Connecting event organisers with unique academic venues
With over 35 years' experience of matching event planners with amazing spaces, the specialists at Academic Venue Solutions understand your needs.
Our friendly and passionate venue finding team won’t just help you to find the perfect venue, we’ll make sure you have everything you need for an exceptional event. If our venues are unable to help we will look at other academic venues across the UK.

Academic Venue Showcase opens for registration
Registration is now open for visitors wishing to attend the 2019 Academic Venue Showcase, hosted by Academic Venue Solutions (AVS). The showcase will be returning to the ILEC Conference Centre, Ibis London Earls Court Hotel, London, on Tuesday 19 March, marking a change of venue and date for the ever popular exhibition.
View PromotionConference Aston
880 footsteps from Birmingham city centre and enjoying the focussed surroundings of the Aston University campus, Birmingham’s largest residential conference centre offers purpose built training, meeting and banqueting spaces alongside a four-star hotel, to provide event organisers with a complete event solution.
Exceptional food, free wi-fi and Birmingham’s oldest swimming pool are just some benefits delegates and guests can enjoy.
More about this VenueImperial Venues, Imperial College London
Imperial Venues is one of London’s largest academic venues, with over 100 flexible event spaces in one central location in South Kensington. Spaces range from a grade II Victorian townhouse with private garden to modern seminar rooms, classrooms and lecture theatres.
With such an array of venues, Imperial is suitable for a range of events including meetings, conferences, symposiums, dinners and drinks receptions.
More about this VenueLondon Metropolitan University
Offering an amazing range of facilities with competitive prices, their dedicated and experienced team will work with you to plan everything from the AV to the catering.
Campuses in three London locations with great public transport links, they can advise you of most suitable venue to ensure your event is a success.
More about this VenueUniversity of Portsmouth
The University of Portsmouth is proud to offer a choice of high quality meeting venues across the campus, accommodating over 2,000 delegates throughout the year, all with state of the art facilities. We also provide an outstanding range of quality en-suite rooms and bespoke catering solutions.
All supported by a highly experienced team meeting your individual requirements.
More about this VenueVenue Reading
Situated just outside of Reading town centre. Offering year round conferencing facilities with a variety of seminar rooms, classrooms and lecture theatres for up to 400 delegates.
Venue Reading are ISO 9001 certificated priding themselves in dedication and commitment to service quality. Their aim is to ensure your event, whether large or small, is a complete success from start to finish.
More about this VenueChoose from more than 40 academic venues throughout the UK
Whether you’re holding a small board meeting or a residential conference for hundreds of delegates, there’s an academic venue to suit your needs.
The thousands of spaces our members can offer include iconic, traditional buildings as well as purpose-built, state-of-the-art conference halls, in locations that range from vibrant city centres to rambling campuses set in acres of beautiful countryside.
Free venue-finding service
Let us help you find the perfect venue, free of charge. Tell us your event requirements and we’ll contact you with a list of the venues that most suit your needs.