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The King's Buildings are 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, which is at the central George Square campus. The campus lies between West Mains Road and Mayfield Road, about 2 miles south of George Square.
The OpenStreetMap project has mapped the area here
[edit] Buildings at KB
- 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
- Darwin Library
- Engineering Lecture Theatre
- Fleeming Jenkin Building
- Grant Institute
- Hudson Beare Building
- James Clerk Maxwell Building
- James Clerk Maxwell Library
- 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
- Ogston Building
- Peter Wilson Building
- Robertson Engineering & Science Library
- Roger Land Building
- Sanderson Building
- Scottish Micro Electronic Centre
- Structures Lab
- Student Accommodation
- Waddington Building
- Weir Building
- William Dudgeon Labs
- William Rankine Building
The Scottish Agricultural College and the British Geological Survey also have facilities there.
[edit] Other Facilities
- King's Buildings House (known as KB House) is the student union at King's Buildings. A bar serving hot food and drinks can be found downstairs with a large lounge, along with a student shop and a games room. A full servery can be found upstairs, serving a much wider variety of hot food. The building is also home to a gym, two badminton and three squash courts.
- Many of the academic buildings are host to their own cafes, with lower rates for students. These cafes often have large seating areas that can be used for studying, but these must usually be vacated during lunchtime.
[edit] Kings Buildings 5 Mile Road Race
- The Edinburgh University 'KB' 5 Mile Road Race is organised every year by the Edinburgh University Hare and Hounds. It is usually held in late February or early March. The race starts and finishes inside the Kings Buildings Science and Engineering Campus, on West Mains Road. 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 always popular with both students and local club runners and usually attracts around 250 participants. More information can be found on the Edinburgh University Hare and Hounds website
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Coordinates: 55°55′22″N 3°10′30″W / 55.92278°N 3.175°W / 55.92278; -3.175
