General Information
Rooms are available from 14.00 on Sunday August 16. The Summer School ends after lunch on Saturday August 29, when all rooms must be vacated.
The postal address of John Burnet Hall is
John Burnet Hall
Links Crescent
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9JF
Scotland UK
Students are expected to register at John Burnet Hall in St Andrews between 12:30 and 14:00 on Sunday 16th August.
On the first evening, dinner will be served at 19.30. A cold meal will be provided for those arriving after 20.30. There will be a porter on night-duty that evening for anyone whose travel has been delayed.
Meal Times
Breakfast | 08.00 – 08.45 | (Self Service) |
Lunch | 12.30 – 13.15 | (Self Service) |
Dinner | 18.30 – 19.15 | (Self Service) |
Summer School Dinner
This will be held on Friday August 28 at 19.30. There will be a reception beforehand at 19.00. Details of other events including a traditional Scottish ceilidh, folk music and singing, whisky tasting, trips to castles, the Edinburgh Festival and the Military tattoo at Edinburgh castle will be announced shortly.
Packed lunches
On Sunday August 23 all participants are strongly urged to join the all day excursions as there will be no lunch served in John Burnet Hall. Everyone will be provided with a packed lunch, irrespective of whether they travel on the excursions or not.
Keys
Each participant will be given a room key and a key-code for the main entrance of John Burnet Hall and similarly for the Annexe. The main entrance will be locked late in the evening. Room keys should be returned on the morning of departure.
Electricity supply
This is 240 volts AC, 50 Hz.
Laundries
There is a self-service laundry in John Burnet Hall equipped with coin-operated washing machines and tumble dryers. These require 50p coins for a either a wash cycle or a drying cycle. Irons and ironing boards are also provided.
Telephones
All rooms have individual telephone handset(s) and individual numbers which can receive direct incoming calls. Your telephone number will be given to you on arrival. These handsets can be used for out going calls by using telephone cards obtainable from the reception at John Burnet Hall.
Car parking
Parking restrictions operate in St. Andrews from Monday to Saturday, between 09.00 and 18.00. Free parking is available at John Burnet Hall and at the School of Chemistry.