NaCTeM

How to find us

The National Centre for Text Mining is located within the award-winning Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) building. The building is marked as number 16 on the Campus Map.

Address

National Centre for Text Mining
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
131 Princess Street
Manchester
M1 7DN
UK

By Train

The MIB is approximately 10 minutes walk from Piccadilly Rail station, which is shown at the top left of the campus map. Once at the station, you should follow signs for taxis and "Fairfield St Exit". You should go down 2 escalators.

Once outside the station, there is a busy road (London Road) on your right hand side. Cross over this road to where you see the "Bulls Head" pub (the building just above number 3 on the campus map). Walk down the left hand side of this building, and you will be on a road called "Granby Row". You will go past 2 apartment buildings (2 and 3 on the map), and then past the very large and old red-brick "Sackville Street building" (no 1 on the campus map).

When you reach the end of the Sackville Street buildling, turn left onto Sackville Street. You will pass under a railway bridge, and then a little further down the road, on the right hand side, you will see the Pendulum Hotel and Manchester Conference Centre (no 11 on the campus map).

Just past the hotel, there is a slope and steps on the right, between the Manchester Conference Centre (11) and the Faraday Tower (18) on the campus map. Walk up this slope. You will pass the George Begg building on your left (17 on the campus map), and in front of you you will see the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (cream and brown coloured building, number 16 on the map). The reception is on the right as you enter the buiding.

By car

Please follow the directions on the university website to get to the SACKVILLE STREET AREA of the university. These will directions will take you to the Charles Street Car Park, which is the nearest car park to the MIB. The pedestrain exit from this car park is onto Sackville Street. The car park is marked as "A" on the campus map.

On Sackviile Street, turn right, past the Pendulum Hotel and Manchester Conference Centre (no 11 on the campus map). Just past the hotel, there is a slope and steps on the right, between the Manchester Conference Centre (11) and the Faraday Tower (18) on the campus map. Walk up this slope. You will pass the George Begg building on your left (17 on the campus map), and in front of you you will see the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (cream and brown coloured building, number 16 on the map). The reception is on the right as you enter the building.