Main Venue
On Campus
Craiglockhart Campus will be the venue of iConference 2026.
Address
Craiglockhart Campus
219 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1DJ
The iConference 2026 will take place on campus. Further information will follow soon.
Map of Venue
Hotel
Biddle Hotel (IMU)
The Biddle Hotel (IMU) blocked 100 standard rooms for iConference 2025 attendees. This 3-star-hotel is located on campus and has the shortest distance to the iConference venue.
Address
Indiana Memorial Union Bldg,
900 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
Hotel GROUP Code: ICONF25
Map of Hotels
Travel Information
Edinburgh
Vibrant, cosmopolitan and consistently voted one of the best cities in the world, Edinburgh is the perfect place to experience student life or build your career. It's big enough to have everything you need, yet small enough to feel like home. No matter where you're from, the Festival City is ready to welcome you.
Located in Scotland in northern UK, Edinburgh is about 8-9 hours car drive away from UKs capital London.
Air travel to Edinburgh
The closest airport for air travel to Edinburgh is the Edinburgh Airport (EDI).
For those without direct flights to the Edinburgh Airport, it is possible to catch a flight from London Heathrow or Dublin.
Ground travel
While there is no direct bus service from Edinburgh Airport to the campus, you can easily take Service 100 from the airport (Stance D) to Haymarket Station, walk one minute to Dalry Place, and take Service 4 to 'Craiglockhart Campus'.
From Edinburgh city center, you can take the following buses to the campus:
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Services 4, 10, 27 and 45 stop on nearby Colinton Road at bus stop 'Craiglockhart Campus'
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Service 36 stops nearby at bus stop on Glenlockhart Road at bus stop 'Craiglockhart Campus'.
For general information on public transport in Edinburgh, please visit the Lothian Buses services or Edinburgh trams.
By train
Slateford station is just under a mile from the campus, while Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket stations are situated in the city centre. From Edinburgh Waverley, take a Lothian Buses 4 or 10 from Princes Street or a 45 from North Bridge; from Haymarket, take a Lothian Buses 4 from Dalry Road.
Timetables and further information on rail services can be found through National Rail Enquires.
By car
The campus is situated in a residential area to the south-west of the city. Please note that on-campus parking is strictly by permit only, with limited on-street parking available in the surrounding area.
Disabled access guide
For a detailed access guide to our Craiglockhart campus, please visit here.
More information on how to travel to the Craiglockhart campus you can find here.
Visa
All overseas participants will require a valid Visa or ETA to enter UK. Citizens of Ireland with an Irish Passport can travel to UK without a Visa or ETA. To find out what is requested for your purposes please visit the Visa information website of the UK Government.
Invitation Letter
Invitation Letters can be downloaded in ConfTool after registering for the iConference. The registration for iConference 2026 will open mid November 2025.
If you require an Invitation Letter beforehand, please contact the iConference 2026 on-site hosts and put the iSchools team (admin@ischools-inc.org) in CC.
Free time Activities
The city is bursting with cafes, pubs and clubs. There are museums and art galleries across the city, live music venues, hidden markets and more history than you can possibly imagine.
Volcanic foundations frame medieval architecture, while mountains, valleys, lochs and jagged coastline envelop the city. The best part is how easy it is to get both around and out of the city into the countryside. Half an hour on the bus will see you on the edge of the North Sea, or up a craggy hill in the Pentlands.
Find here possible locations for various free time activities.
