Costs and support
BUSSTEPP is funded by STFC. It is free for all STFC-funded and self-funded PhD students based in the UK studying theoretical particle physics and cosmology. Students must not have previously attended a BUSSTEPP school, and are usually in the first year of their PhD studies. This support includes accommodation and food for the period of the school.
For students based overseas, or who are neither funded by STFC nor self-funded, there is a fee of £1,150 for attendance. Again, this includes accommodation and food. If you are not able to cover this cost, please contact us to explore alternative funding options.
Travel information
Getting here
By train: from Nottingham Train Station, the University Park Campus is a 20 minute tram or bus journey.
By car: if you are planning to drive and wish to park at the University, please email us.
Arrival
Arrival is on Monday 25th August, with lectures starting the following morning. Check-in is from 3pm.
Departure
BUSSTEPP 2025 ends at 12:30 on Saturday 6th September.
Accommodation
Rooms at Cripps Hall on the University Park Campus have been booked for attendees. This is a 5 minute walk from the School of Physics and Astronomy. If you would like to be accommodated at Cripps Hall, please indicate so on your Registration Form.
Address
Cripps Hall,
University of Nottingham,
University Park,
Nottingham,
NG7 2QW
The venue
The lectures will take place in Room B1 on the first floor of the School of Physics and Astronomy building, on the main University Park Campus of the University of Nottingham. From the city centre, it takes 15 minutes by bus or tram to reach the campus.
Things to do
Nottingham is home to three of the oldest pubs in England, a castle, as well as the mill where George Green lived. You can also visit Isaac Newton’s birthplace, complete with apple trees, in nearby Woolsthorpe Manor.
