Foreign Perspectives

After a bit of an early start for the plane, I got to the Nottingham campus just after 11.30am to find a queue of people already there registering for the summer school.

As I’m here so early there’s nothing much to do for a while. Registration continues on to 3.30pm but towards the end it must be mainly for stragglers as the introductory lecture starts then and it’s about half an hour walk from the halls to the medical centre where the lecture is being held.

Useful to know is that Lenton Cabs (0115 9 781 781) only charge students £19 for the airport run vs the £35 of the airport taxis (and, yes, they can pick up from the airport for the same charge).

They’ve divided us up into three groups for the three themes of the summer school. I’ll be starting with the regulation and control theme tomorrow so will be attending the briefing on that at 4.20pm this afternoon. There’s a break after that before dinner at 6pm but then it’s back for a couple of lectures running form 7.15pm through to 8.45pm.

The shops on campus are closed over the weekend so for stocking up on nibbles I’ll have to take a walk into town (about 30 mins each way).

In the room is a phone (free internal calls), wired internet connection (you need a cable for this which you can get (free) in the Cripps security office; the wifi is quite poor in the room), desk, tea/coffee tray with kettle, sink, wardrobe, towels (with soap & shampoos) and a single bed. The shower-room and toilet is shared  by about half a dozen rooms.