Information about the city of Edinburgh and Kings Buildings campus. Edinburgh Life The Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology is located on the University of Edinburgh’s King’s buildings Campus, in the beautiful and vibrant city of Edinburgh. Despite its compact size, the city of Edinburgh has something for everyone. All year round, Edinburgh is a cultural hub, attracting the best in film, music, art and entertainment to its many cinemas, galleries, theatres and concert halls. Its host of great pubs, clubs, restaurants, parks, gardens, shops and sport centres, makes Edinburgh an exciting and thriving place to live, study and work. Campus Life The King's Buildings Campus occupies a leafy site just 2 miles south of the City centre, with beautiful views to the Pentland Hills, Blackford Hill and Craigmillar Park Golf Course. The campus is home to most of the College of science and engineering’s research and teaching activities. Facilities on the campus include: Bike parking (secure internal and external) Numerous cafes Cash machine Shops The Noreen and Kenneth Murray library The Student Union at KB House. KB fitness centre (currently closed) Document Self guided tour King's Buildings (11.93 MB / PDF) Travel between campuses A free shuttle bus runs between the University’s Kings Buildings and Central Campuses, enabling convenient travel across the city when meeting colleagues or attending seminars. Central Area to the King's Buildings Shuttle Bus The University also offers an interest free transport loan for purchasing a bus or train season ticket and the option of saving at least 30% on the cost of acquiring a bike and safety equipment through the Cycle to Work scheme. Interest free public transport loan Cycle to Work Scheme This article was published on 2024-06-17
