King's Buildings
The King's Buildings is a campus of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and contains most of the schools within the College of Science and Engineering, excepting only part of the School of Informatics and the School of Geosciences, which are located at the central George Square campus. The campus lies between West Mains Road and Mayfield Road, about 2 miles south of George Square.[1]
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Maps and streets
The OpenStreetMap project has mapped the area here
In 2014 the University of Edinburgh renamed a number of the streets on Kings Buildings campus to honour the scientists who worked there including Sir James Dewar, Thomas Bayes, David Brewster, James Hutton, genetics pioneer Charlotte Auerbach and X-ray visionary Marion Ross.
A report from the City of Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 30 July 2014 records the discussion regarding the names chosen.
"During discussions of the 13 suggested names, it was pointed out to the University that some of the names were overly long and cumbersome, and that any signs would be large and possibly difficult to site. The University maintained that these issues would not be a problem and that they wanted all of the names to be considered. Two of the proposed names were rejected as unsuitable as they did not meet the Council’s criteria for new street names: Christina Miller was deemed to be too similar sounding to Christie Miller, who already appears in three street names; and Robert Edwards, does not meet the Council’s current 10 year requirement for deceased people. On 29 May a revised list of proposed names was submitted by the University, substituting Marion Ross Road for Christina Miller Road and James Dewar Road for Robert Edwards Road. The University was particularly keen to maintain as many women’s names as possible on the list, stating that this was felt to be important as they were under represented."[2]
Buildings at KB
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- Alexander Graham Bell Building
- Alrick Building
- Ann Walker Building
- Ashworth Laboratories
- British Geological Survey
- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions
- Chemistry Library
- Computing Services
- Crew Building
- Daniel Rutherford Building
- Darwin Building Teaching Organisation
- Engineering Lecture Theatre
- Faraday Building
- Fleeming Jenkin Building
- FloWave TT
- Grant Institute
- Hudson Beare Building
- James Clerk Maxwell Building
- John Muir Building
- John Murray Labs
- Joseph Black Building
- Kenneth Denbigh Building
- King's Buildings Centre
- King's Buildings House
- March Building
- Michael Swann Building
- Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library
- Ogston Building
- Peter Wilson Building
- Robertson Engineering & Science Library
- Roger Land Building
- Sanderson Building
- Scottish Microelectronics Centre
- Structures Lab
- Student Accommodation
- Waddington Building
- Weir Building
- William Dudgeon Labs
- William Rankine Building
The Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), the British Geological Survey and Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) also have facilities there. On August 5th, 2014, FloWave TT, was inaugurated by Amber Rudd, the UK Minister for Energy and Climate Change. The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility is a world-unique, 25m diameter wave and current tank primarily focused on testing marine energy technologies and projects.
Other Facilities
- King's Buildings House, also known as KB House, is the student union at King's Buildings, run by Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA). The Mayfield Bar and Blackford Lounge serve hot food and drinks on the ground floor, along with the KB House Shop and a games room. A full servery, Pi in the Sky, can be found upstairs, serving a wider variety of hot food. The union is also home to The Advice Place student advisory service and KB Gym, which includes two badminton and two squash courts.[3]
- KB Centre Shop is another EUSA run shop, located in the KB Centre. The store stocks convenience products, alongside hot drinks, made-to-order sandwiches and hot food to takeaway.[4]
- The Magnet Café in the James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB), run by EUSA.
- KB Café in the Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library, run by the University.
- Upstairs Café in the Swann Building, run by the University.
- Darwin Café in the Darwin Building, run by the University.
- The Eng Inn in the Hudson Beare Building, run by the University.[5]
Kings Buildings 5 Mile Road Race
The 'KB' 5 Road Race is organised every year by the Edinburgh University Hare and Hounds Running Club. It is usually held in late February or early March. The race starts and finishes inside the Kings Buildings campus. The course consists of a 5 mile road loop around the leafy streets of south Edinburgh, with quite a few hills, though none of them steep. The race is popular amongst students and local club runners and usually attracts around 250 participants.
References
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External links
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- University of Edinburgh website
- University of Edinburgh - King's Buildings campus map
- FloWave TT
- Kings Buildings 5 Mile Road Race
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