Alternative conference venues

As well as the Medrus Conference Centre, Aberystwyth University also offers you other venues to hire on campus.

For further information see below alternatively contact the conference office. conferences@aber.ac.uk or 01970621960.

Students Union

The Union building comprises of three rooms; each having their own unique facilities, ambience and dimensions, together with bar provision. The Union team have significant experience in organising and delivering a variety of projects from workshops and talent shows to staff parties and max-capacity music events.

 

Room

Seating

Capacity

The Union

Flexible

500+

Main Room

Flexible

200

Picture House

Flexible

95

Cwtch Bar

Flexible

100

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Academic Rooms & Facilities

In recent years, there has been major investment across the board at Aberystwyth University. More than £8m has been spent upgrading teaching spaces to create learning environments which engage students and which harness the latest multimedia technology for teaching.

Room

Seating

Capacity

Rates Starting From

Academic Lecture Hall

Fixed Theatre Style

100+

£200

Academic Lecture Hall

Fixed Theatre Style

Up to 100

£75

Academic Seminar Room

Fixed Classroom

Up to 50

£75

Academic Computer Room

Fixed Classroom

Up to 50

£150

Academic Laboratory

Fixed Classroom

Up to 50

£150

  

VetHub1

VETHUB1 is a £4.2m EU-backed Innovation Cluster providing Secure Facilities to study Animal and Human Pathogens. Set in the heart of the Aberystwyth University campus with access to world leading academic expertise and state of the art laboratory equipment.

  • Containment Level 2 and 3 Laboratories
  • Collaboration, office and meeting spaces

Hire of private meeting room / video conference suite: 33m2

Fully furnished with a PC, large, wall-mounted monitor (with video conference smart sound bar and camera) and boardroom table and chairs, (maximum occupancy: 8)

Refreshments for meetings can be ordered on request.

Flexible Business Space/ Hot desk suite: 31m2.

Clients will also have the option of renting a shared, access controlled, flexible business space.

Facilities include: hotdesking spaces, a small meeting table, a Nespresso coffee machine for client and visitor use.

All desks have desktop PCs, mouse, keyboard, two monitors, desk telephone, office chairs, USB desk lamps. Standing desks

are also available.

Exclusive use can be negotiated.

If you would like more information or have an enquiry please feel free to contact vethub-1@aber.ac.uk or https://vethub1.co.uk/

Tŷ Trafod

Capacity 

Tŷ Trafod Ymchwil has different capacities based on room configurations.  

Configurations 

Capacity 

Theatre 

55 including using the straight sofa as seating 

Workshop Tables 

40 

Boardroom 

30 

Standing 

70 

Furniture 

  • 40 identical chairs on wheels 
  • 7 armchairs 
  • 4 barstools 
  • Sofas 
  • 8 office chairs upstairs 
  • 2 large movable whiteboards 
  • 2 small movable whiteboards 
  • Several small coffee and side tables at varying heights 

Facilities  

  • There is a kitchen available with fridge, sink and kettle 
  • Lights are located by the door, in the kitchen area and by the  main screen  
  • Cloakroom – there is a coat stand available with enough hangers for 60 coats to be stored 
  • Sockets are available for laptops on the wall by the fire exit, in the floor area by the main screen and along the windows behind the sofas 
  • Toilets are located on the ground floor of the Visualisation Centre 
  • Please ensure that you switch off the lights when you leave 

Storage Areas 

The back room by the kitchen has: 

  • Table storage 
  • Chair Storage 
  • Refrigerator 
  • Audio Visual equipment and microphones 

The supply closet near the main entrance contains: 

  • Facilitation supplies 
  • Portable boards for collaboration