The museum is a few minutes’ walk from the conference venue, at the heart of the University’s neo-Gothic buildings. It is the largest university museum in the UK, with extensive exhibits on archaeology, anthropology and natural history, including Stan the T. Rex.
• Whitworth Art Gallery: Also a short walk from the conference venue, this University-owned gallery has collections of historic fine art, modern and contemporary art, prints and textiles. At the time of the conference there will be a special exhibition on the work of the artist J. M. W. Turner.
• Science and Industry Museum: Well worth a visit if you enjoy your history of science, technology and industry, with a focus on Manchester’s many contributions. It is located in the city centre.

Some other ideas

• Imperial War Museum North, Salford Quays and MediaCityUK
• National Football Museum
• Old Trafford (Manchester United Football Club)
• Etihad Stadium (Manchester City Football Club)
• Manchester Town Hall (unfortunately shut for refurbishment, but still a magnificent building) and Albert Square
• Manchester Central Library, and St Peter's Square
• The Northern Quarter and nearby areas (for hipster types and the best craft breweries in the land).