King's Buildings Campus - University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Since its establishment in 1920, the King’s Buildings campus, housing most of the University’s College of Science and Engineering, has experienced vast transformation, evolving to meet research and teaching requirements throughout the past century.

Find examples of architectural developments across the site and discover more through guided tours and information panels. Additionally, there is a variety of interactive activities through which the whole family can explore cutting-edge scientific research into natural history, chemistry, physics, mathematics, geosciences, and much more.

Explore our outdoor campus history exhibition, which uses unique aerial images to show the evolution of the campus over a century.

Hour-long walking tours of campus history and architecture leave at 10.30am, 12 noon and 2pm from
outside the Nucleus Building.

ORIENTEERING

For full details of access and activities, collect a Visitors’ Map from our purple-shirted
assistants at our main pedestrian entrance at the junction of West Mains and Mayfield Roads.

Hour-long walking tours of campus history and architecture leave at 10.30am, 12 noon and 2pm from outside the Nucleus Building.

Facilities

• Disabled Access
• Disabled WC
• WC
• Refreshments
• Events For Children
• Parking

Additional Access Information

The Nucleus building is fully accessible. Full details can be found here:

https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/king-s-buildings/access-guides/the-nucleus-building