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The Polymer Centre is housed in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sheffield:

 The University of Sheffield
 Dainton Building
 Brook Hill
 Sheffield S3 7HF

Visitors should report to the Porter in the building's entrance lobby upon arrival and he will direct you to our offices. If you require parking, or have any problems finding us, please call the Polymer Centre Secretary on 0114 222 9537.

Brief travel instructions and links to University travel guides are provided below. Maps of Sheffield city centre and the University campus are published on the University web pages, along with full travel directions:

Visitors to the University of Sheffield

Arriving by car

Please note that the road system in Sheffield has recently been extensively redeveloped. SatNav and other web travel instructions will be updated over the course of 2008, but may currently be providing incorrect information.

Car parking around the University campus is severely limited, and by permit only, so those coming by car are strongly advised to make use of one of the excellent and inexpensive Supertram Park and Ride Schemes operating from Middlewood Park, Meadowhall Interchange and Nunnery Square.

The Supertram stop is on Upper Hanover Street and is called 'University of Sheffield'. Further details can be found on the University web site at:

Travel by car

Arriving by rail

From the railway station, there are frequent Supertrams (platform 6B) and regular buses (no. 60) to the University.

For more travel information, please refer to:

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