Venue

The University of WarwickLink opens in a new window is pleased to host the 38th Colloquium of the British Association of Academic Phoneticians. The colloquium is organised by Applied LinguisticsLink opens in a new window, part of the School of Education, Learning, and Communication SciencesLink opens in a new window.

Located at the southwest edge of Coventry and celebrating its 60-year anniversary in 2025, Warwick's beautiful campus will be a welcoming site for inspired conversations about the state of the art in British phonetics. Attendees will also be able to enjoy beautiful green spacesLink opens in a new window around campus, film and visual art in the Warwick Arts CentreLink opens in a new window, and direct bus links to nearby Coventry city centreLink opens in a new window, KenilworthLink opens in a new window, and Royal Leamington SpaLink opens in a new window. Slightly farther afield are the towns of WarwickLink opens in a new window and Stratford-Upon-AvonLink opens in a new window, home to the Royal Shakespeare CompanyLink opens in a new window.

All BAAP presentations will take place in the award-winning and accessible Faculty of Arts BuildingLink opens in a new window located at the heart of our main campusLink opens in a new window.

The University of Warwick main campus has direct bus links to Coventry and Leamington Spa rail stationsLink opens in a new window. Coventry is on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Birmingham New Street (with a station at Birmingham International AirportLink opens in a new window). Note that trains Leamington is on the Chiltern Main Line between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street. Works are scheduled on the West Coast Main Line between London and Milton Keynes during the colloquium, so colleagues travelling by train from London should go Marylebone to Leamington Spa. Attendees arriving at London-area airportsLink opens in a new window can travel by coach to Pool Meadow Station in Coventry and then by direct bus to University of Warwick (or travel into London for train connections out of Marylebone).